14 Golden Quotes Product People Should Live By

Mangesh Bhamre

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Some quotes inspire and make you think. Few quotes you never forget and start living. Here are some of my favorite quotes that apply to business and product management.

Quotes from the book – Art of War by, Sun Tzu

Art of War by Sun Tzu is an age-old classic that is a must-read by Entrepreneurs and Product people.

#1 – On Strategy

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”

Sun Tzu The Art of War

#2 On Competition

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

Sun Tzu The Art of War

#3 On Turbulent Times

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”

Sun Tzu The Art of War

#4 On Planning And Preparation

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win”

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

#5 On Leadership

“Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.” –

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

#6 On Competition And Market

“So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.”

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Popular Quotes From Recent Times

#7 On Differentiator

Monopoly is the condition of every successful business

Peter Theil

#8 On Execution

Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art.

Peter Drucker

#9 On Innovation

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Albert Einstein

#10 On Product Quality

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

Bill Gates, Microsoft

#11 On Launching Products Faster

“If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”

Reid Garrett Hoffman, Entrepreneur

#12 On Prioritization

“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas.”

Steve Jobs, Apple

#13 On Communication

“Quite simply, it’s the product manager’s job to articulate two simple things: What game are we playing? How do we keep score?”

Adam Nash, Dropbox/Wealthfront/LinkedIn/eBay

#14 On Value Creation

“At the end of the day, your job isn’t to get the requirements right — your job is to change the world.”

Jeff Patton, Veteran Product Manager and Consultant

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