product-discovery
The 7 Best Product Discovery Books in 2026 (Ranked, With Honest Drawbacks)
Seven product discovery books for founders and PMs, ranked: who each is for, the one idea worth stealing, and the honest drawback nobody mentions.
customer-led-development
the-mom-test
The Mom Test in the AI Era: What Still Works and What Doesn't (2026)
The Mom Test still nails the single customer conversation. But when AI builds a prototype in a weekend, the hard part moves to deciding and following
product-discovery
Continuous Discovery Habits vs Customer-Led Development: Which Book Do You Need in 2026?
An honest head-to-head of Teresa Torres's discovery classic and Customer-Led Development, and why AI changes which one your team should read first.
customer-led
What Customer-Led Actually Means: If You Can't Name Them, You Aren't
63% of execs say customer feedback drives growth ideas. Only 15% use it consistently. One question shows which side of that gap you're on.
customer-led development
The Promise-to-Delivery Gap: Where Churn Quietly Starts
Your exit survey says "missing features." The real cause was a promise made five months earlier that nobody tracked. Here's how the gap forms.
customer-led development
Ship Research: Why Building It Now Beats Asking About It
Research was insurance against expensive builds. Builds aren't expensive anymore. Here's why shipping to the customer who asked beats a six-week study.
product-management
From Story Points to Tokens: The Constraint That Ran Software Just Died
Engineering time ruled software for 70 years. AI made it cheap. Here's the constraint that replaced it, and why most teams are aiming at the wrong one.
product-market-fit
The Survey Problem: Why What Customers Say Lies About Product-Market Fit
NPS and the 'very disappointed' test measure what customers say, not what they do. Here's how to read revealed preference and find real PMF.
customer-led
Why Methodologies Fail: Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and the Customer Filter
Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, product-led, sales-led: each one fails the same way. They filter the customer through a department. Here's the fix.
customer-interviews
Books Like The Mom Test: 8 Customer Interview Books to Read Next (2026)
The Mom Test fixes your questions. These eight books cover what comes next: a free primer, a weekly discovery habit, the craft of interviewing, and what to do when your interviews never change the roadmap.