Swipe to Unlock

The book is an easy read and a great primer to technology for most people. I'm clearly not its target audience (I've worked in Tech for almost 2 decades), but I still enjoyed reading the “case-studies” and I learned a few things along the way. Probably the most education part was the one dedicated to emerging markets, as I wasn't familiar with the dynamics between the various players in regions like SEA.

I know this book is touted as a potential prep resource for Product Management interviews in tech, but I definitely don't see how this can be true - the book is pretty shallow and doesn't go in any depth when it comes to Product Management. It does reference many resources for interview preparation, though, and the authors have a “deep dive” follow-up book. At any rate - I think that PM candidates will need additional resources to learn what the job is about.

In the end of the day I'll say that the book certainly achieves one thing - reminds you of all the awesome things that technology can do for everyone, and inspires you to follow-up in the footsteps of the companies that changed the world.