# Obviously Awesome by April Dunford

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Obviously Awesome by April Dunford and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended by readers as a practical guide to product positioning, with one saying the audiobook taught them the subject.

## Why people recommend it

- Useful for product positioning (1 comments): "Two books I found useful for positioning the product" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46391926))
- Loved by a reader (1 comments): "absolutely loved Obviously Awesome" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46396083))
- Audiobook teaches positioning clearly (1 comments): "the audiobook to teach me about this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025045))

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- [Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss](https://hackerapproved.com/p/never-split-the-difference.md): 13 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1999023005?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781999023003) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Obviously Awesome by April Dunford", https://hackerapproved.com/p/obviously-awesome/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).