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Every book Ryan Singer recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Ryan Singer has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of March 30, 2025.
- Ryan Singer has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of March 30, 2025.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of March 30, 2025.
- The book Ryan Singer has mentioned in the most episodes, as of March 30, 2025: Competing Against Luck.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Ryan Singer aired on March 30, 2025.
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Ryan Singer appeared on Lenny's Podcast to share a better way to plan, build, and ship products. During the episode, he discussed his book, Shape Up, detailing how word-of-mouth interest in the method has grown since its release in 2019. He addressed questions and gaps that readers encounter when attempting to apply the book's ideas outside of Basecamp, and he connected the collaborative work sessions he held with Jason over many years to the shaping concept described in the text. Ryan explained the shaping process as a way for teams to take a fixed amount of time and vary the project scope accordingly, while also cautioning against the risks of handling off-track projects by merely cutting scope, which can damage team morale. Furthermore, Ryan recommended the book Competing Against Luck, authored by Clayton M. Christensen alongside Taddy Hall, Karen Dillon, and David S. Duncan. He described it as a really good introduction for anyone truly curious about the general spirit of the jobs-to-be-done framework, highlighting Christensen's contribution to the concepts that he and his colleagues explored.
Books Ryan Singer recommended or discussed
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Competing Against Luck
Recommended“if if if you're really curious about the general Spirit of jobs to be done then competing against luck is a really good intro that's the one that Clayton Chris uh Klay Christensen wrote uh with a lot of uh uh I think I think I think there's a lot of stuff that Bob worked on”
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Shape Up
Discussed“you know I mean the book came out in 2019 and uh it's just I've been hearing more and more like oh we we know somebody who's trying it or we're hearing it when we go talk to other companies”
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Books Ryan Singer wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| A better way to plan, build, and ship products | Ryan Singer (creator of “Shape Up,” early employee at 37signals) | Lenny's Podcast | 2025-03-30 | 14 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“well I mean that came as a surprise to me you know uh I mean when I wrote the book I had been in base camp at that time I think 15 years and uh uh I actually didn't even know the outside world”
“and then so for example like on the book you know on the it's it says Shape Up and there's a base camp logo on the bottom not a 37 signals logo you know but then they since uh went back uh uh so it's 37 signals again”