Agile
A collaborative, iterative approach to software development that emphasizes flexibility, customer feedback, and rapid delivery.
Keywords:
agile, scrum, kanban, sprints
Contents
Deep Dive
Metaphysical Synthesis & Analysis
The Synthesis
Agile is a set of principles for iterative software development. The Agile Manifesto values individuals over processes, working software over documentation, customer collaboration over contracts, and responding to change over following plans. For PMs, agile means working in sprints, maintaining backlogs, and conducting retrospectives. The challenge is avoiding 'agile theater'—doing the rituals without embracing the principles.
Metaphysical Foundation
Agile is the recognition that software development is inherently uncertain. It optimizes for learning over prediction.
Evolutionary Path
From waterfall to Scrum to Kanban to continuous delivery, agile has evolved while maintaining its core principle: iterate and learn.
Strategic Interplays
Key Episodes
Shreyas Doshi Live
The art of product management | Shreyas Doshi (Stripe, Twitter, Google, Yahoo)
Marty Cagan
Product management theater | Marty Cagan (Silicon Valley Product Group)
Kevin Weil
OpenAI’s CPO on how AI changes must-have skills, moats, coding, startup playbook...
Gustaf Alstromer
Lessons from working with 600+ YC startups | Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator, Air...
Ronny Kohavi
The ultimate guide to A/B testing | Ronny Kohavi (Airbnb, Microsoft, Amazon)
Ethan Evans
Taking control of your career | Ethan Evans (Amazon)
Ethan Evans 2.0
Taking control of your career | Ethan Evans (Amazon)
Eric Ries
Reflections on a movement | Eric Ries (creator of the Lean Startup methodology)
Jeanne Grosser
What world-class GTM looks like in 2026 | Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (Vercel, Stripe,...
Matt Abrahams
How to speak more confidently and persuasively | Matt Abrahams (professor, speak...
Ivan Zhao
Notion's lost years, near collapse during COVID, staying small to move fast, bui...
Jason M Lemkin
We replaced our sales team with 20 AI agents—here’s what happened next | Jason L...
Elena Verna 4.0
The new AI growth playbook for 2026 | How Lovable hit $200M ARR in one year
Karri Saarinen
Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founde...
Jag Duggal
Be fundamentally different, not incrementally better | Jag Duggal (Nubank, Faceb...
Ravi Mehta
How to build your product strategy stack | Ravi Mehta (Tinder, Facebook, Tripadv...
Amjad Masad
Behind the product: Replit | Amjad Masad (co-founder and CEO)
Christina Wodtke
The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)
Ryan Singer
A better way to plan, build, and ship products | Ryan Singer (creator of “Shape ...
Melissa Perri