Book · 2008 · Business & Economics
The Back of the Napkin
Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures
The Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam has been mentioned in 1 episode across 1 podcast (1 episode recommends it and 0 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Christina Wodtke (1 episode) on Lenny's Podcast (1 episode).
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So, the book mostly just has some really simple things you can draw and then it tells you how to use them in business. So, I wanted to make something that was even simpler than back of the napkin, which is an awesome book, but it gets pretty intense pretty quickly.
Why people recommend it
The Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam is a practical visual-thinking guide that teaches business professionals how to solve complex problems through simple drawings. On Lenny's Podcast, Christina Wodtke discussed the book during an episode titled The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford) in March 2023. While sharing her own insights, Christina compared her drawing book to Dan Roam's work, praising it while noting that it is an awesome guide that becomes pretty intense quite quickly. She explained that Dan's book mostly features really simple things you can draw along with instructions on how to apply them in a business context, though she wanted to create something even simpler for her own readers.
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Christina Wodtke So, the book mostly just has some really simple things you can draw and then it tells you how to use them i… 1
“So, the book mostly just has some really simple things you can draw and then it tells you how to use them in business. So, I wanted to make something that was even simpler than back of the napkin, which is an awesome book, but it gets pretty intense pretty quickly.”