Letters to Leaders

Mistaking comfort for effectiveness

Keeping people for the sake of stability can be the most selfish thing a leader does.

Nov 11 • Dave Chen

We sped up our research process by 50%. Here's how we did it.

Five steps for getting time back with AI, and what to spend it on once you do

Nov 4 • Dave Chen

Kill your AI darlings

Writing with AI saves you time; sharing it without thoughtful edits spends everyone’s else’s

Oct 28 • Danielle Klein

40 years, 19 principles

Lessons from managers, mentors, and a few long days.

Oct 14 • Dave Chen

What a product vision actually has to do

A tactical guide to what makes a vision strong and how to decide what you produce

Sep 30 • Danielle Klein

We’ll be back in a couple of weeks!

A few of our greatest hits, while we're off touching grass

Sep 9 • Danielle and Dave

Stop shipping outputs. Start shipping products.

Even when the customer is just our own team.

Sep 1 • Dave Chen

A vision is a chapter, not the whole book

On the iterative nature of product vision, and where to begin

Aug 25 • Danielle Klein

Your agent’s mistake is your mistake. Own it.

"The agent drifted" is not an excuse.

Aug 11 • Dave Chen

Facing the facts (not the fiction)

Imposter syndrome, now powered by AI

Aug 4 • Danielle Klein

AI's gift to seniors is a cost for the juniors

We built our judgment in the grind. They might not get the chance to.

Jul 28 • Dave Chen

Knowing what you're not

And chasing what you are

Jul 14 • Danielle Klein

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