🎙️ Developer Interviews

Strategies and preparation for the gauntlet of technical interviews — from algorithm challenges to system design to the art of thinking out loud.

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

by Jason Schreier • 2017

Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.

4.20

25k+

🎮 Video Game Development 🎬 Behind The Scenes 📰 Tech Journalism 🎨 Creative Process 🛠️ Labor Practices

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels 89%

Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.

by Jason Schreier 2017

4.20

25k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Development 🎬 Behind The Scenes 📰 Tech Journalism 🎨 Creative Process 🛠️ Labor Practices

Press Reset

by Jason Schreier • 2021

Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.

4.05

8k+

🎮 Video Game Industry 🛠️ Tech Labor ⏰ Crunch Culture 📉 Job Precarity 🎭 Art Vs Commerce

Press Reset 88%

Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.

by Jason Schreier 2021

4.05

8k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Industry 🛠️ Tech Labor ⏰ Crunch Culture 📉 Job Precarity 🎭 Art Vs Commerce

Coders at Work

by Peter Seibel • 2009

Fifteen master programmers on how they think, debug, and design: the craft in their own words.

3.95

5k+

🧑‍💻 Software Engineering 🔨 Craft Of Programming 🗣️ Polyglot Programming 🕵️ Hacker Culture 📚 Self-Taught Programmers

Coders at Work 87%

Fifteen master programmers on how they think, debug, and design: the craft in their own words.

by Peter Seibel 2009

3.95

5k+ ratings

🧑‍💻 Software Engineering 🔨 Craft Of Programming 🗣️ Polyglot Programming 🕵️ Hacker Culture 📚 Self-Taught Programmers

Level Up!

by Scott Rogers • 2010

The game design manual that puts controls, camera, and characters first, then shows you the rest.

4.09

1k+

🎮 Video Game Development 🛠️ Practical Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 📖 Game Storytelling 🗺️ Level Design

Level Up! 87%

The game design manual that puts controls, camera, and characters first, then shows you the rest.

by Scott Rogers 2010

4.09

1k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Development 🛠️ Practical Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 📖 Game Storytelling 🗺️ Level Design

Gamers at Work

by Morgan Ramsay • 2012

Atari, EA, Blizzard, Valve: the founders reveal the near-death moments behind gaming's biggest hits.

3.69

138

🎮 Game Industry 🚀 Tech Startups 🎙️ Founder Interviews 🏢 Company Culture 🎨 Creative Business

Gamers at Work 87%

Atari, EA, Blizzard, Valve: the founders reveal the near-death moments behind gaming's biggest hits.

by Morgan Ramsay 2012

3.69

138 ratings

🎮 Game Industry 🚀 Tech Startups 🎙️ Founder Interviews 🏢 Company Culture 🎨 Creative Business

Soft Skills to Advance Your Developer Career

by Zsolt Nagy • 2019

Code earned you the interview. The soft skills that win the offer and the promotion are learnable.

3.67

💻 Developer Soft Skills 🗣️ Communication Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding 💰 Salary Negotiation 📋 Interview Preparation

Soft Skills to Advance Your Developer Career Summary

Soft Skills to Advance Your Developer Career 87%

Code earned you the interview. The soft skills that win the offer and the promotion are learnable.

by Zsolt Nagy 2019

3.67

9 ratings

💻 Developer Soft Skills 🗣️ Communication Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding 💰 Salary Negotiation 📋 Interview Preparation

Masters of Doom

by David Kushner • 2003

Two coders, one lake house, and the game that turned office workers into after-hours warriors.

4.30

20k+

🎮 Video Game History 🕹️ Game Development 🚀 Tech Startups 🤝 Creative Partnerships 💻 Hacker Ethos

Masters of Doom 87%

Two coders, one lake house, and the game that turned office workers into after-hours warriors.

by David Kushner 2003

4.30

20k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game History 🕹️ Game Development 🚀 Tech Startups 🤝 Creative Partnerships 💻 Hacker Ethos

More Joel on Software

by Joel Spolsky • 2008

Ship on schedule, hire developers who skip the job boards, and know when fixing beats rewriting.

