30 Books like UX Strategy

When Coffee and Kale Compete

by Alan Klement • 2018

Stop asking what features to add. Ask what progress your customer is trying to make.

4.01

696

🎨 Product Design 📋 Product Management 🔍 Customer Research 💡 Innovation Strategy 🔧 Lean Methodology

When Coffee and Kale Compete 98%

Stop asking what features to add. Ask what progress your customer is trying to make.

by Alan Klement 2018

4.01

696 ratings

🎨 Product Design 📋 Product Management 🔍 Customer Research 💡 Innovation Strategy 🔧 Lean Methodology

The Lean Product Playbook

by Dan Olsen • 2015

Test cheaply, validate early, build what customers pay for: a product manager's lean playbook.

4.27

4k+

🧭 Product Management 🔄 Lean Startup 🔍 Customer Discovery 🎯 Product-Market Fit ⚡ Rapid Prototyping

The Lean Product Playbook 97%

Test cheaply, validate early, build what customers pay for: a product manager's lean playbook.

by Dan Olsen 2015

4.27

4k+ ratings

🧭 Product Management 🔄 Lean Startup 🔍 Customer Discovery 🎯 Product-Market Fit ⚡ Rapid Prototyping

Value Proposition Design

by Alexander Osterwalder • 2013

Map customer needs to product features with a single canvas, and kill the offerings nobody wants.

4.21

7k+

📐 Product Design 📊 Business Modeling 🔍 Customer Research 💡 Design Thinking 🔬 Iterative Testing

Value Proposition Design 97%

Map customer needs to product features with a single canvas, and kill the offerings nobody wants.

by Alexander Osterwalder 2013

4.21

7k+ ratings

📐 Product Design 📊 Business Modeling 🔍 Customer Research 💡 Design Thinking 🔬 Iterative Testing

Validating Product Ideas

by Tomer Sharon • 2016

Know if anyone wants it before you build. Lean experiments for testing product ideas, fast.

4.10

289

🎨 Product Design 🔍 User Research 🚀 Lean Startup 💡 Design Thinking 🧪 Lean Experimentation

Validating Product Ideas 97%

Know if anyone wants it before you build. Lean experiments for testing product ideas, fast.

by Tomer Sharon 2016

4.10

289 ratings

🎨 Product Design 🔍 User Research 🚀 Lean Startup 💡 Design Thinking 🧪 Lean Experimentation

Sprint

by Jake Knapp • 2016

The five-day sprint that replaces endless debate with sketch, decide, prototype, and test.

4.18

24k+

🧠 Design Thinking 🚀 Lean Startup 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 🔍 User Research ✅ Validated Learning

Sprint 96%

The five-day sprint that replaces endless debate with sketch, decide, prototype, and test.

by Jake Knapp 2016

4.18

24k+ ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 🚀 Lean Startup 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 🔍 User Research ✅ Validated Learning

Design Sprint

by Richard Banfield • 2015

Five days, one room, a tested prototype: the workshop that tells you what to build next.

3.79

219

📱 Product Design 🔍 Ux Research 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping 🧑‍💻 User Testing 🧑‍🏫 Workshop Facilitation

Design Sprint 96%

Five days, one room, a tested prototype: the workshop that tells you what to build next.

by Richard Banfield 2015

3.79

219 ratings

📱 Product Design 🔍 Ux Research 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping 🧑‍💻 User Testing 🧑‍🏫 Workshop Facilitation

UX for Lean Startups

by Laura Klein • 2013

Prove anyone wants your product before you build it: lightweight UX methods for lean startups.

4.10

2k+

🎨 User Experience Design 🏗️ Lean Startup Methodology 🔍 User Research ✅ Design Validation 🧪 Usability Testing

UX for Lean Startups 96%

Prove anyone wants your product before you build it: lightweight UX methods for lean startups.

by Laura Klein 2013

4.10

2k+ ratings

🎨 User Experience Design 🏗️ Lean Startup Methodology 🔍 User Research ✅ Design Validation 🧪 Usability Testing

Click

by Jake Knapp • 2025

Find what customers actually want in five days, with five people, before you build anything.

