Resources

Books, tools, podcasts, and learning materials that have shaped my thinking and approach to building products.

πŸ’‘ Learning Philosophy

Theory + Application

Balance conceptual learning with hands-on building. Implement your knowledge.

Rapid Iteration

Build, measure, learn, repeatβ€”applied to learning itself. Fail fast, learn faster.

First Principles Thinking

Break down complex problems into fundamental truths and build up from there. Question assumptions.

Read Until You Get Bored

Naval's approach: consume new information until diminishing returns kick in.

πŸ“š Essential Books

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Wealth, happiness, and the art of reading until you get bored
β†’ Read my insights
Rework
Simple, practical advice on building a business without the fluff
β†’ Get the book
The Mom Test
How to validate ideas through better customer conversations
β†’ Get the book
Fall in Love with the Problem
Great title that captures essential product thinking
β†’ Get the book

🎧 Podcasts

How I Built This
Stories behind the companies you know
β†’ Listen now
Lenny's Podcast
In-depth product and growth insights from industry experts
β†’ Listen now

πŸ”¬ AI & Tech

Anthropic MCP
Model Context Protocol for building AI integrations
β†’ Learn more
Papers With Code
Latest ML research with code implementations
β†’ Explore

πŸ› οΈ Development & Design

Swift & SwiftUI
For iOS development and rapid prototyping
β†’ Apple docs
React & Node.js
Web development stack for quick iterations
β†’ React docs
Figma
Design and prototyping for user experience
β†’ Try Figma
Xcode
Primary development environment for iOS apps
β†’ Download

πŸ’‘ Recommend Something

I'm always open to new resources or experiences that could expand my perspective.