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Product Driven
This is the brutally practical guide to building teams that think, lead, and ship like owners.
Book • 2025
A book by Matt Watson focusing on developing a product-driven mindset for software engineers, it explores empathy for the customer, the importance of understanding the business, and how to avoid becoming disconnected from the purpose of their work.
The book teaches to get that feedback and visibility to the customer.
The book also suggests to have ownership of a part of the app.
It highlights how to take ownership and drive it forward.
By understanding the customer and what good looks like, software engineers can have a great time.
The book teaches to get that feedback and visibility to the customer.
The book also suggests to have ownership of a part of the app.
It highlights how to take ownership and drive it forward.
By understanding the customer and what good looks like, software engineers can have a great time.
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