4.05

549

🖥️ Software Development 👔 Engineering Management 🤝 Developer Culture 🛠️ Pragmatic Programming 🧹 Legacy Code

More Joel on Software 87%

Ship on schedule, hire developers who skip the job boards, and know when fixing beats rewriting.

by Joel Spolsky 2008

4.05

549 ratings

🖥️ Software Development 👔 Engineering Management 🤝 Developer Culture 🛠️ Pragmatic Programming 🧹 Legacy Code

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices

by John P. Doran • 2017

Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.

3.90

🎮 Game Development 🧩 Design Patterns 🧹 Clean Code 🏗️ Software Architecture ⚡ Performance Optimization

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices Summary

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices 87%

Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.

by John P. Doran 2017

3.90

20 ratings

🎮 Game Development 🧩 Design Patterns 🧹 Clean Code 🏗️ Software Architecture ⚡ Performance Optimization

A Game Design Vocabulary

by Anna Anthropy • 2013

The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.

3.94

134

📗 Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧩 Game Systems 🧠 Player Experience 📖 Emergent Narrative

A Game Design Vocabulary 87%

The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.

by Anna Anthropy 2013

3.94

134 ratings

📗 Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧩 Game Systems 🧠 Player Experience 📖 Emergent Narrative

The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide

by John Sonmez • 2017

One language, one portfolio, one interview strategy: the sequence that turns learners into hires.

4.02

1k+

💼 Software Careers 🚪 Breaking Into Tech 🎯 Technical Interviews ⌨️ Learning To Code 🧪 Software Testing

The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide Summary

The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide 86%

One language, one portfolio, one interview strategy: the sequence that turns learners into hires.

by John Sonmez 2017

4.02

1k+ ratings

💼 Software Careers 🚪 Breaking Into Tech 🎯 Technical Interviews ⌨️ Learning To Code 🧪 Software Testing

The Game Maker's Apprentice

by Jacob Habgood • 2006

Build games without writing code: a visual logic system that teaches design as you go.

3.94

148

🎮 Game Development Basics 🕹️ 2D Game Creation 🧩 Drag And Drop Coding 🎨 Game Design For Beginners 🏗️ Level Design

The Game Maker's Apprentice 86%

Build games without writing code: a visual logic system that teaches design as you go.

by Jacob Habgood 2006

3.94

148 ratings

🎮 Game Development Basics 🕹️ 2D Game Creation 🧩 Drag And Drop Coding 🎨 Game Design For Beginners 🏗️ Level Design

Smart and Gets Things Done

by Spolsky • 2007

Why great engineers are worth ten times the average, and the interview tactics that reveal them.

4.00

1k+

🖥️ Tech Hiring 🛠️ Engineering Management 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 🎯 Recruiting Strategies 🧱 Team Building

Smart and Gets Things Done 86%

Why great engineers are worth ten times the average, and the interview tactics that reveal them.

by Spolsky 2007

4.00

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Tech Hiring 🛠️ Engineering Management 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 🎯 Recruiting Strategies 🧱 Team Building

Hitchcock/Truffaut

by François Truffaut • 1985

A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.

4.47

10k+

🧱 Film Craft 🎬 Auteur Theory ⏳ Suspense Mechanics ✍️ Screenwriting 🎙️ Director Interviews

Hitchcock/Truffaut 86%

A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.

by François Truffaut 1985

4.47

10k+ ratings

🧱 Film Craft 🎬 Auteur Theory ⏳ Suspense Mechanics ✍️ Screenwriting 🎙️ Director Interviews

Persuasive Games

by Ian Bogost • 2007

A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.

3.84

360

🎮 Game Studies 📺 Media Theory 📜 Rhetorical Theory 🎲 Game Design Theory 📱 Digital Media Criticism

Persuasive Games 86%

A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.

by Ian Bogost 2007

3.84

360 ratings

🎮 Game Studies 📺 Media Theory 📜 Rhetorical Theory 🎲 Game Design Theory 📱 Digital Media Criticism

One Up

by Joost van Dreunen • 2020

Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.

4.13

213

🎮 Video Game Industry 🏗️ Platform Economics 📡 Digital Disruption 🎨 Creative Industries 👾 Game Developers

One Up 86%

Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.

by Joost van Dreunen 2020

4.13

213 ratings

🎮 Video Game Industry 🏗️ Platform Economics 📡 Digital Disruption 🎨 Creative Industries 👾 Game Developers

Designing Games

by Tynan Sylvester • 2013

Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.

