Tag: book
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“Click” (Book Review)

Do you ever wonder how to make sure that your product is differentiated enough? Thinking about what makes it unique or better than market alternatives? Then you should read “Click” by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (who you might know from the highly successful “Sprint” book about the Design Sprint). Click introduces the “Foundation Sprint”…
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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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“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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“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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“Working Backwards” (Book Review)

It feels like a lifetime ago when I first wrote about product management practices at Amazon. Nine years ago I write a post about product management at Amazon. Since then I’ve come across a number of valuable practices that have out of Amazon, and the thinking behind them. Reading “Working Backwards” by Colin Bryar and…
