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Author: Jake Knapp & Jonathan Courtney

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Jake and Jonathan (formally Product Breakfast Club) is a behind the scenes look at how some of the best companies in the world design their products. Jake Knapp, NY Times best-selling author of "Sprint", has helped companies like Slack, Nest and 23andMe build successful products. Jonathan Courtney, co-founder of AJ&Smart, has worked with companies like RedBull, eBay and the United Nations, to help them build better products faster. In this new, exciting podcast, the two of them have teamed up to discuss things like product design, innovation and productivity.
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Jonathan is back for a final episode. 💦 Season 1 comes to a close. ⛵️ Hot new consoles. 🎮Secret new course..?! 👀Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks in $7.5B dealPlayStation®5 | Play Has No Limits | PlayStationThe all-new Xbox Series X | XboxThe new Xbox Series X and Series S controller: All you need to knowAJ&Smart Newsletter: Product Design & Innovation straight to your inbox.The Boys (Prime)The Magicians Trilogy Boxed SetAJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass:ajsmart.com/masterclass 👀Buy Sprint! 📘Buy Make Time! 📗The HostsJonathan Courtney: Instagram, Twitter, AJ&Smart, Innovation Hackers, jonathancourtneyux.comJake Knapp: jakeknapp.com, The Sprint book, Make Time book, TwitterRate the show on iTunes 💦💦💦💦💦Write in with your thoughts: pbc@ajsmart.comSubscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, PocketCasts, Castro, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube
LinksMicrosoft Encarta (Wikipedia)LEGOLEGO IdeasLEGO Idea (formerly Cuusoo) (Wikipedia)LEGO minifigure (Wikipedia)RhinoLEGO VoltronLEGO NASA Apollo Saturn VDK LEGO BooksLEGO Women of NASAAJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass:ajsmart.com/masterclass 👀Buy Sprint! 📘Buy Make Time! 📗The HostsJonathan Courtney: Instagram, Twitter, AJ&Smart, Innovation Hackers, jonathancourtneyux.comJake Knapp: jakeknapp.com, The Sprint book, Make Time book, TwitterRate the show on iTunes 💦💦💦💦💦Write in with your thoughts: pbc@ajsmart.comSubscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, PocketCasts, Castro, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube
Jake’s moving to an Island. 🏝 Digging  ditch witches. 🧙‍♀️ Why don’t schools teach you how to cook? 👨‍🍳1000 reviews of Sprint! 🔥A $100,000 logo..?! 🤑The Cube at 10: Why Apple's eye-catching desktop floppedApple’s latest eventBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
146: Boy Meets Frog

