Essential books for
product builders
A library of summaries, core ideas, and key quotes — inspired by Lenny's recommended reading list. Tap any cover to dig in.
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Steven Pressfield
On Writing Well
William Zinsser
Storyworthy
Matthew Dicks
Improve your communication skills
Get better at executing
Good Strategy / Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt
Playing to Win
A.G. Lafley & Roger L. Martin
Working Backwards
Colin Bryar & Bill Carr
Get better at strategy
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert B. Cialdini
Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss
Get better at influence
Become a better manager
Amp It Up
Frank Slootman
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
Dethmer, Chapman & Klemp
The Score Takes Care of Itself
Bill Walsh
Become a better leader
The Mom Test
Rob Fitzpatrick
Escaping the Build Trap
Melissa Perri
Continuous Discovery Habits
Teresa Torres
Increase your product success rate
Level up your product org
Get inspired to build something great
Get better at sales and marketing
Be more productive
Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug
The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
Refactoring UI
Adam Wathan & Steve Schoger
Get better at design
Improve my taste / craft
Advance my career
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
Crossing the Chasm
Geoffrey A. Moore
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution
Uri Levine
Start a company
A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
There Is No Antimemetics Division
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