Sprint
How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz · first published 2001
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Detailed, prescriptive guide to running a five-day design sprint to solve problems and test ideas quickly. It gives a clear picture of how to run one yourself, useful for product and UX teams.
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From three partners at Google Ventures, a unique five-day process for solving tough problems, proven at more than a hundred companies. Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What’s the most important place to focus your effort, and how do you start? What will your idea look like in real life? How many meetings and discussions does it take before you can be sure you have the right solution? Now there’s a surefire way to answer these important questions: the sprint. Designer Jake Knapp created the five-day process at Google, where sprints were used on everything from Googl
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…get some inspiration. !Other honorable mentions:! Actionable Gamification (Yu-Kai Chou) I invented the Modern Age (Richard Snow) Inside the tornado (Geoffrey Moore) Jony Ive (Leander Kahney) Sprint (Jake Knapp) The lean startup (Eric Ries) The selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins) Titan (Ron Chernow) The inevitable (Kevin Kelly) The Innovators (Walter Isaacson) Scrum (Jeff Sutherland) !Most…
on “Ask HN: Books you wish you had read earlier?” ↗…like a science experiment with incremental solutions and gather as much feedback as possible. There's quite a bit written about building MVPs. Here's some resources and inspiration: - Lean Startup - Sprint (Jake Knapp) - Product Hunt Began as an Email List: http://ryanhoover.me/post/69599262875/product-hunt-began-as-... - Building Your SaaS Startup’s Launch List: https://medium.com/@cliffordoravec/the-no-bs-approach-to-bui...…
on “Ask HN: How much work do you put into MVP?” ↗…book on it few weeks back? Going through it as of writing this. It is very detailed and prescriptive. If you read it, you would have a very good idea on how to run one yourself. http://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Solve-Problems-Test-Ideas/dp/15...
on “Ask HN: Has anyone done a GV Sprint?” ↗…and learn more about how to focus on your project priorities and productivity, I strongly recommend these books: https://www.amazon.com/Scrum-Doing-Twice-Work-Half/dp/038534... https://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Solve-Problems-Test-Ideas/dp/1... I wish you success on your journey!
on “Ask HN: Being afraid and not knowing how to start building a startup concept” ↗…can be important (esp. higher level ones, like DDIA), but the bigger impact can be getting more perspective on the business or product side. 1. Lean startup - Eric Ries 2. Inspired - Marty Cagan 3. Sprint - Jake Knapp 4. Creativity inc. - Ed Catmull 5. Range - David Epstein
on “Ask HN: Name 3-5 books that had the most impact on your career and knowledge?” ↗A list of books I posted in another thread: * Steve Blank’s The Startup Manual or Four Step to Epiphany. * Dan Olsen, The Lean Product Playbook * Ryan Singer, Shape Up * Jake Knapp, Sprint * Jeff Patton, User Story Mapping * Stephen Wunker, Costovation * Jackie Bavaro, Cracking the PM Career Also checkout /r/productmanagement subreddit.
on “Getting started in product management? Any recommended books?” ↗Slightly OT, but 'Sprint' written by Jake Knapp is a pretty cool book on working on all kinds of projects, UI/UX projects included.
on “Ask HN: Good books or articles on UI design?” ↗Start with Steve Blank’s The Startup Manual or Four Step to Epiphany. Other books Dan Olsen, The Lean Product Playbook Mart Cagan, Inspired Ryan Singer, Shape Up Jake Knapp, Sprint Jeff Patton, User Story Mapping Stephen Wunker, Costovation
on “Ask HN: I'll Build the Top Comment” ↗Sprint by Jake Knapp Inspired by Marty Cagan
on “Ask HN: How can I be a good client?” ↗…By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian (applying algorithm theory to daily life) * Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Voss Chris (meh) * Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Knapp Jake (meh) * All the Light We Cannot See by Doerr Anthony (loved it) * The Remains of the Day by Ishiguro Kazuo (loved it)
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗…refreshing language) Non-fiction: Running Lean - Ash Muraya Lean Customer Development - Alvarez Talking to Humans - Giff Constable Hooked - Nir Eyal (probably not need the book to get the thesis) Sprint - Jake Knapp Juno Beach - Mark Zuehlke Anti-Education - Nietzsche
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗I think Jugaad is quite similar to what Jake Knapp suggested in his book "Sprint". https://www.amazon.in/Sprint-Solve-Problems-Test-Ideas/dp/15...
on “Jugaad: The Indian Version of Agile” ↗I read this book Sprint by Jake Knapp and few others at Google Ventures recently. It basically talks about solving important problems at your business by adopting a 5 day Sprint process. I found it pretty interesting and would…
on “Ask HN: Any startups who tried Google Ventures' 5 day sprint to solve problems?” ↗One example of Slack's decision making process is discussed in Jake Knapp's Sprint book. Essentially, create rapid disposable prototypes and test on real people to address specific problems.
on “How Big Technical Changes Happen at Slack” ↗…another thread: * Start with Steve Blank’s The Startup Manual or Four Step to Epiphany. Other books: * Dan Olsen, The Lean Product Playbook * Mart Cagan, Inspired * Ryan Singer, Shape Up * Jake Knapp, Sprint * Jeff Patton, User Story Mapping * Stephen Wunker, Costovation Also checkout /r/productmanagement subreddit.
on “Ask HN: Good resources to become a better Product Manager?” ↗