4.47

517

🎮 Game Design 🧠 Player Psychology 🔄 Iterative Design 🔗 Systems Thinking 📖 Narrative Design

Designing Games 86%

Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.

by Tynan Sylvester 2013

4.47

517 ratings

🎮 Game Design 🧠 Player Psychology 🔄 Iterative Design 🔗 Systems Thinking 📖 Narrative Design

Video Game Storytelling

by Evan Skolnick • 2014

Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.

3.99

503

🎮 Game Writing 📖 Interactive Storytelling 📐 Story Structure 🧑 Character Arcs 🏛️ Mythic Structure

Video Game Storytelling 86%

Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.

by Evan Skolnick 2014

3.99

503 ratings

🎮 Game Writing 📖 Interactive Storytelling 📐 Story Structure 🧑 Character Arcs 🏛️ Mythic Structure

Deploy Empathy

by Michele Hansen • 2021

The questions that make customers reveal the problems they'll actually pay to solve.

4.37

131

🎙️ User Interviews 📡 Customer Development 🔍 Product Discovery 🗣️ Interview Techniques 💡 Empathy In Business

Deploy Empathy 86%

The questions that make customers reveal the problems they'll actually pay to solve.

by Michele Hansen 2021

4.37

131 ratings

🎙️ User Interviews 📡 Customer Development 🔍 Product Discovery 🗣️ Interview Techniques 💡 Empathy In Business

Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools

by David Lightbown • 2015

Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.

4.13

🛠️ Game Development Tools 🖼️ User Interface Design 👥 User-Centered Design 🔍 Usability Testing 🧠 Cognitive Design

Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools Summary

Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools 86%

Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.

by David Lightbown 2015

4.13

16 ratings

🛠️ Game Development Tools 🖼️ User Interface Design 👥 User-Centered Design 🔍 Usability Testing 🧠 Cognitive Design

Cracking the Coding Interview

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell • 2020

189 interview problems that teach you to think out loud, because code follows from thinking.

4.33

476

🧑‍💻 Coding Interviews 🧠 Algorithm Problems 🗂️ Data Structures 🧑‍🏫 New Engineers ⏱️ Big O Notation

Cracking the Coding Interview 86%

189 interview problems that teach you to think out loud, because code follows from thinking.

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 2020

4.33

476 ratings

🧑‍💻 Coding Interviews 🧠 Algorithm Problems 🗂️ Data Structures 🧑‍🏫 New Engineers ⏱️ Big O Notation

Cracking the Tech Career

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell • 2014

Recruiters give your resume six seconds. Here is the full system for making them count.

4.02

436

💻 Tech Careers 📝 Interview Preparation 🧑‍💻 Coding Interviews 📄 Resume Writing 🤝 Professional Networking

Cracking the Tech Career 86%

Recruiters give your resume six seconds. Here is the full system for making them count.

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 2014

4.02

436 ratings

💻 Tech Careers 📝 Interview Preparation 🧑‍💻 Coding Interviews 📄 Resume Writing 🤝 Professional Networking

Effective Programming

by Jeff Atwood • 2012

Syntax lands the job. Everything else—teams, users, security—is what actually keeps it.

3.91

931

🧱 Software Craftsmanship 🖥️ User Experience Design 🔒 Security-First Design 🧭 Tech Leadership 🌍 Remote Teams

Effective Programming 86%

Syntax lands the job. Everything else—teams, users, security—is what actually keeps it.

by Jeff Atwood 2012

3.91

931 ratings

🧱 Software Craftsmanship 🖥️ User Experience Design 🔒 Security-First Design 🧭 Tech Leadership 🌍 Remote Teams

Cracking the PM Interview

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell • 2013

Five interview formats make or break PM candidates. Most people prep for two.

4.17

4k+

📋 Product Management 💻 Tech Interviews 📝 Interview Preparation 📊 Case Questions 🔄 Career Switching

Cracking the PM Interview 86%

Five interview formats make or break PM candidates. Most people prep for two.

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 2013

4.17

4k+ ratings

📋 Product Management 💻 Tech Interviews 📝 Interview Preparation 📊 Case Questions 🔄 Career Switching

A Theory Of Fun For Game Design

by Ralph Koster • 2004

Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.

