Product Management
The Bottleneck Rules
by Clarke Ching
Key Takeaway: Every system has one bottleneck. Find it, fix it, repeat. Simple but profound.
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Books I Read in 2025
A curated list of books that shaped my thinking this year. Each with a key takeaway.
Product ManagementSystems ThinkingAI/MLPhilosophyCustomer ResearchEngineering LeadershipLeadership
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Systems Thinking
Thinking in Systems
by Donella Meadows
Key Takeaway: The best mental model for understanding complex organizations and products.
Product Management
Working Backwards
by Colin Bryar & Bill Carr
Key Takeaway: Amazon's PR/FAQ method is the most underrated product spec format.
AI/ML
Designing Machine Learning Systems
by Chip Huyen
Key Takeaway: The bridge between research and production ML. Essential for AI PMs.
Philosophy
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
by Eric Jorgenson
Key Takeaway: Wealth creation and happiness distilled. Re-read the leverage section.
Product Management
Build
by Tony Fadell
Key Takeaway: Real stories from building iPod and Nest. Unfiltered startup wisdom.
Customer Research
The Mom Test
by Rob Fitzpatrick
Key Takeaway: Every question you ask customers is wrong. This book fixes that.
Engineering Leadership
Staff Engineer
by Will Larson
Key Takeaway: For PMs who want to understand how senior engineers think and grow.
Product Management
Inspired
by Marty Cagan
Key Takeaway: Still the bible of modern product management. Re-read annually.
Leadership
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
by Ben Horowitz
Key Takeaway: No fluff. Real decisions, real consequences. The CEO's field manual.
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