Inspired

If you are an early in career product manager or an aspiring product manager then this is a must read book. Author does a fantastic job in covering intricate and complex product management topics. It explains how the most successful product companies create products in a manner which is very different from how most companies create products.

Core concepts covered in the book include - principles of strong product teams, what makes a good product manager, building the right product (vision, strategy and roadmap), product discovery, opportunity assessment, customer research, validating product market fit, communication and managing stakeholders. I love the fact that this book explains what is product management - it is not roadmap administration, or roadmap administration or project/program management. Although product managers don't code or design, they need to be among the strongest talents in the organization. It's a comprehensive guide for product management and one of the best books on the topic I have read so far.