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Cursor has spent its entire existence competing with every major AI lab and incumbent in the toughest market in tech—and has continued to win. So much so that Elon Musk bought them for $60 billion to help SpaceX win the AI race. They've done this by building one of...

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I asked here on Twitter who's the best IC product manager you've ever worked with, and shot to the top of the list. Aman Khan is a long-time AI product manager. He's currently Director of Product at Arize AI, and was previously at Spotify, Victoria Clayton ❤️ Memecoin, Zipline, and Apple. In our conversation, we discuss: 🔸 What exactly is an “AI product manager”? 🔸 How to break into AI PM 🔸 What separates top 5% AI PMs 🔸 How to thrive as an individual-contributor PM 🔸 Common pitfalls to avoid when building AI products 🔸 The importance of energy and curiosity in product roles 🔸 Much more Listen now 👇 - YouTube: - Spotify: - Apple: Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting the podcast: 🏆 pendo.io — The only all-in-one product experience platform for any type of application: 🏆 Vanta — Automate compliance. Simplify security: 🏆 Paragon — Ship every SaaS integration your customers want:
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I asked here on Twitter who's the best IC product manager you've ever worked with, and shot to the top of the list. Aman Khan is a long-time AI product manager. He's currently Director of Product at Arize AI, and was previously at Spotify, Victoria Clayton ❤️ Memecoin, Zipline, and Apple. In our conversation, we discuss: 🔸 What exactly is an “AI product manager”? 🔸 How to break into AI PM 🔸 What separates top 5% AI PMs 🔸 How to thrive as an individual-contributor PM 🔸 Common pitfalls to avoid when building AI products 🔸 The importance of energy and curiosity in product roles 🔸 Much more Listen now 👇 - YouTube: - Spotify: - Apple: Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting the podcast: 🏆 pendo.io — The only all-in-one product experience platform for any type of application: 🏆 Vanta — Automate compliance. Simplify security: 🏆 Paragon — Ship every SaaS integration your customers want:

Lenny Rachitsky

46,981 просмотров • 1 год назад

"Sell the alpha, not the feature": The enterprise sales playbook for $1M to $10M ARR with Jen Abel Jen is GM of Enterprise at State Affairs, co-founder JJELLYFISH, and one of the sharpest minds I've ever met on all things enterprise sales. In this follow-up to our first chat two years ago (covering the founder-led sales zero to $1M phase), we focus on what founders need to know to grow from $1M to $10M ARR. We discuss: 🔸 The dangers of pricing your product $10K-$20K 🔸 Why tier-1 logos counterintuitively make the best early customers 🔸 Why the “mid-market” doesn’t exist 🔸 How to find and work with design partners 🔸 Why you need to vision-cast instead of problem-solve 🔸 Why services are the fastest way to get your foot in the door with enterprises 🔸 When to hire your first salesperson and what profile to look for 🔸 Much more Listen now 👇 • YouTube: • Spotify: • Apple: Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting the podcast: 🏆 WorkOS—Modern identity platform for B2B SaaS, free up to 1 million MAUs: 🏆 Lovable—Build apps by simply chatting with AI: 🏆 Coda (Superhuman Docs)—The all-in-one collaborative workspace:
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"Sell the alpha, not the feature": The enterprise sales playbook for $1M to $10M ARR with Jen Abel Jen is GM of Enterprise at State Affairs, co-founder JJELLYFISH, and one of the sharpest minds I've ever met on all things enterprise sales. In this follow-up to our first chat two years ago (covering the founder-led sales zero to $1M phase), we focus on what founders need to know to grow from $1M to $10M ARR. We discuss: 🔸 The dangers of pricing your product $10K-$20K 🔸 Why tier-1 logos counterintuitively make the best early customers 🔸 Why the “mid-market” doesn’t exist 🔸 How to find and work with design partners 🔸 Why you need to vision-cast instead of problem-solve 🔸 Why services are the fastest way to get your foot in the door with enterprises 🔸 When to hire your first salesperson and what profile to look for 🔸 Much more Listen now 👇 • YouTube: • Spotify: • Apple: Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting the podcast: 🏆 WorkOS—Modern identity platform for B2B SaaS, free up to 1 million MAUs: 🏆 Lovable—Build apps by simply chatting with AI: 🏆 Coda (Superhuman Docs)—The all-in-one collaborative workspace:

