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Sprint

How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

Book • 2016

This book introduces the Design Sprint, a five-day process developed by Jake Knapp at Google and refined with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz at Google Ventures.

The method helps teams answer critical business questions by moving from idea to prototype to decision within a short period.

It is applicable to teams of any size, from small startups to Fortune 100 companies, and covers various sectors such as healthcare, finance, and e-commerce.

The book provides a step-by-step framework for rapid innovation, including team structuring, customer-centric mapping, and rapid prototyping and testing.

Mentioned by

Lenny Rachitsky

Jonathan Courtney

Michael Bungay-Stanier

David Myszewski

Michael Margolis

Konstantin Kisin

Mentioned in 25 episodes

Co-authored by

John Zeratsky , describing the five-day product innovation process.

Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)

Mentioned by

Lenny Rachitsky as a seminal book written by the guests, focusing on design sprints.

Making time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (authors of Sprint and Make Time, co-founders of Character Capital)

Recommended by

Marty Cagan as a helpful book for learning about sprint techniques.

The nature of product | Marty Cagan, Silicon Valley Product Group

Mentioned by Jiaona Zhang as a favorite book.

Building minimum lovable products, stories from WeWork and Airbnb, and thriving as a PM | Jiaona Zhang (Webflow, WeWork, Airbnb, Dropbox)

Mentioned by

Jonathan Courtney as an example of a book whose author he reached out to for a collaboration, which led to significant business growth.

How to get your first customers (even with ZERO audience)

Mentioned by

Brett McKay as one of

Jake Knapp 's books.

How to Create a Distraction-Free Phone

Mentioned by

Jake Knapp as a book about the design sprint process.

Jake Knapp: Click—How to make what people want

Mentioned by

Chris Hutchins as books written by

John Zeratsky .

12 Tactics to Make More Time EVERY Day with Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky

Mentioned by

Jonathan Courtney as the author of "Sprint", a book that inspired his outreach strategy.

How to meet anyone you want

Mentioned by

Jake Knapp as his first book, detailing the design sprint method.

Jake Knapp: The Founder’s Guide to Product-Market Fit

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Michael Bungay-Stanier as one of the two books that shares the process for testing out new ideas to solve big problems.

Stop Planning, Start Prototyping Change: John Zeratsky

Mentioned by Amantha Imber as one of

Jake Knapp 's books, focusing on decision-making processes.

The decision-making traps you fall into every day: and how Jake Knapp avoids them

Mentioned by

John Zeratsky as books he co-authored with Jake Knapp.

Mentioned by Eric Moore when comparing design thinking to design sprints.

210 - Know your audience — with Eric Moore

Mentioned by

David Myszewski as the basis for Wealthfront's product market fit process.

Episode 214: From Apple to FinTech: Balancing Automation & Customer Trust with David Myszewski

Mentioned by

Carol Guest in relation to design sprints and Michael Margolis 's work.

#161 - Learn More Faster About Customers with Michael Margolis of GV

Mentioned by

Cal Newport as a resource for implementing sprint methodologies.

Ep. 144: LISTENER CALLS: Is Overload Necessary?

Mentioned by

Konstantin Kisin in the introduction of Jake Knapp, who is the author of the book.

The State of the World Economy with Liam Halligan

Mentioned by

John Zeratsky as a book they authored.

Mentioned by

John Zeratsky as a previously published book by the podcast hosts.

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