Working Backwards

Working Backwards

by Colin Bryar & Bill Carr

Category: foundation

Year: 2021

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About This Book

Author: Colin Bryar & Bill Carr
Category: foundation
Year: 2021
Purchase: Amazon

Key Insights

The PR/FAQ Framework

Starting with the press release ensures the “Aha Moment” is defined before a single line of code is written.

Leadership Lessons

Customer Obsession as a Metric

Shifting from “what can we build?” to “what does the publisher need to reduce their cost?”.

Practical Applications

Game UA Onboarding

We worked backward from the user’s “Aha Moment” inside the game to design our multi-mission ad flows.

Favorite Quote

“Working Backwards is a repeatable, objective process for making decisions.”

How It Shaped My Work

The PR/FAQ framework has become a standard part of our product development process, ensuring we define success metrics and user value before building anything. This approach was crucial in developing our “Game UA” product, where we worked backward from the user’s “Aha Moment” to design the interaction flow.