Resources to get you started
Find helpful resources to get started as an Associate Product Manager! Explore books, podcasts, inspiring product leaders to follow on social media, events, Slack communities, and more to support your growth in the product world.
Product communities and groups in Montréal
Product Tank Montréal
ProductTank Montreal is an informal meetup that brings together the local product community. Each event features insightful talks from guest speakers on various product management topics, along with plenty of opportunities for networking and connecting with like-minded professionals.
Women in Product Montréal
Women in product’s mission is to equip women and non-binary folks to thrive in product management careers at all levels. We want all people to have equitable opportunities to build rewarding careers and shape the products of the future.
Product Therapy Montréal
Product Therapy is a meetup for product managers to share problems, trade tips and connect with peers. Every month, we meet in a different company, share food and drinks and chat on various topics. No presentations, only meaningful conversations.
Techaide Montréal
Techaide seeks to empower Montreal’s tech community to become a force for good, to give back to those in need, to combat social exclusion & poverty, and to foster a generous culture spanning generations.
Montréal NewTech
MTL NewTech is a Montreal-based non-profit organization dedicated to the success of technological innovation and impactful entrepreneurship in Canada since 2008.
Books
Inspired
by Marty Cagan
Escaping the build trap
by Melissa Perri
The lean product playbook
by Dan Olsen
Measure what matters
by John Doerr
Hooked
by Nir Eyal
The lean startup
by Eric Ries
Product leaders to follow on social media
Lenny Rachitsky
Host of Lenny’s podcast and newsletter editor,
ex-Airbnb
Teresa Torres
Author, product coach and host of the
Product talk podcast
Aakash Gupta
Podcaster and newsletter editor. ex-Appolo.io
and Affirm
Shreyas Doshi
Writer, speaker, ex-Stripe, Twitter, Google
and Yahoo
Claire Vo
Chief Product & Technology Officer at LaunchDarkly
Podcasts
Lenny’s podcast
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover concrete, actionable, and tactical advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Masters of scale
Iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world's most fascinating companies.
Product thinking
In the Product Thinking Podcast, Melissa Perri connects with industry leading experts in the product management space, and answer your most pressing questions about everything product.
The product experience
A weekly podcast featuring conversations with some of the best product people around, on the topics that matter to you, hosted by Lily Smith & Randy Silver.
The product podcast
Hosted by Product School Founder & CEO Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, The Product Podcast features candid conversations with product management executives from the world's best tech companies like Google, Meta, Netflix, Airbnb, and Amazon.
Product led podcast
A weekly interview series that showcases the top talent in product-led growth. We unpack how world-class product leaders are using their product to grow their business.
Product talk
Produced by Products That Count, a nonprofit that helps everyone build great products, each of the 300+ episodes features a product leader interviewing another product leader and exploring what it takes to build great products.
Product squad
Product Squad c’est le podcast et la communauté des Product Managers qui t’aident, à mieux comprendre le Product Management, à t'équiper des outils pour développer ton produit/la culture produit dans ta boîte et à accélérer ta carrière...que tu sois PM ou pas.
Parlons produit
L’objectif de ce podcast est de vous donner toutes les clés pour comprendre l’univers du produit, un milieu en perpétuel mouvement dont les notions et le vocabulaire évoluent constamment. Je vous donne rendez-vous pour notre premier épisode.
Slack communities
Montreal product community
Montreal’s main product community on Slack
(Access on demand)
APM
APM Canada’s slack community for mentors, mentees and alumnis
(Access on demand)