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    An update of and extension to my product manager’s reading list. These resources that got me through the early stages of my prodman career. I bought and read nearly anything that seemed relevant to product and interface design, marketing, and production. The resources on this list are the standouts – many now live on my nightstand or workbench. They’re heavily skewed towards Internet product design (less low-tech, less marketing stuff, more design and usability). All of the Amazon links in this list use my Affiliate account so I’ll receive a commission if you purchase them after clicking a link. Product Management and Design Reading List Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (2nd Edition) by Steve Krug This is the “aha” book for good product design. If you only read 1 product management book for the web, read this one. I will always be grateful to Peter Steinberg for “strongly recommending” that I read this book during my time at Meetup. If you just got assigned to “fix” a website or web-based app, stop sweating: you can read this in a day and sketch out an improvement strategy that will finally earn you that corner office.…

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More Kathy Sierra

A few more Kathy Sierra links, because you should have more Sierra in your brain:

  1. A video of Kathy Sierra at Carsonified 2008 – How to grow and nurture your community
  2. Notes from a presentation by Kathy Sierra in 2008 – Storyboarding for nonfiction
Published May 27, 2010By chris
Categorized as product management Tagged kathy sierra

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