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Product Strategy Textbook

A free, self-paced textbook in 7 chapters. Read a chapter, then drill it with the 102 companion flashcards using spaced repetition.

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Chapters

  1. 1Foundations of Product Strategy

    Product strategy is the set of deliberate choices that define who a product serves, what problem it solves, how it wins, and what trade-offs it will make over time. It is more than...

  2. 2Understanding the Customer

    Every product strategy begins with a clear picture of the customer. A target customer is the specific type of user or buyer the product is built to serve first, while a customer se...

  3. 3Value, Positioning, and Competitive Advantage

    A value proposition explains the specific benefit the product delivers and why it is better than the alternatives for a given customer. It is not a slogan; it is a claim that must...

  4. 4Focus, Trade-offs, and Strategic Coherence

    If strategy were only about what to do, it would be easy. Strategy is also about what not to do. A trade-off is a deliberate choice to prioritize one outcome at the expense of anot...

  5. 5Measuring Success and Validating Assumptions

    A north star metric is the single measure that best captures the value the product creates for customers and the business. It differs from a vanity metric, which may look impressiv...

  6. 6Sequencing, Roadmaps, and Platform Strategy

    Strategy explains the logic behind choices; the roadmap is the time-based expression of the work that follows. Strategic sequencing decides which markets, features, or capabilities...

  7. 7Go-to-Market, Pricing, and Strategic Discipline

    Even a great product fails if no one hears about it. Distribution strategy is the plan for how a product reaches customers through channels, partners, sales motions, or self-serve...

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