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Gaurav Misra

03/27/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Designers at Snap were not just responsible for design; they also had to manage the product roadmap and collaborate across teams, which was key to their success.

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How to win in the AI era: Ship weekly, embrace technical debt, ruthlessly cut scope, and more

@ Lenny's Podcast

How to win in the AI era: Ship weekly, embrace technical debt, ruthlessly cut scope, and more

03/27/25

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Gaurav Misra

03/27/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

At Snap, the design team was small but powerful, with designers also acting as product managers, allowing for tight control over product development.

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Gaurav Misra

03/27/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Snap's unique product development approach, where designers function as product managers, enabled their success as the last major social network to break through.

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Gaurav Misra

03/27/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Snap's success stemmed from a strong product-market fit, which sometimes made it difficult to discern whether new features were helping or hurting growth.

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Bob Baxley

06/12/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

It's important to respect the boundaries between design and product management roles to ensure effective collaboration.

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Gaurav Misra

05/02/25

@ EO

At Microsoft, I worked on Azure Machine Learning, and at Snapchat, I shifted to product design, merging technology with design.

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Gaurav Misra

03/27/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Innovating continuously was crucial for Snap to fend off competition from larger social networks, which often tried to stifle its growth.

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Y Combinator Cast

05/30/25

@ Y Combinator

Founders must be hands-on, embodying roles such as product designer and ethnographer, to effectively communicate and demonstrate their solutions to potential clients.

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Katie Dill

10/16/24

@ Y Combinator

At Stripe, the design process is collaborative, with designers, engineers, and product managers working closely together to ensure a coherent user experience.

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Garry Tan

09/20/18

@ Y Combinator

The best products integrate design with product management, engineering, and customer support.