146: Boy Meets Frog

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Language pet peeves. 🇺🇸 Why Jake is not a great business partner for John. 📈 How Jake REALLY feels about the Design Sprint Masterclass. 😱 Miro vs Mural vs Google Slides. 🥊 Jake take about a new business idea 💡 thesprintbook.com/bootcampPreziMuralMiroBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
John interviews Ruben Flores-Martinez, CEO of CashDrop. 💸 They talk about innovating on business models. 💡 Creating a mission-driven startup. 🧐 Enabling the next wave of eCommerce. 🛍 And the hidden power of LinkedIn. 🧳thesprintbook.com/bootcampSimon Sinek: Start with WhyCashDropCashDrop on InstagramBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
Are books really effective in changing behavior and habits? 🐒 What would Jake change about Make Time? 🤔 Should books be evergreen? ☘️What if books weren’t written to be page-turners? 😴 Podcasts are boring. 😩The cash trucks of Malcolm Gladwell. 💰 Podcast ads. 🎙Book: This Is MarketingBook: The Checklist ManifestoBook: DecisiveBook: Getting RealBook: Getting Things DoneBook: SwitchBook: Storytelling with DataScratchCharles DuhiggMalcolm GladwellPod Save AmericaBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
The App Store woes hit John. 🎭 Epic Fortnite drama. 🕺 Make Time app coming…?! ⏰ Can Sprint be too SLOW at times..?! 😱 Apple's 1984 adFortnite's 1984 spoof adTheSprintBook.comSend in thoughts to hey@jakeknapp.comBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
Jake & Jonathan discuss charming men. 👱‍♂Jonathan will (get in) touch with himself on vacation. 🤏 Jake chases a mystery smell. 💨 Books. 📚 Frodo Saggins. 🧙‍♂️ Why alcohol is bad for you. 🍷 How to name products.  🤔Brand Sprint. 🏃‍♂️Book: The Magicians: A NovelBook: Hyperion Book 2The Three-Hour Brand SprintBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
Hand condoms. 🧤 Torso condoms. 👕 Jake’s dancing bootcamp. 🕺 Jonathan spends 30k on a secret weapon to build his bigness. 🧠Toto Japanese ToiletsBook: HyperionBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
(Recast) Jake and Jonathan finally get the recognition they deserve by the people at InVision! 😎 A designer-y discuss of toilets. 🚽 How hospitality skills and working in a restaurant make you a better designer. 🤵 Farts. 💨 And some boooooooks! 📚Book: Design Is How It Works: How the Smartest Companies Turn Products into Icons by Jay GreeneAce HotelBook: Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Paperback by Danny MeyerOur 15 favorite design podcasts | InVision BlogPowell's BooksBook: Recursion: A Novel Hardcover  | Blake CrouchBook: Wool | Hugh HoweyBook: Bird Box: A Novel | Josh MalermanBook: The Road | Cormac McCarthyBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
Rats. 🐀 You’ll get eaten by rats if you don’t register for Jake’s upcoming July 29th bootcamp! 🧀  Hobey Blobbins is killing it. 🕺🏻 German TV is dark but also white. 📺  An AI can write better than Jake..?!? 🤖  LEGO & Nintendo CUTENESS!! 🧸 Register for Jake’s new 4-hour July 29th bootcamp: thesprintbook.com/bootcampTony Robbins Unleash The Power Within Virtual EventTwo Comma Club LIVEDark | NetflixAvatar The Last Airbender | NetflixLostOpenAI's GPT-3 may be the biggest thing since bitcoinLego made a 2,600-piece replica of playing Mario on the NES - The VergeLEGO FORMA: Add a Splash of Creativity to Your DayBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
How to manage your energy & time like a BOSS. 🕺 Experimenting with Jake-ier online trainings. 👀 Kettlebells. 🎱 Coffee. ☕️ Alcohol. 🍷 People fun. 🌈Remote Brand Sprint Templatethesprintbook.com/bootcampThe 4-Hour WorkweekBook: The RoadBook: The WallBook: So You Want to Talk About RaceBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
Is Apple DOOMED..?! ☠️ Quarantine month #4. ☢️ A design review of the new macOS icons. 🎨 Something broke in Jonathan’s brain. 🧠 The curse of the entrepreneur. 🧖The Last of Us IIApple Design Awards 2020The Comeback of Fun in Visual DesignBook: The Surrender ExperimentBook: Letting GoBook: AwarenessBook: DareBook: Ego Is the EnemyBook: The Untethered SoulBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
Tech politics & big tech. 👻 How AJ&Smart is dealing with the Facebook situation. 🤔Hey vs Superhuman. 🦸‍♂️ What you should do early in your career vs later. 👨‍💻Book binging & recommendations. 📚Therapy for dudes. 🛋Hey.comSuperhumanBook: The Surrender ExperimentBook: Letting GoBook: AwarenessBetter HelpBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
Crotchless shorts. 🩳 Jonathan (re)reads Make Time 📖 and buys a new SECRET domain name. 👀 A recommendation for the best books EVER written for making money online. 🔥 A discussion of the news. 🗞Book: Make Time by Jake KnappHyperion Cantos Book SeriesBook: Traffic SecretsPS5 Book: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal ExperienceThe MandalorianStar Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)Book: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoBook: The Laws of Human NatureBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
This episode is a replay of an interview from many moons ago, but chances are you haven’t listened to it.  Sarah Cooper is an ex-Google Docs design lead and super talented comedian! You should totally Check out Sarah on Twitter — she’s been doing some VERY interesting stuff. 😂LinksBook: 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings: How to Get By Without Even Trying by Sarah Cooper | Amazon.comSarah on TwitterSarah Cooper10 Tricks to Appear Smart During Meetings | MediumSarah Cooper booksThe Cooper ReviewBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
Keyboards. F*#$ racism. Taking time to understand instead of following the crowd. Messages from the future. A special teaser for those who stick to the end. 👽LinksReflections on the Color of My Skin | Neil Degrasse Tyson (YouTube)Samuel Sinyangwe’s tweet threadBrené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an AntiracistNew Super Mario Bros.™ U DeluxeMario Kart™ 8 DeluxeThe Last of Us Part IIBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Book: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappCourse: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint MasterclassCourse: Make Time CourseJake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
Jake & Jonathan discuss the current situation in the U.S.
Trump. Gender politics. Super serious. Secret Apple product LEAK. You are Batman. 🦇LinksKevin RoseJason FriedSarah CooperFacebook Says It Will Permanently Shift Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs To Remote Work | The VergeBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Make Time CourseMake Time NewsletterJake’s newsletterJonathan’s InstagramBook: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappAJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass: ajsmart.com/masterclass 🥇😯Jake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake on Twitter (@jakek)Jake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
There’s an ACTUAL topic this week! 💦 Work from home, the good and the bad. 🏡 Benefits of office work. 🏢 Farts. 💨LinksTwitter, Square Announce Work From Home Forever Option: What Are The Risks?Mark Zuckerberg on taking his massive workforce remoteBook: The Workshopper Playbook ✨Make Time CourseMake Time NewsletterJake’s newsletterJonathan’s InstagramBook: Sprint by Jake KnappBook: Make Time by Jake KnappAJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass: ajsmart.com/masterclass 🥇😯Jake & JonathanRate the show on Apple PodcastsJake on Twitter (@jakek)Jake’s newsletterJonathan on Instagram (@jicecream)Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com
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Comments (4)

sheida mirjahani

Guys, you talk off the topic for like 90% of the time. Stop it and keep focusing on the topic!

Apr 27th
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Max Stouten

if you don't have an annoying sibling, just listen to their intro

Feb 7th
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S Lazinsk

This is an amazing episode. Just FYI

Sep 24th
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Alejandro Isaza

hi, please put in the comments the names of the books 👍

Aug 10th
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