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24 alternatives to Shape Up

Book about product management from Ryan Singer of Basecamp

Shape Up is a book about product management by Ryan Singer from Basecamp that explains the company's approach to product development. It serves as both a guide to Basecamp's methods and a practical toolbox of… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shape Up launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Ways to Connect ▲127
A book on design by Ryan Singer from Basecamp (pre-launch)
2015 · its alternatives →
2
The Product Book▲350
How to become a great product manager
2018 · productschool.com · its alternatives →
3
Running Lean▲144
An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
ProductMap▲660
A smarter way to tell your users about product updates.
2016 · productmap.co · its alternatives →
5
Roadmap 2.0▲349
Product management tools for innovative teams
2017 · roadmap.space · its alternatives →
6
productboard 2.0▲516
The product management system for makers who care
2017 · productboard.com · its alternatives →
7
Product Landscapes▲474
Category overviews written by top founders
2024 · its alternatives →
8
Launch▲340
Free book featuring practical tips from top Product Managers
2018 · productschool.com · its alternatives →
9
The Startup Way▲507
The new book from Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup
2017 · thestartupway.com · its alternatives →
10
Product Manifesto▲354
10 principles for building better products
2021 · productschool.com · its alternatives →
11
Product Leadership: How Top Product Managers Launch Awesome Products and Build Successful Teams▲136
"If you build products, you need this book."
2017 · productleadershipbook.com · its alternatives →
12
Ship it▲281
Free book where Silicon Valley product managers reveal all 🙊
2018 · productschool.com · its alternatives →
13
ProdPad▲262
Build product roadmaps, manage ideas, and make users happy.
2014 · prodpad.com · its alternatives →
14
Shape by IDEO▲197
A visual, collaborative space to build, test, & refine ideas
2019 · shape.space · its alternatives →
15
A to Z of Product-Led Growth▲313
Learn to build profitable startups the product-led way
2021 · zeda.io · its alternatives →
16
The Product Management Guide▲271
A book on how to create and ship products that people love
2020 · producthall.com · its alternatives →
17
How to Product▲334
How to break into product management
2020 · cakhiatvxttbdh.tv · its alternatives →
18
Zero To Founder▲222
A book to help you build profitable products
2023 · upen.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
19
Product Roadmaps▲111
How to develop a product strategy + 9 example roadmaps
2016 · go.productplan.com · its alternatives →
20
Notion Pack for Product Managers▲264
A pack full of useful templates curated for product people
2022 · explore.producter.co · its alternatives →
21
The Lean Product Playbook▲97
How to innovate w/ MVPs & rapid customer feedback
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
Principles of Product Management▲254
200 pages of PM best practices from Amazon, FB, and more.
2020 · its alternatives →
23
The State of Product Leadership 2019▲179
How the role of the software Product Manager is evolving
2019 · go.pendo.io · its alternatives →
24
Lean Customer Development ▲98
Building products your customers will buy
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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