Title: Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Authors: Jake Knapp; John Zeratsky; Braden Kowitz
Publication date (EN): March 8, 2016 (Simon & Schuster)
Pages (EN): 288 (hardcover).
Value for PMs & founders (problem it solves)
A time-boxed, five-day playbook to de-risk big bets: assemble a small team, build a realistic prototype in one day, then test with five target customers before you commit to code, budget, or roadmap.
Summary
Monday (map & target), Tuesday (sketch), Wednesday (decide & storyboard), Thursday (prototype), Friday (1:1 customer tests). The method—born at Google and refined at GV—mixes design thinking, strategy, and research into a repeatable checklist.
3 community-reported takeaways (with sources)
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Prototype + five interviews in a week → fast evidence before building. Shortform
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Structured decision-making (Note-and-Vote, Decider) beats open-ended debate and speeds alignment. GV Library
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Sprints pay off even when they reveal flaws—you avoid costly builds. Medium
Buy online (FR & international)
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Simon & Schuster (publisher page). Simon & Schuster
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Amazon (US). Amazon
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Bookshop.org. Bookshop
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Barnes & Noble (US). Barnes & Noble
Author of Impact Factories / Co-founder of Shy Robotics and Product Whys / Head of Product at Dassault Systèmes / Engineer passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship
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