3.90

3k+

🎮 Game Design 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Learning Through Games ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧩 Player Psychology

A Theory Of Fun For Game Design 86%

Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.

by Ralph Koster 2004

3.90

3k+ ratings

🎮 Game Design 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Learning Through Games ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧩 Player Psychology

Game Programming Patterns

by Robert Nystrom • 2011

The programming patterns that make game code resilient to change, and the ones that don't.

4.49

2k+

🎮 Game Programming 🧩 Design Patterns 🏗️ Software Architecture ⚡ Performance Optimization 🔗 Decoupling

Game Programming Patterns 86%

The programming patterns that make game code resilient to change, and the ones that don't.

by Robert Nystrom 2011

4.49

2k+ ratings

🎮 Game Programming 🧩 Design Patterns 🏗️ Software Architecture ⚡ Performance Optimization 🔗 Decoupling

Smashing WordPress

by Thord Daniel Hedengren • 2010

Take WordPress beyond blogging with themes, custom post types, and the loop for any site.

3.76

247

🛠️ Wordpress Development 🎨 Theme Building 🔌 Plugin Development 💻 Cms Platforms 📚 Developer Guides

Smashing WordPress 86%

Take WordPress beyond blogging with themes, custom post types, and the loop for any site.

by Thord Daniel Hedengren 2010

3.76

247 ratings

🛠️ Wordpress Development 🎨 Theme Building 🔌 Plugin Development 💻 Cms Platforms 📚 Developer Guides

Think Like a Game Designer

by Justin Gary • 2018

A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.

4.01

184

🎮 Game Design 🎨 Creative Industries 💡 Design Thinking 🔧 Rapid Prototyping 🧠 Player Psychology

Think Like a Game Designer 86%

A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.

by Justin Gary 2018

4.01

184 ratings

🎮 Game Design 🎨 Creative Industries 💡 Design Thinking 🔧 Rapid Prototyping 🧠 Player Psychology

Silent Hill

by Bernard Perron • 2006

Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.

3.65

253

🎮 Survival Horror Games 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Psychological Horror 👹 Monster Symbolism 🔊 Game Sound Design

Silent Hill 86%

Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.

by Bernard Perron 2006

3.65

253 ratings

🎮 Survival Horror Games 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Psychological Horror 👹 Monster Symbolism 🔊 Game Sound Design

The Clean Coder

by Robert C. Martin • 2011

A pro programmer's real job: saying no, keeping promises, staying calm when the build breaks.

4.26

9k+

💼 Developer Conduct 🔨 Software Craftsmanship 💎 Code Quality 🧪 Automated Testing ⏰ Time Management

The Clean Coder 86%

A pro programmer's real job: saying no, keeping promises, staying calm when the build breaks.

by Robert C. Martin 2011

4.26

9k+ ratings

💼 Developer Conduct 🔨 Software Craftsmanship 💎 Code Quality 🧪 Automated Testing ⏰ Time Management

Play Nice

by Jason Schreier • 2024

$80 million and seven years for a game that never shipped: the unraveling of Blizzard Entertainment.

4.16

7k+

🎮 Video Game Industry 🏢 Corporate Culture 💻 Tech Company Histories ⏰ Crunch Culture ⚠️ Workplace Misconduct

Play Nice 86%

$80 million and seven years for a game that never shipped: the unraveling of Blizzard Entertainment.

by Jason Schreier 2024

4.16

7k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Industry 🏢 Corporate Culture 💻 Tech Company Histories ⏰ Crunch Culture ⚠️ Workplace Misconduct

A Composer's Guide to Game Music

by Winifred Phillips • 2014

Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.

4.21

175

🎮 Game Music Composition 🎧 Interactive Audio 🔄 Adaptive Music 💻 Music Technology 💼 Music Business

A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary

A Composer's Guide to Game Music 86%

Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.

by Winifred Phillips 2014

4.21

175 ratings

🎮 Game Music Composition 🎧 Interactive Audio 🔄 Adaptive Music 💻 Music Technology 💼 Music Business

Game Design Workshop

by Tracy Fullerton • 2008

The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.

4.11

513

🎮 Game Design 📐 Rapid Prototyping 🔄 Iterative Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🌱 Emergent Gameplay

Game Design Workshop 86%

The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.

by Tracy Fullerton 2008

4.11

513 ratings

🎮 Game Design 📐 Rapid Prototyping 🔄 Iterative Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🌱 Emergent Gameplay

Understanding Software

by Max Kanat-Alexander • 2017

Code that's easy to write is hard to maintain. Here's how to flip that equation.

