<p>Blake Thorne (@blakethorne - https://twitter.com/blakethorne) of LaunchNotes talks with Sam McAfee about his experience in the early days of tech and how he came to write a book about the working methods of good startup teams. Sam also shares his favorite books related to the world of startups.</p> <p><br></p> <p>🔗 Links</p> <ul> <li><p>Sam’s company: <a href="https://www.startuppatterns.com/">https://www.startuppatterns.com/</a> </p> </li> <li><p>Sam’s book: <a href="https://a.co/d/1kehttN">https://a.co/d/1kehttN</a> </p> </li> <li><p>Continuous Discovery Habits: <a href="https://a.co/d/iPhopiY">https://a.co/d/iPhopiY</a></p> </li> <li><p>Escaping the Build Trap: <a href="https://a.co/d/an3of1K">https://a.co/d/an3of1K</a></p> </li> <li><p>Team Topologies: <a href="https://a.co/d/8771g1K">https://a.co/d/8771g1K</a> </p> </li> <li><p>Everything in its place: <a href="https://a.co/d/8BAL0rU">https://a.co/d/8BAL0rU</a> </p> </li> <li><p>Sam’s favorite product: <a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/">https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/</a> </p> </li> <li><p>🚀 Check out LaunchNotes: https://launchnotes.com</p> </li> <li><p>🙏 Join Launch Awesome:  https://www.launchnotes.com/launch-awesome</p> </li> <li><p>📺 Follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClgMZx0kGDSSBAQG0wkDRyg</p> </li> <li><p>Check out the LaunchNotes Podcast: https://launchnotes-podcast.launchnotes.io/</p> </li> </ul> <p>📝 Show notes</p> <p>(00:00) - Introductions</p> <p>(08:14) - The early days of agile</p> <p>(22:12) - A &quot;case study&quot; startup Sam featured in his book</p> <p>(27:39) - Advice to product teams during a tech industry downturn</p> <p>(37:43) - Sam&#39;s book recommendations</p> <p>(44:34) - Sam&#39;s favorite product</p>