Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2022-07-28

Lenny Rachitsky & Melissa Perri: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast (Jul 2022)

How to create a winning product strategy | Melissa Perri

1 book · With Melissa Perri · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Every company wants to develop a winning strategy—but what are signs your strategy isn’t working, and how do you change course?

Lenny Rachitsky discussed Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Escaping the Build Trap

    Melissa Perri · at 21:27

    Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri examines how companies fall into the trap of measuring output over outcomes and offers strategies for building a true product management culture.

    Discussed
    “i was gonna save these questions for later but it's a good time as any to get into them around strategy which your book is about i would say is the fact that people just build feature features features and don't really have a strategy”
    Where to get it
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Passing Escaping the Build Trap
“i am writing another book called product operations after writing escaping the bill trap i thought i would never write again but it's time you know you know that feeling so i'm excited about that”