Category: Book Reviews
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“Impact-first Product Teams” (Book Review)
There are two things that frustrate me when I see some product managers and teams at work. First, PMs and teams not making a tangible impact. Instead, these teams just focus on releasing features “that the business has asked for”. Second, PMs talking about “the business” as if it was a separate entity that they’re…
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“Never Search Alone” (Book Review)
We all know that finding a new role as a product manager or leader has gotten a lot more competitive over the past few years. The supply of product people looking for a new opportunity exceeds market demand. I know of many talented and experienced PMs struggling to find a new role, feeling dejected by…
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“Reimagined” (Book Review)
I’m a big fan of the work that Shyvee Shi, now Product Lead at Microsoft, has been doing through the LinkedIn PM series where she speaks with leading product and tech people. Together with Caitlin Cai and Dr. Yiwen Rong, Shi has now written “Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” , providing readers with guidance…
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“$treet Pricing” (Book Review)
Ever felt that that the pricing of a product is a “black box”?! Ever been in situation where you’re unable explain the rationale behind the company’s pricing strategy because pricing is based on mysterious factors? “Street Pricing: A Pricing Playlist for Hip Leaders in B2B SaaS” aims to make a opaque pricing strategies a thing…
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“How to Decide” (Book Review)
The number of decisions that we make – professionally and personally – won’t get any less any time soon. Yes, there will be AI based decision making, but expect us humans to continue making many decisions for the foreseeable future. I’ve written about decision making before (see here and here), and I’m always keen to…
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