LeoLin990405 Lenny Skills - Product Management Knowledge Base
A comprehensive collection of 86 actionable product management skills extracted from Lenny's Podcast (297 episodes).
Skill Categories
1. Hiring & Team Building (13 skills)
- Writing Job Descriptions
- Conducting Interviews
- Evaluating Candidates
- Onboarding New Hires
- Building Team Culture
- Running Effective 1:1s
- Having Difficult Conversations
- Delegating Work
- Managing Up
- Building a Promotion Case
- Negotiating Offers
- Finding Mentors & Sponsors
- Career Transitions
2. Product Strategy (10 skills)
- Writing North Star Metrics
- Defining Product Vision
- Prioritizing Roadmap
- Setting OKRs & Goals
- Competitive Analysis
- Writing PRDs
- Problem Definition
- Writing Specs & Designs
- Scoping & Cutting
- Working Backwards
3. Growth & Metrics (4 skills)
- Measuring Product-Market Fit
- Designing Growth Loops
- Pricing Strategy
- Retention & Engagement
4. User Research (4 skills)
- Conducting User Interviews
- Designing Surveys
- Analyzing User Feedback
- Usability Testing
5. Marketing & Brand (5 skills)
- Positioning & Messaging
- Brand Storytelling
- Launch Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Community Building
6. Sales & Partnerships (4 skills)
- Founder Sales
- Building Sales Team
- Enterprise Sales
- Partnership & BD
7. Communication (5 skills)
- Giving Presentations
- Written Communication
- Stakeholder Alignment
- Running Offsites
- Media Relations
8. Decision Making (5 skills)
- Running Decision Processes
- Planning Under Uncertainty
- Evaluating Trade-offs
- Post-mortems & Retrospectives
- Running Effective Meetings
9. Execution (3 skills)
- Shipping Products
- Managing Timelines
- Cross-functional Collaboration
10. Technology & AI (6 skills)
- AI Product Strategy
- Building with LLMs
- Evaluating New Technology
- Platform Strategy
- Technical Roadmaps
- Managing Tech Debt
11. Design & Engineering (5 skills)
- Platform & Infrastructure
- Engineering Culture
- Design Systems
- Running Design Reviews
- Design Engineering
12. Advanced PM Skills (12 skills)
- Developing Product Taste
- Systems Thinking
- Product Operations
- Marketplace Liquidity Management
- Vibe Coding
- Energy Management
- Coaching Product Managers
- Behavioral Product Design
- Organizational Design
- User Onboarding
- AI Evaluation (Evals)
- Dogfooding
13. Career & Personal (5 skills)
- Startup Ideation
- Product-Led Sales Strategy
- Managing Imposter Syndrome
- Personal Productivity
- Organizational Transformation
14. Startup Skills (5 skills)
- Designing Team Rituals
- Fundraising Strategy
- Startup Pivoting
- Sales Compensation Design
- Sales Qualification
How to Use This Skill
When working on product management tasks, I can help you with:
- Strategic Planning: Define vision, set OKRs, prioritize roadmaps
- User Research: Design interviews, analyze feedback, run usability tests
- Team Leadership: Hire effectively, run 1:1s, build culture
- Growth: Design growth loops, optimize retention, pricing strategy
- Execution: Ship products, manage timelines, collaborate cross-functionally
- AI Products: Strategy for AI/LLM products, evaluation frameworks
Example Prompts
- "Help me write a PRD for [feature]"
- "How should I structure user interviews for [problem]?"
- "Help me define OKRs for Q1"
- "What's a good framework for prioritizing our roadmap?"
- "How do I measure product-market fit?"
- "Help me prepare for a difficult conversation with [stakeholder]"
- "Design a growth loop for [product type]"
Source
Skills extracted from Lenny's Podcast - 297 episodes featuring top product leaders from companies like Airbnb, Stripe, Figma, Notion, and more.
Database: refoundai.com/lenny-skills