4.10

372

🎯 Product Strategy 💡 Innovation Methods ⚡ Rapid Prototyping 🔍 Customer Discovery 🗺️ Market Positioning

Click 96%

Find what customers actually want in five days, with five people, before you build anything.

by Jake Knapp 2025

4.10

372 ratings

🎯 Product Strategy 💡 Innovation Methods ⚡ Rapid Prototyping 🔍 Customer Discovery 🗺️ Market Positioning

Strategize

by Roman Pichler • 2016

Product roadmaps stuffed with features are fiction. How to build ones that actually steer.

4.01

990

📋 Product Management 🚲 Lean Startup 💎 Value Proposition Design 🗺️ Roadmapping 🚀 Startup Playbooks

Strategize 96%

Product roadmaps stuffed with features are fiction. How to build ones that actually steer.

by Roman Pichler 2016

4.01

990 ratings

📋 Product Management 🚲 Lean Startup 💎 Value Proposition Design 🗺️ Roadmapping 🚀 Startup Playbooks

Obviously Awesome

by April Dunford • 2019

Your product landed in the wrong market without you noticing. The step-by-step fix.

4.24

4k+

🎯 Product Positioning 🏢 B2B Marketing 🏷️ Category Design 🔍 Customer Discovery ♟️ Competitive Strategy

Obviously Awesome 96%

Your product landed in the wrong market without you noticing. The step-by-step fix.

by April Dunford 2019

4.24

4k+ ratings

🎯 Product Positioning 🏢 B2B Marketing 🏷️ Category Design 🔍 Customer Discovery ♟️ Competitive Strategy

Designing Products People Love

by Scott Hurff • 2015

Most products fail in their empty and error states: a playbook for designing all five.

4.11

271

🎨 Product Design 🖥️ Ux Design 🔍 Customer Research 🛠️ Prototyping 🧠 Behavioral Design

Designing Products People Love 96%

Most products fail in their empty and error states: a playbook for designing all five.

by Scott Hurff 2015

4.11

271 ratings

🎨 Product Design 🖥️ Ux Design 🔍 Customer Research 🛠️ Prototyping 🧠 Behavioral Design

Outcomes Over Output

by Josh Seiden • 2019

Stop asking what to build and start asking what your customers should do differently.

4.33

2k+

🧭 Product Management 🚀 Lean Startup 🛠️ Jobs To Be Done 🧪 Lean Experiments 📊 Behavioral Metrics

Outcomes Over Output 96%

Stop asking what to build and start asking what your customers should do differently.

by Josh Seiden 2019

4.33

2k+ ratings

🧭 Product Management 🚀 Lean Startup 🛠️ Jobs To Be Done 🧪 Lean Experiments 📊 Behavioral Metrics

My Product Management Toolkit

by Marc Abraham • 2018

How to say no to good ideas, test assumptions cheaply, and influence teams without authority.

4.05

184

🧱 Product Management 🔄 Lean Methodology 🔍 Customer Discovery 🗺️ Product Strategy 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams

My Product Management Toolkit 96%

How to say no to good ideas, test assumptions cheaply, and influence teams without authority.

by Marc Abraham 2018

4.05

184 ratings

🧱 Product Management 🔄 Lean Methodology 🔍 Customer Discovery 🗺️ Product Strategy 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams

Lean UX

by Jeff Gothelf • 2012

Kill the wireframes: a system for testing UX assumptions one sprint at a time.

3.99

7k+

🏗️ Lean Startup 🧠 Design Thinking 🔄 Agile Development 🎨 Ux Design 🧪 Rapid Experimentation

Lean UX 96%

Kill the wireframes: a system for testing UX assumptions one sprint at a time.

by Jeff Gothelf 2012

3.99

7k+ ratings

🏗️ Lean Startup 🧠 Design Thinking 🔄 Agile Development 🎨 Ux Design 🧪 Rapid Experimentation

42 Rules of Product Management (2nd Edition)

by Brian Lawley • 2010

Passion fades. The real playbook: market obsession, firm no's, and evidence over ego.

3.75

150

📦 Product Management 🏗️ Lean Methodology 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🎯 Customer-Centricity 🤝 Stakeholder Management

42 Rules of Product Management (2nd Edition) Summary

42 Rules of Product Management (2nd Edition) 96%

Passion fades. The real playbook: market obsession, firm no's, and evidence over ego.

by Brian Lawley 2010

3.75

150 ratings

📦 Product Management 🏗️ Lean Methodology 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🎯 Customer-Centricity 🤝 Stakeholder Management

The Jobs To Be Done Playbook

by Jim Kalbach • 2020

Products get hired, not bought. The playbook for discovering the job your customers need done.

