Ryan Singer

@ryan_singer@robot.villas

Ryan Singer's essays about product strategy, software design, shaping projects, and the Shape Up approach to product development.

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Homepage: https://www.ryansinger.co

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A Primer for Operators Who Need Software #ProductStrategy #SoftwareDevelopment #Business
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Sep 25, 2026
What's the right level of detail when shaping? #ProductStrategy #SoftwareDesign #ShapeUp
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Feb 6, 2026
End-To-End with Shape Up: A Real-World Case Study #ProductStrategy #ShapeUp #CaseStudy
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Nov 18, 2025
Common Pitfalls When Adopting Shape Up (and How to Avoid Them) #ShapeUp #ProductStrategy #Agile
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Oct 28, 2025
When engineers say "that'll take months!" #SoftwareDevelopment #ProductStrategy #Engineering
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Apr 17, 2025
Not everyone needs to be talking to customers #ProductStrategy #SoftwareDesign #ShapeUp
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Nov 18, 2024
We did all this discovery... now how do we decide? #ProductStrategy #SoftwareDesign #ShapeUp
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Nov 12, 2024
Bootstrap the Conversation Presentation #ProductStrategy #SoftwareDesign #ShapeUp
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Sep 7, 2024
Shaping in Real Life, Cohort 6 #ProductStrategy #SoftwareDesign #ShapeUp
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Jul 16, 2024
What's the unit of impact? #ProductStrategy #SoftwareDesign #ShapeUp
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Jan 7, 2024
The cost of not shaping #ProductStrategy #SoftwareDesign #ShapeUp
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Dec 11, 2023
Shaping isn't writing #ProductStrategy #SoftwareDesign #ShapeUp
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Aug 25, 2023
Three "what about...?" questions when considering Shape Up #ProductStrategy #ShapeUp #SoftwareDesign
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Aug 16, 2023
Step change #ProductStrategy #SoftwareDesign #ShapeUp
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Jul 14, 2023
Room Mapping Template #ProductStrategy #SoftwareDesign #ShapeUp
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Jul 5, 2023