It’s no doubt that there are dozens of truly great product managers leading the industry with their powerful insights, industry knowledge, and killer strategies. Luckily, we can keep up with them on social media. If you are an aspiring PM, here are some awesome product people on Twitter that you should be following:
Hunter Walk
@hunterwalk
“You’ll find me @homebrew, Seed Stage Venture Fund w @satyap. Made products at YouTube, Google & SecondLife. Married to @cbarlerin. Snap: hunterwalk”
Hunter Walk is one of the most influential guys in Product Management. He has an impressive background working as Lead of Product at YouTube, worked in product at Google and was part of the founding team that created Second Life. His valuable experience shows throughout his conversations.
Dan Olsen
@danolsen
“Author of http://leanproductplaybook.com , Lean Startup & Product Management Consultant, interim VP of Product, entrepreneur, speaker, http://dan-olsen.com“
Dan is a Lean product expert who wrote the bestselling book on it called “The Lean Product Playbook,” and organizes the popular Lean Product & Lean UX Silicon Valley Meetup. He’s worked with clients such as Facebook, Box and Microsoft and was CEO and cofounder of YourVersion, a TechCrunch award-winning personalized news startup. He leads the conversation on UX Design and product marketing, and market fit.
Paul Jackson
@pivotservices
“Director of Product: http://www.getnewsmart.com . Publisher of Pivot Product Hits: https://pivotservices.curated.co Medium: https://medium.com/@pivotservices #prodmgmt”
Paul Jackson talks about everything from strategy, to design, to talking to customers and getting a PM job. He’s a SaaS Product Manager that brings over 15 years of experience in building digital products and services into his publication, Pivot Product Hits, which delivers product management content to thousands of subscribers each week.
Ken Norton
@kennethn
“Partner, Google Ventures (@GVTeam). Formerly PM @Google. I write about product management and always bring the donuts. Newsletter: https://www.kennorton.com/newsletter/ “
Famous for saying ”I always bring the donuts,” Ken was Product Manager at Google for almost ten years and is now rocking in product with Google Ventures as Group Product Manager. He is well-known throughout the tech and startup culture and has been influential to many throughout the industry.
Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover
“Founder of @ProductHunt. Real likes, no gimmicks. ”
Ryan launched Product Hunt in 2013, and since it’s launch, it has become one of the go-to sites for product discovery. He was a speaker on TechCrunch Disrupt and has been featured in many articles throughout the tech media world.
Eric Ries
@ericries
“Trying to change how startups are built.”
Eric Ries is the author of the popular blog “Startup Lessons Learned” and was named one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech by Businessweek in 2007. He has been keeping the conversations going on Twitter about the magic of agile software development and The Lean Startup.
Ben Horowitz
@bhorowitz
“Author of Ben’s Blog (http://www.bhorowitz.com ) and HarperBusiness book, THE HARD THING ABOUT HARD THINGS http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About“
As a leader in software development, Ben has a lot experience in the product world, and you’ll catch some great insights from him on scaling teams, startup culture, and UX. He is also New York Times Bestselling, author of “The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers.”
Nir Eyal
@nireyal
“I work on, write, and teach about products that move people. Author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products http://NirAndFar.com/GetHooked “
Nir is a product Guru and author of “HOOKED: How to Build Habit-Forming Products ” and founder of two tech companies. Along with writing excellent content on his blog, http://www.nirandfar.com, he contributes writing to TechCrunch, Inc. and Psychology Today.
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