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A better way to plan, build, and ship products (Ryan Singer)

Ryan Singer, Lenny Rachitsky · Lenny's Podcast (YouTube) Free Intermediate

A better way to plan, build, and ship products (Ryan Singer)

Ryan Singer, who wrote Shape Up, walks Lenny through the whole method in conversation, which is often easier to absorb than the book. He explains appetites, shaping at the right level of detail, and why a backlog is a trap. Watch this if you want one sitting that covers the entire approach with a founder audience in mind.

  • Shape the work before you bet on it, not after
  • An appetite starts with a number and works back to a design
  • Kill the backlog so old ideas stop haunting your plan
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The question it answers

  1. How do I build a roadmap without over-planning?

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