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I share seven timeless essays that have shaped how I think about product, startups, and career. These are the pieces I quote often, revisit regularly, and think about long after reading. You likely haven’t come across most of them—but they’re must-reads for any product leader.
In this episode, you’ll learn
How to stop inheriting other people’s monkeys
What real agency looks and feels like
Why good taste comes before good output
How to spot the difference between real and performative learning
How to find the essence or value of your product
What matters most in a startup: team, product, or market?
Why Musk’s “secret sauce” might be learnable
References
1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly
Aggregation Theory by Ben Thompson
Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager by Ben Horowitz
How to Do Great Work by Paul Graham
If Your Product is Great, It Doesn’t Need to be Good **by Paul …
