Product building methods that work with Sam McAfee (Startup Patterns)

Blake Thorne (@blakethorne - https://twitter.com/blakethorne) of LaunchNotes talks with Sam McAfee about his experience in the early days of tech and how he came to write a book about the working methods of good startup teams. Sam also shares his favorite books related to the world of startups.

🔗 Links

• Sam’s company: https://www.startuppatterns.com/ 

• Sam’s book: https://a.co/d/1kehttN 

• Continuous Discovery Habits: https://a.co/d/iPhopiY

• Escaping the Build Trap: https://a.co/d/an3of1K

• Team Topologies: https://a.co/d/8771g1K 

• Everything in its place: https://a.co/d/8BAL0rU 

• Sam’s favorite product: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/ 

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📝 Show notes

(00:00) - Introductions

(08:14) - The early days of agile

(22:12) - A "case study" startup Sam featured in his book

(27:39) - Advice to product teams during a tech industry downturn

(37:43) - Sam's book recommendations

(44:34) - Sam's favorite product