Department of Product
The Department of Product is your ultimate guide to building a product-led tech company, with news, analysis and knowledge for 45,000+ people who build tech products.
A product-led perspective means we don’t just keep you in the loop with what’s happening in tech - we tell you what it means for the people actually building tech products.
Written by
, we sift through the noise to bring you a collection of:Practical tools
Data, trends and new technologies
Explainers to improve your knowledge
In-depth analysis and insights
To keep you on top of what matters, grow your knowledge and to help you make smarter strategic decisions in your role.
Free subscribers
Free subscribers get the Weekly Briefing to help you stay in the loop with a product-led perspective of what matters in tech.
Free subscribers get roughly a quarter of the content included in a paid subscription.
Paid subscribers
Paid subscribers get access to the full Department of Product stack, which includes the Weekly Briefing plus:
✅ DoP Deep - in-depth, deeper analysis, DoP Deep goes deeper into the concepts and ideas that are covered in the Weekly Briefing to help you learn from the experiences of top tech companies (sample).
✅ The Knowledge Series - a collection of easy to read guides and tutorials designed to help you plug the gaps in your tech knowledge so that you feel more confident when chatting to technical colleagues. Clearly explained in plain English. One topic at a time. (sample)
✅ Data and chartpacks on business, design and technology. These product-focused insights will broaden your perspective beyond your immediate environment, empowering you to make well-informed strategic decisions.(sample)
Here’s a selection of some of the posts paid subscribers were sent:
The Knowledge Series
DoP Deep Dives
How are top tier tech companies driving engagement and retention?
How are top companies like Tinder, Kayak and Intercom using chatbots?
HelloFresh and the economics of meal kits: lessons in strategy for product teams
How much does it cost?
$12 per month or $120 a year (17% cheaper than monthly).
💸 Expensing a paid subscription
Many readers expense the subscription out of their learning and development budget. Here’s an email you can send to your manager or person responsible for learning and development. Group discount options can be found here.
Our audience
The Department of Product is read by a global audience of over 45,000+ product managers, UXers, engineers, VCs and tech leaders from high calibre tech companies like Stripe, Spotify, Netflix, Meta and more.
About the author
The Department of Product’s newsletter is written by me,
👋. Thanks for taking the time to read about this newsletter!Over the past 10+ years in tech, I’ve helped build products as a product leader at companies including eBay, international banks and smaller fintech startups.
I appreciate there’s a lot of product and tech newsletters out there these days and that’s why this newsletter is a little different; instead of focusing on frameworks or text book theories, what I really care about is figuring out what’s happening in tech right now, what real world product teams are building and what the implications are for the people who actually build products, too.
I hope you’ll enjoy your time here!