Lenny Rachitsky

230,233 просмотров • 9 месяцев назад

"The ones who were the best at working in the past, the ones who mastered the old game, will find it the hardest to go through this reinvention stage." Every PM needs to listen to today's episode with Nikhyl Singhal. This is the most honest, real-talk conversation I've had about what's actually happening to PM careers right now. We discuss: 🔸 Why the next 2 years will be the most chaotic in PM history 🔸 Why half of today's PMs won't survive the shift 🔸 Why the fancy logos on your resume now matter less than ever 🔸 The 'smiling exhaustion' he's seeing across top PMs 🔸 His prediction: companies shed 30,000, rehire 8,000 — all AI-first Full episode here on X 👇 Also find it on: • YouTube: • Spotify: • Apple: Thank you to our sponsors for supporting the podcast: 🏆 WorkOS — Modern identity platform for B2B SaaS, free up to 1 million MAUs: 🏆 Vanta — automate compliance, manage risk, and accelerate trust with AI: .
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"The ones who were the best at working in the past, the ones who mastered the old game, will find it the hardest to go through this reinvention stage." Every PM needs to listen to today's episode with Nikhyl Singhal. This is the most honest, real-talk conversation I've had about what's actually happening to PM careers right now. We discuss: 🔸 Why the next 2 years will be the most chaotic in PM history 🔸 Why half of today's PMs won't survive the shift 🔸 Why the fancy logos on your resume now matter less than ever 🔸 The 'smiling exhaustion' he's seeing across top PMs 🔸 His prediction: companies shed 30,000, rehire 8,000 — all AI-first Full episode here on X 👇 Also find it on: • YouTube: • Spotify: • Apple: Thank you to our sponsors for supporting the podcast: 🏆 WorkOS — Modern identity platform for B2B SaaS, free up to 1 million MAUs: 🏆 Vanta — automate compliance, manage risk, and accelerate trust with AI: .

Lenny Rachitsky

378,301 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

Shaun Clowes (Shaun Clowes) built the first-ever B2B growth team, was the first head of growth at Atlassian, CPO at Salesforce’s MuleSoft and at Metromile, and is currently CPO at Confluent. He also built two Reforge courses (on data PM'ing and increasing retention), and also has a sultry Australian accent 👌 In our conversation, we discuss: 🔸 Why most PMs are bad, and how to fix this 🔸 Why he changed his mind about being data-driven 🔸 Why great AI products are all about the data 🔸 Specific ways to leverage AI in product management 🔸 How to build your B2B growth team 🔸 How to choose your next career step 🔸 Much more Listen now 👇 • YouTube: • Spotify: • Apple: Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting the podcast: 🏆 Enterpret — Transform customer feedback into product growth: 🏆 BuildBetter — AI for product teams: 🏆 Wix Studio — The web creation platform built for agencies:
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Shaun Clowes (Shaun Clowes) built the first-ever B2B growth team, was the first head of growth at Atlassian, CPO at Salesforce’s MuleSoft and at Metromile, and is currently CPO at Confluent. He also built two Reforge courses (on data PM'ing and increasing retention), and also has a sultry Australian accent 👌 In our conversation, we discuss: 🔸 Why most PMs are bad, and how to fix this 🔸 Why he changed his mind about being data-driven 🔸 Why great AI products are all about the data 🔸 Specific ways to leverage AI in product management 🔸 How to build your B2B growth team 🔸 How to choose your next career step 🔸 Much more Listen now 👇 • YouTube: • Spotify: • Apple: Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting the podcast: 🏆 Enterpret — Transform customer feedback into product growth: 🏆 BuildBetter — AI for product teams: 🏆 Wix Studio — The web creation platform built for agencies:

Lenny Rachitsky

35,599 просмотров • 1 год назад

Jake Knapp (Jake Knapp) and John Zeratsky (John Zeratsky) are authors of the bestselling books Sprint and Make Time. They have helped more than 300 teams design new products and bring them to market, including teams at YouTube, Slack, Miro, LEGO, NASA, and many more. They are also co-founders of the venture capital firm @CharacterVC, where they support startups with capital and sprints. In our conversation, we focus on tactics for making time for what matters, including: 🔸 Creating one “highlight” each day 🔸 Avoiding “busy bandwagon” and “infinity pools” 🔸 Their four-part framework for productivity 🔸 How to use the calendar to design your day 🔸 How creating friction can help you avoid distractions 🔸 Tips on creating a distraction-free phone 🔸 Strategies for managing email and distractions 🔸 The importance of reflecting on the day and making time for meaningful work 🔸 Design sprints 🔸 Much more
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Jake Knapp (Jake Knapp) and John Zeratsky (John Zeratsky) are authors of the bestselling books Sprint and Make Time. They have helped more than 300 teams design new products and bring them to market, including teams at YouTube, Slack, Miro, LEGO, NASA, and many more. They are also co-founders of the venture capital firm @CharacterVC, where they support startups with capital and sprints. In our conversation, we focus on tactics for making time for what matters, including: 🔸 Creating one “highlight” each day 🔸 Avoiding “busy bandwagon” and “infinity pools” 🔸 Their four-part framework for productivity 🔸 How to use the calendar to design your day 🔸 How creating friction can help you avoid distractions 🔸 Tips on creating a distraction-free phone 🔸 Strategies for managing email and distractions 🔸 The importance of reflecting on the day and making time for meaningful work 🔸 Design sprints 🔸 Much more

Lenny Rachitsky

29,202 просмотров • 2 лет назад