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Teresa Torres

Product discovery coach; wrote Continuous Discovery Habits and writes Product Talk.

15 things

Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock HolmesBook Maria Konnikova

loved

Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria KonnikovaI loved this book. It uses the stories of Sherlock Holmes to illustrate the power of the scientific method.

Year-end blog post listing her favorite books read in 2014, each with her own verdict

producttalk.org ↗·2014-12-17Wrong?

OmniFocusSoftware The Omni Group

loved

OmniFocus - OmniGroup’s Getting Things Done app If you are a GTD nerd, check out this app (Mac and iOS only). I live by it. I work, I blog, I run marathons, I’m a graduate student. There’s no way I could keep track of it all without OmniFocus.

Blog post listing her favorite productivity, reading and product-building tools

producttalk.org ↗·2014-01-02Wrong?

EvernoteSoftware Evernote

loved

I no longer keep anything on my hard drive. It all goes into Evernote. Everything. It’s the best backup system I can think of.

Blog post listing her favorite productivity, reading and product-building tools

producttalk.org ↗·2014-01-02Wrong?

Kindle PaperwhiteHardware Amazon

loved

Kindle Paperwhite This is by far my favorite device. It’s with me at all times. I love to read books and this device was designed for readers.

Blog post listing her favorite productivity, reading and product-building tools

producttalk.org ↗·2014-01-02Wrong?

OmnigraffleSoftware The Omni Group

loved

But I love OmniGraffle. I’ve been using it for years. Too many. I use it to create mind maps, wireframes, high fidelity mockups, flow charts. It’s easy to use. It’s powerful. I love it.

Blog post listing her favorite productivity, reading and product-building tools

producttalk.org ↗·2014-01-02Wrong?

KindlingSoftware Kindling

loved

Kindling is my favorite app that no one has heard of. There is no shortage of idea management apps. This post lists 44 of them. I’ve looked at them all and Kindling is the easiest to use.

Blog post listing her favorite productivity, reading and product-building tools

producttalk.org ↗·2014-01-02Wrong?

DoodleService Doodle

loved

If you have 3+ people who need to find a time to meet, use Doodle. It’s a web-based tool that makes it dead simple to see who is available when. I love it.

Blog post listing her favorite productivity, reading and product-building tools

producttalk.org ↗·2014-01-02Wrong?

Four Steps to the EpiphanyBook Steve Blank

loved

Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank I love this book. I wish I had read it much earlier in my career. This is as close to a step-by-step guide to how to run a startup as I think we'll ever get.

Blog post recommending three books that set the business context for product managers; book links are Amazon affiliate links (tag=teresatorres-20)

producttalk.org ↗·2011-12-06Wrong?

Business Model GenerationBook Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur

loved

Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder This is a beautiful book. The Business Model Canvas is a wonderful visual tool that simplifies the complex process of understanding how business models work.

Blog post recommending three books that set the business context for product managers; book links are Amazon affiliate links (tag=teresatorres-20)

producttalk.org ↗·2011-12-06Wrong?

The Lean StartupBook Eric Ries

recommended

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Eric builds off of Steve's work. This book is getting a lot of buzz of late and I couldn't be happier. There's a lot of great material here.

Blog post recommending three books that set the business context for product managers; book links are Amazon affiliate links (tag=teresatorres-20)

producttalk.org ↗·2011-12-06Wrong?

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