Book Review: “Zero to One” by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters

If you talk to a product manager, founder, VC or anyone who has been part of start-up ecosystems for some time, chances are at some point they’d utter the word “zero to one”. Most likely, their frame of reference for this term came from the seminal book “Zero to One” by Peter Thiel. I had … Continue reading Book Review: “Zero to One” by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters →

Book Review: “Strong Product People” by Petra Wille

Hello readers, I am resuming writing here after a year! I hope to be more regular going forward. I am also changing the book review format a little this time, in order to make it more legible and understandable for the readers The book Strong Product People by Petra Wille is a recommended one for … Continue reading Book Review: “Strong Product People” by Petra Wille →

Book Review: “UX Strategy” by Jaime Levy

Do you know the difference between an assumption and a hypothesis? An assumption is something that you suppose to be true, such as “Often PMs are engineers.” A hypothesis is also something that you suppose to be true, but it is stated in an unambiguous way so that it can be tested This is the … Continue reading Book Review: “UX Strategy” by Jaime Levy →

Book Review: “Product-led SEO: The Why Behind Building Organic Growth Strategy” by Eli Schwartz

Did you know that the collective value of all organic traffic in the world is more than a trillion dollars! First a little story. In 2011, when I started my product career with Naukri.com (India’s largest public Internet company by market cap as of Apr 2021 and leading classified site for over 20 years), I … Continue reading Book Review: “Product-led SEO: The Why Behind Building Organic Growth Strategy” by Eli Schwartz →

Book Review: “Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products” by Marty Cagan and Chris Jones

The book “Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products” by Marty Cagan and Chris Jones is a must read for all product and business leaders. Marty’s earlier book “Inspired”is probably the most-referred book for aspiring / noob product managers, authors need no introduction to the authentic insights they bring! What follows next is my recollection of broad … Continue reading Book Review: “Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products” by Marty Cagan and Chris Jones →