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Sander Schulhoff

06/19/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

In conversational prompt engineering, I often just type a short prompt like 'email' without much detail, and it still works effectively.

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AI prompt engineering in 2025: What works and what doesn’t | Sander Schulhoff

@ Lenny's Podcast

AI prompt engineering in 2025: What works and what doesn’t | Sander Schulhoff

06/19/25

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Sander Schulhoff

06/19/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Providing additional information and examples significantly improves the results in conversational prompt engineering.

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Sander Schulhoff

06/19/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

The two modes of prompt engineering are conversational, where prompts evolve through interaction, and product-focused, where prompts are critical to product functionality.

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Y Combinator Cast

05/30/25

@ Y Combinator

When prompts become too complex, using examples can be more effective than trying to articulate every detail in prose, similar to test-driven development in programming.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

02/28/25

@ Y Combinator

The prompt box in AI interfaces is crucial, and providing pre-built prompts can enhance user experience by guiding them in their input.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

05/30/25

@ Y Combinator

In prompt engineering, it's crucial to provide examples of desired outputs, as this helps the AI reason through complex tasks and improves the overall quality of its responses.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

05/30/25

@ Y Combinator

Metaprompting is a powerful tool that feels like coding in the early days of programming, where the tools are still evolving. It requires learning how to effectively communicate with AI to help it make good decisions.

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Anthropic Cast

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Giving your prompt to someone without context can help you see if it's clear and effective.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

02/09/24

@ Y Combinator

Developer tools for prompt engineering are gaining traction, allowing users to chain prompts and test their effectiveness, which is appealing to college students experimenting with AI.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

05/30/25

@ Y Combinator

Meta prompting involves giving a role to the AI, such as an expert prompt engineer, to enhance the quality of prompts.