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/ 🚀 Check out LaunchNotes: https://launchnotes.com 🙏 Join Launch Awesome: https://www.launchnotes.com/launch-awesome 📺 Follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClgMZx0kGDSSBAQG0wkDRyg Check out the LaunchNotes Podcast: https://launchnotes-podcast.launchnotes.io/ 📝 Show notes (00:00) - Introductions (06:50) - The early days of agile (20:48) - A "case study" startup Sam featured in his book (26:15) - Advice to product teams during a tech industry downturn (36:19) - Sam's book recommendations (43:10) - Sam's favorite product