What Ken Norton thinks about writing

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Executive coach for product leaders. Previously a partner at GV (Google Ventures) and a product manager at Google. Writes at Bring the Donuts, including a standing essential-reading list for product managers.

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29 Jan 2025

Our readingGood storytelling doesn't require inventing something entirely new; it can be built from existing material.

Their wordsOne myth of good storytelling is that it requires dreaming up something entirely new from scratch. That's not necessary.

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