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Mentioned in 31 episodes

Sprint

How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

Book • 2016

This book introduces the Design Sprint, a five-day process developed by Jake Knapp at Google and refined with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz at Google Ventures.

The method helps teams answer critical business questions by moving from idea to prototype to decision within a short period.

It is applicable to teams of any size, from small startups to Fortune 100 companies, and covers various sectors such as healthcare, finance, and e-commerce.

The book provides a step-by-step framework for rapid innovation, including team structuring, customer-centric mapping, and rapid prototyping and testing.

Mentioned by

Lenny Rachitsky

Jonathan Courtney

Mentioned in 31 episodes

Co-authored by

Jake Knapp

and

John Zeratsky

, describing the five-day product innovation process.

Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)

Mentioned by

Lenny Rachitsky

as a seminal book written by the guests, focusing on design sprints.

Making time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (authors of Sprint and Make Time, co-founders of Character Capital)

Recommended by

Marty Cagan

as a helpful book for learning about sprint techniques.

The nature of product | Marty Cagan, Silicon Valley Product Group

Mentioned by

Jiaona Zhang

as a favorite book.

Building minimum lovable products, stories from WeWork and Airbnb, and thriving as a PM | Jiaona Zhang (Webflow, WeWork, Airbnb, Dropbox)

Mentioned by

Jonathan Courtney

as an example of a book whose author he reached out to for a collaboration, which led to significant business growth.

How to get your first customers (even with ZERO audience)

Mentioned by

Jake Knapp

as a book about the design sprint process.

Jake Knapp: Click—How to make what people want

Mentioned by

Brett McKay

as one of

Jake Knapp

's books.

How to Create a Distraction-Free Phone

Mentioned by

Chris Hutchins

as books written by

Jake Knapp

and

John Zeratsky

.

12 Tactics to Make More Time EVERY Day with Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky

Mentioned by

Jonathan Courtney

as the author of "Sprint", a book that inspired his outreach strategy.

How to meet anyone you want

Mentioned by

Jake Knapp

as his first book, detailing the design sprint method.

Jake Knapp: The Founder’s Guide to Product-Market Fit

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