My resources for product development and team culture

I was asked the other day for a list of resources that I particularly like on the topic of product development and company culture. I thought I would share the list here in case any one finds them valuable.

1. Lean Startups - Eric Reis
   "The lean startup method advocates the creation of rapid prototypes designed to test market assumptions, and uses customer feedback to evolve them much faster than via more traditional product development practice" - http://bit.ly/qD88hT
2. Four Steps to Epiphany - Steve Blank
   "The essential book for anyone bringing a product to market, writing a business plan, marketing plan or sales plan. Step-by-step strategy of how to successfully organize sales, marketing and business development for a new product or company." - http://amzn.to/oJbIoN
3. Gamestorming - Dave Gray
   "An embrace and understanding of game mechanics can yield benefits in many work environments, particularly those where old hierarchical models are no longer applicable, like the creatively driven knowledge work of today’s cutting edge industries." - This book will teach you to think differently. - http://amzn.to/qRMGqr
4. Game On - John Radoff
   "Games are more than a profitable form of entertainment?the techniques of social games can be used to enhance the quality of online applications, social media and a wide range of other consumer and business experiences." - Probably the best book I have found about how to directly apply game design to your business. - http://amzn.to/q9md00 
5. Less is More - 37Signals
   A blog post from 2005 that still rings true today and is the foundation of their books Getting Real and Rework - http://bit.ly/obOuR2 
6. Startup Metrics for Pirates - Dave McClure
   A great primer on metrics driven product development. - http://bit.ly/rgNJ79
7. What do Product Managers do? - Jim Anderson
   I came across this blog post awhile back, and it is stayed in my book marks. I like the simplicity of the description around the job. Roadmap, Requirements, Problems, Positioning. - http://bit.ly/q9iM5U 
8. Company culture of Netflix
   An internal Netflix presentation that I summarized in a google document a long time ago, but I still look back on regularly: http://bit.ly/q6b776

These are listed because they were the first to come off the top of my head. I am sure there are other great ones I am leaving off. What did I miss? Leave it in the comments. 

 

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One more that I forgot about:

http://playbook.thoughtbot.com/

A great holistic overview of many great concepts.