4.06

419

🗺️ Innovation Frameworks 🔍 Customer Research 🧠 Product Management 🎯 Market Strategy 💡 Design Thinking

The Jobs To Be Done Playbook 96%

Products get hired, not bought. The playbook for discovering the job your customers need done.

by Jim Kalbach 2020

4.06

419 ratings

🗺️ Innovation Frameworks 🔍 Customer Research 🧠 Product Management 🎯 Market Strategy 💡 Design Thinking

Insanely Simple

by Ken Segall • 2012

Apple's secret: a hatred of complexity that governs teams, products, marketing. An insider explains.

3.91

6k+

📱 Product Design 🏢 Corporate Culture 👥 Small Teams ✨ User Experience 🎯 Brand Strategy

Insanely Simple 96%

Apple's secret: a hatred of complexity that governs teams, products, marketing. An insider explains.

by Ken Segall 2012

3.91

6k+ ratings

📱 Product Design 🏢 Corporate Culture 👥 Small Teams ✨ User Experience 🎯 Brand Strategy

The Product Book

by Product School • 2017

Finding the right problem, proving it cheaply, leading the team to ship: the PM's craft.

4.09

2k+

📱 Product Management 🧪 Customer Development 🚀 Go-To-Market Strategy 💼 Technology Careers 🔍 User Research

The Product Book 96%

Finding the right problem, proving it cheaply, leading the team to ship: the PM's craft.

by Product School 2017

4.09

2k+ ratings

📱 Product Management 🧪 Customer Development 🚀 Go-To-Market Strategy 💼 Technology Careers 🔍 User Research

Hacking Growth

by Sean Ellis • 2017

Build a team that runs 30 growth experiments a week; here is the structure and process.

4.11

6k+

🚀 Growth Hacking 🎯 Product/Market Fit 🧪 Rapid Experimentation 🔁 Retention Loops 🚪 Onboarding Design

Hacking Growth 96%

Build a team that runs 30 growth experiments a week; here is the structure and process.

by Sean Ellis 2017

4.11

6k+ ratings

🚀 Growth Hacking 🎯 Product/Market Fit 🧪 Rapid Experimentation 🔁 Retention Loops 🚪 Onboarding Design

What Customers Want

by Anthony W. Ulwick • 2005

Customers can't design your product. Their unmet success metrics, scored by a single algorithm, can.

4.03

617

🧱 Product Innovation 📊 Corporate Strategy 🎯 Customer Needs 🔎 Market Segmentation 🗣️ Voice Of The Customer

What Customers Want 96%

Customers can't design your product. Their unmet success metrics, scored by a single algorithm, can.

by Anthony W. Ulwick 2005

4.03

617 ratings

🧱 Product Innovation 📊 Corporate Strategy 🎯 Customer Needs 🔎 Market Segmentation 🗣️ Voice Of The Customer

The Product-Led Playbook

by Wes Bush • 2024

Your product can close deals. The system for unlocking self-serve revenue with a tiny team.

4.42

🧲 Product-Led Growth ☁️ SaaS Go-To-Market 📘 Startup Playbooks 🗺️ Product Strategy 🏁 Onboarding Design

The Product-Led Playbook 96%

Your product can close deals. The system for unlocking self-serve revenue with a tiny team.

by Wes Bush 2024

4.42

55 ratings

🧲 Product-Led Growth ☁️ SaaS Go-To-Market 📘 Startup Playbooks 🗺️ Product Strategy 🏁 Onboarding Design

Lean Vs. Agile Vs. Design Thinking

by Jeff Gothelf • 2017

Agile for engineers, Lean for product, Design Thinking for design. The power is where they meet.

3.74

704

🧑‍💻 Product Management 👥 Cross-Functional Teams 🧪 Lean Startup 🔄 Agile Development 💡 Design Thinking

Lean Vs. Agile Vs. Design Thinking Summary

Lean Vs. Agile Vs. Design Thinking 96%

Agile for engineers, Lean for product, Design Thinking for design. The power is where they meet.

by Jeff Gothelf 2017

3.74

704 ratings

🧑‍💻 Product Management 👥 Cross-Functional Teams 🧪 Lean Startup 🔄 Agile Development 💡 Design Thinking

Product Roadmaps Relaunched

by C. Todd Lombardo • 2017

Stop promising features: build a roadmap that communicates strategy and embraces change.

