The 5 Most Important Product Management Personalities on Twitter (Plus One)
I’ve seen a few great lists of product managers on Twitter. I think Cindy Alvarez “started it” with this post on her website. It’s certainly the first comprehensive list of “products” people I came across, and it introduced me to a larger world of active professional product management thinkers. Thanks Cindy.
There are a few great lists at WeFollow.com, and other places around the web. The other day Thomas Fuchs-Martin posted his list of 50 Product Managers worth following. It’s a great list too, narrowing down the hundreds into a few dozen key personalities.
But I got to wondering: “Who do products people themselves find most valuable on twitter? Who should I be giving more attention to?” So, like any good, thinking product manager, I asked. I made the question specific, and I made it hard.“What one product management personality on twitter brings the most value with respect to finding new product management content and thought?”
And you thought about it. You thought hard. Some of you even changed your votes a couple of times.
I wanted a top 5, but you gave me a tie, so we have 6. The ranking is a result of voting by individuals on twitter who follow me, the #prodmgmt hashtag or one of the half dozen folks who retweeted my requests. There were 38 votes cast and a surprisingly broad distribution of names. Without further ado, here they are:
- Stewart Rogers & Val Workman (tie for 5th and 6th)
- The Cranky Product Manager & Steve Johnson (tie for 3rd and 4th)
- Jim Holland (2nd)
- Cindy Alvarez (1st)
So there you have it. The 6 most valuable product folks on twitter as voted on by you. So, what do you think? Did the voting masses get it right? If a friend asked you for 2 or three top recommendations, who would you give them? Sound off in the comments below!
I suspect this list will change over time, too. If I repeat this survey in a few months, what would you change about the methodology?
