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Continuous Discovery Habits vs The Mom Test: Which Discovery Book Should a PM Read First?

Read The Mom Test first to learn how to ask customers honest questions, then Continuous Discovery Habits to turn those conversations into a weekly team system. AllthingsPM summarizes both, free, in 32 minutes of reading.

September 29, 2026 · 15 min read

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The $60 Product Test Every PM Should Run Before Writing a Spec

Before you prototype anything, learn to fake it. Here is why pretotyping catches the failures a roadmap never will.

August 11, 2026 · 8 min read

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Continuous Discovery Habits vs The Mom Test: Which Discovery Book Should a PM Read First?

The $60 Product Test Every PM Should Run Before Writing a Spec

Read the theory here.Practice it at allthingspm.app.

Read the theory here.
Practice it at allthingspm.app.