01 · Focus
Deep Work
Made me ruthless about protecting long, uninterrupted blocks. Changed how I plan my week.
The books that rebuilt how I think.
A good book saves you years, you inherit someone else's hard-won lessons in an afternoon. These are the ones that shaped not just my career in product, but the way I move through the world.
I love reading product-management books, but just as much the biographies of the people who built great products or shaped the tech we use every day.
The real shelf, at home
Favourites, annotated
8 picks
02 · Discovery
The Mom Test
The single best book on customer interviews. I re-read it before every research cycle.
03 · Craft
Inspired
My north star for what a strong product org actually looks like. Dog-eared beyond repair.
04 · Builders
Masters of Doom
Two builders, a garage, relentless shipping, the story of taste meeting execution.
05 · Communication
Made to Stick
Why some ideas survive and others die. I borrow its frameworks in every pitch.
06 · People
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Old but timeless. So much of product management is really just this, done well.
07 · Systems
The Phoenix Project
A novel that taught me more about flow and bottlenecks than any process doc ever did.
08 · Mindset
The Go-Giver
A short parable on why giving value first compounds. Quietly changed how I work.