Product: Bet, Build, Go: Build Startups Like a Poker Player: Entrepreneurs can learn how to think probabilistically + take better calculated risks + focus on decisions like the best poker players in the world
When you watch some of the best poker players in the world at their craft winning millions of dollars, what you see on TV may seem like magic. But it's not. These players apply a mix of critical thinking, observation, pattern recognition, and math when playing hands. They also all have in common this mindset: 
 
1. Be process oriented, not outcome oriented 
2. Make good decisions with imperfect information 
3. Think probabilistically 
4. Think long term 
5. Stay disciplined with your play and your bankroll 
6. Be resilient against failure 
7. Never stop learning 
 
There are many important lessons here for startup founders when building products and teams. You cannot simply copy a blueprint from another success and hope to achieve the same results. You need the right framework to apply across a broad range of problems, and a mindset that promotes smart calculated risks, accurate trade-offs, and discipline. 
 
This book is filled with fun poker examples, as well as real life business cases from Netflix, Uber, Airbnb, and more to help connect the dots between success and a framework for good decision making and long term thinking. 
 
Entrepreneurs, executives, product managers, engineers, designers, business teams, poker players, and anyone who wants to learn more about building products and starting a company will find Bet, Build, Go an invaluable resource. 
 
Bet, Build, Go is written by Derek Kwan, a startup executive and product manager who moonlights as a professional poker player. Derek has held product management positions at Yahoo! and AT&T Interactive, and is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Retention Science.

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