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Shape Up
An annotated collection of 2 books & essays on shape up, spanning 2019 to 2021. Featuring works by Ryan Singer — each with editorial commentary oriented to digital product practice.
Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters
Ryan Singer, 2019 · Basecamp
Shape Up is Basecamp's operating manual for product development, written by Ryan Singer after a decade of practice: six-week cycles, two-week cool-downs, "appetite" instead of estimates, teams responsible for both shapin…
Products Are Functions
Ryan Singer, 2021 · Felt Presence
Ryan Singer argues that every product is, at its core, a function: a mapping from a user's current state to a desired one. The frame sounds abstract until you try to apply it — then it starts to dissolve the usual confus…