4.10

1k+

📋 Product Management 💡 Customer-Centric Design ⚖️ Strategic Prioritization 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment 🔄 Adaptive Planning

Product Roadmaps Relaunched 96%

Stop promising features: build a roadmap that communicates strategy and embraces change.

by C. Todd Lombardo 2017

4.10

1k+ ratings

📋 Product Management 💡 Customer-Centric Design ⚖️ Strategic Prioritization 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment 🔄 Adaptive Planning

Innovation Games

by Luke Hohmann • 2006

Turn customer discovery into a game: the play-based way to uncover what buyers really need.

3.98

305

🛠️ Product Development 👥 Participatory Design 💡 Design Thinking 🔍 Customer Insights 🧩 Workshop Facilitation

Innovation Games 96%

Turn customer discovery into a game: the play-based way to uncover what buyers really need.

by Luke Hohmann 2006

3.98

305 ratings

🛠️ Product Development 👥 Participatory Design 💡 Design Thinking 🔍 Customer Insights 🧩 Workshop Facilitation

10x Marketing Formula

by Garrett Moon • 2018

Ditch incremental gains. The startup method for creating content so distinct it has no competition.

4.07

110

🧱 Content Marketing 🏁 Startup Marketing 🎯 Content Strategy 📈 Growth Hacking ⚙️ Lean Methodology

10x Marketing Formula 96%

Ditch incremental gains. The startup method for creating content so distinct it has no competition.

by Garrett Moon 2018

4.07

110 ratings

🧱 Content Marketing 🏁 Startup Marketing 🎯 Content Strategy 📈 Growth Hacking ⚙️ Lean Methodology

Lean Inception

by Paulo Caroli • 2018

The workshop recipe that aligns a team and defines the right MVP, no code needed.

4.07

446

🧱 Product Management 🚀 Lean Startup 🔄 Agile Development 🎯 Workshop Facilitation 🤝 Team Alignment

Lean Inception 96%

The workshop recipe that aligns a team and defines the right MVP, no code needed.

by Paulo Caroli 2018

4.07

446 ratings

🧱 Product Management 🚀 Lean Startup 🔄 Agile Development 🎯 Workshop Facilitation 🤝 Team Alignment

Well-Designed

by Jon Kolko • 2014

The best products win on emotion, not features. How to design with empathy instead of assumptions.

3.89

512

📐 Product Design 🧩 User Experience 📋 Product Management 💡 Design Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Design

Well-Designed 96%

The best products win on emotion, not features. How to design with empathy instead of assumptions.

by Jon Kolko 2014

3.89

512 ratings

📐 Product Design 🧩 User Experience 📋 Product Management 💡 Design Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Design

Start at the End

by Matt Wallaert • 2019

Most products try to motivate. The ones that stick remove what's in the way.

3.81

433

🧠 Behavioral Design 🗺️ Product Strategy 📊 Behavioral Economics ✏️ Product Design ⚖️ Ethical Design

Start at the End 96%

Most products try to motivate. The ones that stick remove what's in the way.

by Matt Wallaert 2019

3.81

433 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Design 🗺️ Product Strategy 📊 Behavioral Economics ✏️ Product Design ⚖️ Ethical Design

Escaping the Build Trap

by Melissa Perri • 2018

Feature factories ship output. Products need outcomes. The framework for making the switch.

4.28

5k+

🧭 Product Management 🎯 Outcome-Driven Development 🗺️ Product Strategy 🔍 Product Discovery 🧪 Experimentation Culture

Escaping the Build Trap 96%

Feature factories ship output. Products need outcomes. The framework for making the switch.

by Melissa Perri 2018

4.28

5k+ ratings

🧭 Product Management 🎯 Outcome-Driven Development 🗺️ Product Strategy 🔍 Product Discovery 🧪 Experimentation Culture

The Right It

by Alberto Savoia • 2019

Skill can't save an unwanted idea. Fast, cheap experiments that test market demand before building.

4.30

850

🚀 Startup Methodology ✅ Product Validation 🧪 Lean Experimentation 📉 Lean Startup 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

The Right It 96%

Skill can't save an unwanted idea. Fast, cheap experiments that test market demand before building.

by Alberto Savoia 2019

4.30

850 ratings

🚀 Startup Methodology ✅ Product Validation 🧪 Lean Experimentation 📉 Lean Startup 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

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