Category: Book Reviews
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“Amp It Up” (Book Review)
Frank Slootman is an experienced tech CEO, having worked at a number of successful software companies. In his current role as CEO at Snowflake, Slootman took the company public back in 2020, with a record breaking IPO. Last year, Slootman published “Amp It Up” in which he shares his learnings as a tech CEO. “Amp…
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“Software Profit Streams” (Book Review)
“This book will help you design sustainably profitable Software-Enabled Solutions” states the core promise of “Software Profit Streams: A Guide to Designing A Sustainably Profitable Business” by Jason Tanner and Luke Hohmann, CEO and CIO respectively at Applied Frameworks. Before we delve into the main content of the book, it’s worth explaining some of the…
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My Product Management Toolkit (59): Building Trust
Trust is a two-way street. How much can we trust others? How much trust do others have in us? Earning and giving trust are pivotal aspects of any interpersonal relationship and matter hugely from a professional perspective. Michelle and Dennis Reina are renowned trust experts and have outlined three critical dimensions of trust: “trust of…
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“Team Topologies” (Book Review)
In 2019 Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais published “Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow”. The book sheds a light on four fundamental team types: Stream-Aligned Teams: A stream-aligned team is a team aligned to a single, valuable stream of work; this might be a single product or service, a single set…
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“Listen Like You Mean It” (Book Review)
“Too often, we “solve” for miscommunication by focusing only on what we say and how we’re saying it: if we could only get our message across, things would be much easier.” It’s a powerful statement taken from “Listen Like You Mean It: Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection” by Ximena Vengoechea. Vengoechea is an…
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