3.58

179

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧹 Code Quality 🔍 Debugging Methods 🏚️ Technical Debt ⏱️ Developer Productivity

Understanding Software 86%

Code that's easy to write is hard to maintain. Here's how to flip that equation.

by Max Kanat-Alexander 2017

3.58

179 ratings

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧹 Code Quality 🔍 Debugging Methods 🏚️ Technical Debt ⏱️ Developer Productivity

The Art of Game Design

by Jesse Schell • 2008

Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.

4.39

3k+

🎮 Game Design 🧠 Player Psychology 🔄 Iterative Design 🌊 Flow Theory 🌍 World-Building

The Art of Game Design 86%

Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.

by Jesse Schell 2008

4.39

3k+ ratings

🎮 Game Design 🧠 Player Psychology 🔄 Iterative Design 🌊 Flow Theory 🌍 World-Building

60 Seconds and You're Hired!

by Robin Ryan • 1994

The one-minute pitch and five-strength framework that make employers see you as the answer.

3.96

960

🎙️ Interview Skills 💰 Salary Negotiation 🔍 Job Search 📈 Self-Marketing 👔 First Impressions

60 Seconds and You're Hired! 85%

The one-minute pitch and five-strength framework that make employers see you as the answer.

by Robin Ryan 1994

3.96

960 ratings

🎙️ Interview Skills 💰 Salary Negotiation 🔍 Job Search 📈 Self-Marketing 👔 First Impressions

Unboxed

by Gordon Calleja • 2022

Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.

3.46

🎲 Board Game Design 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Play Theory 📖 Analog Revival 🔍 Phenomenology

Unboxed 85%

Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.

by Gordon Calleja 2022

3.46

13 ratings

🎲 Board Game Design 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Play Theory 📖 Analog Revival 🔍 Phenomenology

Founders at Work

by Jessica Livingston • 2001

Thirty founders on the server crashes, empty accounts, and obsession that built their companies.

4.03

38k+

🏢 Startup Stories 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 🎙️ Founder Interviews 💰 Bootstrapping 🔄 Lean Methodology

Founders at Work 85%

Thirty founders on the server crashes, empty accounts, and obsession that built their companies.

by Jessica Livingston 2001

4.03

38k+ ratings

🏢 Startup Stories 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 🎙️ Founder Interviews 💰 Bootstrapping 🔄 Lean Methodology

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers

by Zeno Rocha • 2020

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

4.00

723

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship 📚 Continuous Learning 📣 Learning In Public

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers Summary

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers 85%

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

by Zeno Rocha 2020

4.00

723 ratings

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship 📚 Continuous Learning 📣 Learning In Public

Joel on Software

by Joel Spolsky • 2004

One tester per two devs, specs before code, and informal user tests: rules for shipping software.

4.13

3k+

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 👔 Tech Management 🧪 Software Testing 🧑‍💻 Hiring Engineers 🎨 Ui Design Principles

Joel on Software 85%

One tester per two devs, specs before code, and informal user tests: rules for shipping software.

by Joel Spolsky 2004

4.13

3k+ ratings

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 👔 Tech Management 🧪 Software Testing 🧑‍💻 Hiring Engineers 🎨 Ui Design Principles

Design Thinking Research

by Larry Leifer • 2013

What if your programming environment saved every change, so you could explore ideas without risk?

4.00

💻 Software Design 🗂️ Version Control 🔄 Iterative Development ✅ Code Quality Automation 🧠 Cognitive Load Reduction

Design Thinking Research 85%

What if your programming environment saved every change, so you could explore ideas without risk?

by Larry Leifer 2013

4.00

1 ratings

💻 Software Design 🗂️ Version Control 🔄 Iterative Development ✅ Code Quality Automation 🧠 Cognitive Load Reduction

NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide

by Glen Weldon • 2021

Start a podcast with what you own. The rest is storytelling craft, and NPR wrote the manual.

