Reading Notes: 'D2C: Brand Strategy to Win with "Worldview" and "Technology"' by Yasuhiro Sasaki

Reading notes on Yasuhiro Sasaki's book on D2C brand strategy.

Reading Notes: 'First UX Design Guide' by Akihiko Ogihara / はじめてのUXデザイン図鑑

A beginner's take on 'First UX Design Guide' — learning UX concepts through experience essences and concrete case studies.

Reading Notes: 'Instagram: The Truth Behind the Wild Ambition' by Sarah Frier

Takeaways from Sarah Frier's 'No Filter' — Facebook's VPN acquisition intent and the Snapchat rivalry, from a consumer product builder's lens.

Reading Notes: 'Purpose: The "Meaningful" Economy and Beyond' by Hironori Iwasaki and Yasuhiro Sasaki

Reading notes on 'Purpose,' covering purpose-led strategy and Gen Z's meaningful consumption.

Reading Notes: 'User First: Yoshiteru Akita and Kufu Company - The Man Who Developed Tabelog and Cookpad' by Tsuneyoshi Noji / ユーザーファースト　穐田誉輝とくふうカンパニー

Reading notes on the Yoshiteru Akita biography — user-first philosophy, organizational design, and product thinking.

Product Strategy Development Practical Introduction - BtoB Edition

A curated reading list of references and case studies for developing a BtoB product strategy.

Compound Startup Insights Summary

A chronological link roundup of Japanese articles and podcasts on the 'compound startup' multi-product SaaS trend.

Cookpad Tech Kitchen #10 〜Product Design Talk〜 Participation Report

A report from Cookpad Tech Kitchen #10, featuring product design talks from Cookpad, Hatena Blog, minne, and AWA.

How to Meet Non-Functional Requirements?

How to avoid shipping features that meet functional but not non-functional requirements, using GitHub issues and Sprint Review.

Keep PRD (Product Requirements Document) Always Up to Date

A PRD is a roadmap for product development — here's a flow for keeping it always up to date.

'Product Managers Talk About Their Careers. For Engineers Under 35 Aspiring to be PdM【kiitokMeetup】' Participation Report #kiitok_meetup

Notes and takeaways from the kiitokMeetup event on product manager careers for aspiring PdMs.

Product Development and People, Products, Money

A People / Products / Money framework for framing product development decisions and ADRs.

PRD (Product Requirements Document) Japanese-English Translation Reference List

A Japanese-English translation reference list for the typical sections of a PRD (Product Requirements Document).

Product Vision Development: A Practical Introduction

References I used while developing a Product Vision — articles, documents, a book, and real-world examples.

Project Management Tools with Unlimited Users and Flat Rate Pricing

A pricing comparison of major project management tools that ends on Backlog as the only flat-rate, unlimited-user option.

Reading Log: 'ゼロから始めるプロダクトマネジメント (Starting Product Management from Scratch)' by Mizuki Tanno

Notes on 'Starting Product Management from Scratch' as an introductory book for new PMs, hiring executives, and product-minded engineers.

Reading Notes: 『ALL for SaaS SaaS立ち上げのすべて』(ALL for SaaS: Everything About SaaS Launch) by Miyata Yoshitaka

Notes from 'ALL for SaaS' on product vision, decision criteria, and feature shock in pricing.

Reading Notes: PLG Product-Led Growth / 『PLG プロダクト・レッド・グロース「セールスがプロダクトを売る時代」から「プロダクトでプロダクトを売る時代」へ』

Notes from 'Product-Led Growth' on GTM strategy and the small team needed to run a product-led motion.

Reading Notes: 'Implementing the Future - Four Principles for Social Transformation Through Technology' by Takaaki Umada

Reading notes on Takaaki Umada's 'Implementing the Future', covering rebundling, demand, narrative, and over-communication.

Before Engineer Hiring, Consider the Approach of Reducing Work by Terminating Services and Features

Before hiring more engineers, consider sunsetting services and features to shrink the workload first.

Information Summary for Software Engineers Taking on Product Owner Roles

Notes and references from a software engineer taking on the Product Owner role.

Technical Product Owner

Notes on the Technical Product Owner role and how it compares to Technology Officer and Tech Owner.