This time, we didnt discuss a book as usual. We decided to talk with some of the most influential Product Leaders and the books that have helped them or they have enjoyed the most. We start this new series talking with Diego Granados. He is a Product Leader working at LinkedIn as a Senior Product Manager and he also shares a lot of tips, courses, templates and knowledge about product on Youtube and LinkedIn. You can find the links at https://www.pmdiego.com/

In this episode, we discussed about Product Strategy, how to progress your career, how to use some popular frameworks and other topics. Questions, and attendees here: https://productbookclub.com/book/the-product-manager-s-survival-guide About the Product Book Club: Discuss product-related books once a month with new product colleagues and the book's author. Join productbookclub.com to know what other books we are reading, and participate in the upcoming discussions! If you find our...

During this discusssion, we talked with Google's Chief Measurement Strategist Neil Hoyne about his book "Converted" and all the challenges and difficulties that come when embracing a more data driven mindset.   Neil shared with us several examples and stories from his work experience on measurement, testing, analytics and ML. He also gave us some practical tips in order to get the most out of data and win our customer's hearts.   Questions, and attendees here:...

During this discusssion, we talked about all the challenges and difficulties when working on a new product roadmap, getting buy-in from different stake-holders, and the differences you might face when working on the B2B space 🤯 Questions, and attendees here: https://productbookclub.com/book/product-roadmaps-relaunched-how-to-set-direction-while-embracing-uncertainty About the Product Book Club: Discuss product-related books once a month with new product colleagues and the book's...

During this discusssion, we talked about the different challenges Product Managers can face during their initial months, and some recommendations and tips. From dealing with existing processes you might want to update, or trying to figure out what are the main metrics or numbers you should be looking at. On this discussion, we had a very interactive exchange of tips and recommendations from all the participants and the author. Questions, and attendees here:...

During this discusssion, we talked about different ways of evaluating Data Science projects and how you can start calculating an expected ROI for a DS heavy initiative. Foster also shared with us some examples on how this can be specifically applied, and also shared some recommendations on how you can best collaborate with the Data Scientists in your team! Questions, and attendees here: https://productbookclub.com/book/data-science-for-business About the Product Book Club: Discuss...

"The Mom Test" book review/ discussion with author Rob Fitzpatrick and Product Managers We discussed about customer development, doing user interviews and basically how to best validate your idea when you are at the beginning of your entrepreneurship journey or when you get to work in a new product as a Product Manager. Rob answered questions from the group and gave lots of super practical examples and tips on how to handle different scenarions. From how to finish meetings where you...

"Product Direction" book review/ discussion with author Nacho Bassino and Product Managers Some of the questions covered: Marketplaces have different personas with different (sometimes conflicting) interests (e.g., sellers, buyers, the platform itself). In your opinion how is the best way to set-up KPIs/outcomes? Also, should we try to have a roadmap for each segment? How do you run the competitive analysis to define the strategy for a feature as a product case? What tips do you have...

"Continuous Discovery Habits" book discussion together with the author Teresa Torres and other Product Managers.   Some of the questions covered:  6:30 How can an opportunity solution tree compare opportunities that directly affect end-users vs. opportunities to improve internal development flow?   9:30 Are there metrics for successful discovery? Especially if you are in an industry that can not roll out changes, experiments quickly.   13:50 Do you have an example of a FULL Opportunity...

This month we discussed the book "Empowered" together with the author Marty Cagan and other Product Managers.   We covered topics around transformation, product vision, how to find a mentor abroad and a few other advices on how to make your company move from working with feature teams to working in an "empowered" way. ----------- About the Product Book Club: Discuss product-related books once a month with new product colleagues and the book's author. Join productbookclub.com to know what...

This month we discussed the book "Build What Matters" together with the author Rajesh Nerlikar and other Product Managers. We covered topics around product vision, defining outcomes and application of all the different tools and frameworks presented in the book. ----------- About the Product Book Club: Discuss product-related books once a month with new product colleagues and the book's author. Join productbookclub.com to know what other books we are reading, and participate in the...

This month we discussed the book "STRONG Product People" together with the author Petra Will and other Product Managers.  We all shared our feedback about the book in general and also about some specific chapters. Asked for advice and more content about specific topics, and held a lively discussion overall. -----------  About the Product Book Club: Discuss product-related books once a month with new product colleagues and the book's author. Join productbookclub.com to know what other books...

This month we discussed the book "Measure What Matters" together with other Product Managers. We all shared our main take aways from the book, experiences with using OKRs, commitment and accountability, expectation setting, among many other topics. ------------ About the Product Book Club: Discuss product-related books once a month with new product colleagues and the book's author. Join productbookclub.com to know what other books we are reading, and participate in the upcoming...

This month we discussed the book "Escaping the Build Trap" together with the author Melissa Perri and other Product Managers. We all shared our main take aways from the book, experiences on the build trap and discussed with Melissa about product-led organizations, why is it so difficult to really measure value, tips on sharing value when you are a team working on a legacy product amonth many other topics. ------------ About the Product Book Club: Discuss product-related books once a month...

This month we discussed the book "Managing Product = Managing Tension" together with the author Marc Abraham and other Product Managers. We all shared our main take aways and feedback about the book, and then discussed with Marc about the different kind of tensions, how to handle them, what techniques we can start using and also how are others approaching the natural tension of working in Product Management and working and collaborating with others. ------------ About the Product Book...

This month we discussed the book "The First 90 Days" by Michael Watkins, and we had 20 other Product Managers on the call too! We all shared our main take aways and feedback about the book, and then discussed topics around how to earn trust from your new team mates, supporting each other, setting a new relationship with your manager, securing early wins, etc. About the Product Book Club: Discuss product-related books once a month with new colleagues and the book's author.  Join...

This month we discussed the book "The Lean Product Playbook" together with the author Dan Olsen and other Product Managers. We all shared our main take aways and feedback about the book, and then discussed with Dan about how to better segment customers, how to promote the lean product process inside your company, how to combine different frameworks among other topics. About the Product Book Club: Discuss product-related books once a month with new colleagues and the book's author. Join...

This month we discussed the book "Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability" together with the author Steve Krug and other Product Managers.   We all shared our main take aways, and then discussed with Steve about what things have now changed since the last edition of the book was published. When should we try new things compared to use the common conventions, what is different now in mobile and some other interesting topics.   About the Product Book Club:...

This month we met to discuss the book "The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others" with the author Tali Sharot. On this episode, we discuss about nudging, persuasion, behavioural rules, psychological theories and many more topics that influence us when making decisions. Join productbookclub.com to know what other books we are reading, and participate in the upcoming discussions!

productbookclub.com - Discuss product-related books once a month with new colleagues. This month we met to discuss "The Tyranny of Metrics" by Jerry Muller. Join productbookclub.com to know what other books we are reading, and participate in the upcoming discussions!

productbookclub.com - Discuss product-related books once a month with new colleagues. This month we met to discuss "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" by Nir Eyal and Ryan Hoover. Join productbookclub.com to know what other books we are reading, and participate in the upcoming discussions!