4.28

213

🎙️ Podcasting 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🏠 Home Recording 🎤 Interview Techniques 📈 Audience Building

NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide 85%

Start a podcast with what you own. The rest is storytelling craft, and NPR wrote the manual.

by Glen Weldon 2021

4.28

213 ratings

🎙️ Podcasting 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🏠 Home Recording 🎤 Interview Techniques 📈 Audience Building

Start Small, Stay Small

by Rob Walling • 2010

Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.

3.95

2k+

💰 Bootstrapping 🎯 Niche Markets 🚀 Lean Startup ✅ Idea Validation 📣 Audience Building

Start Small, Stay Small 85%

Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.

by Rob Walling 2010

3.95

2k+ ratings

💰 Bootstrapping 🎯 Niche Markets 🚀 Lean Startup ✅ Idea Validation 📣 Audience Building

Interviewing Users

by Steve Portigal • 2013

Your assumptions about users are wrong. A systematic way to find out what they actually need.

4.13

1k+

🔍 User Research 📋 Qualitative Research 💬 Interview Techniques 👂 Active Listening ❓ Question Design

Interviewing Users 85%

Your assumptions about users are wrong. A systematic way to find out what they actually need.

by Steve Portigal 2013

4.13

1k+ ratings

🔍 User Research 📋 Qualitative Research 💬 Interview Techniques 👂 Active Listening ❓ Question Design

Working in Public

by Nadia Eghbal • 2020

Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.

3.92

951

💻 Open Source Software 💰 Creator Economy 👁️ Attention Economics 🔧 Digital Labor 🌐 Community Management

Working in Public 85%

Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.

by Nadia Eghbal 2020

3.92

951 ratings

💻 Open Source Software 💰 Creator Economy 👁️ Attention Economics 🔧 Digital Labor 🌐 Community Management

The Kickstarter Handbook

by Don Steinberg • 2012

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

3.74

133

🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building 📢 Media Outreach 🎬 Video Marketing

The Kickstarter Handbook 85%

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

by Don Steinberg 2012

3.74

133 ratings

🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building 📢 Media Outreach 🎬 Video Marketing

101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions

by Ron Fry • 1991

An interview is a sale with you as the product. 101 answers that close the deal.

3.77

689

📋 Interview Preparation 🧠 Behavioral Interviews 🎤 Self-Presentation ♟️ Interview Strategy 💪 Confidence Building

101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions Summary

101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions 85%

An interview is a sale with you as the product. 101 answers that close the deal.

by Ron Fry 1991

3.77

689 ratings

📋 Interview Preparation 🧠 Behavioral Interviews 🎤 Self-Presentation ♟️ Interview Strategy 💪 Confidence Building

Solving Product Design Exercises

by Artiom Dashinsky • 2018

The interview exercise that screens designers out. The structured process that gets them through.

4.31

672

🖥️ Product Design 💡 Design Thinking 🎙️ Interview Skills 💻 Tech Interviews 📈 Design Careers

Solving Product Design Exercises Summary

Solving Product Design Exercises 85%

The interview exercise that screens designers out. The structured process that gets them through.

by Artiom Dashinsky 2018

4.31

672 ratings

🖥️ Product Design 💡 Design Thinking 🎙️ Interview Skills 💻 Tech Interviews 📈 Design Careers

Stop Asking Questions

by Andrew Warner • 2021

A therapist's secret tools for getting anyone to open up, from first hello to final reveal.

4.13

187

🎙️ Interviewing 👂 Active Listening ❓ Strategic Questioning 🤝 Trust Building 📖 Storytelling Frameworks

Stop Asking Questions 85%

A therapist's secret tools for getting anyone to open up, from first hello to final reveal.

by Andrew Warner 2021

4.13

187 ratings

🎙️ Interviewing 👂 Active Listening ❓ Strategic Questioning 🤝 Trust Building 📖 Storytelling Frameworks

Creative Selection

by Ken Kocienda • 2018

How Apple's engineers really worked: no sudden genius, just relentless demos and decisive taste.

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🎨 Product Design 🖥️ User Experience 🔄 Iterative Prototyping ✨ Intuitive Design 👥 Small Team Dynamics

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How Apple's engineers really worked: no sudden genius, just relentless demos and decisive taste.

by Ken Kocienda 2018

4.05

5k+ ratings

🎨 Product Design 🖥️ User Experience 🔄 Iterative Prototyping ✨ Intuitive Design 👥 Small Team Dynamics

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