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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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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

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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Y Combinator Cast

10/09/24

@ Y Combinator

In the mobile era, Apple was ahead while Facebook struggled to keep up, often acquiring companies like Instagram and WhatsApp to strengthen its position.

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Paul Buchheit

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

FriendFeed generated a lot of buzz but struggled to grow because we competed with Facebook, which became a formidable competitor.

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Travis Kalanick

04/11/25

@ Peter H. Diamandis

To avoid being outpaced by competitors, it's important to innovate and scale carefully, learning from past experiences to avoid repeating mistakes.

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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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Paul Buchheit

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

I realized that Facebook was an unstoppable force in social networking, and that competing with them was a significant challenge.

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Mark Zuckerberg

08/17/16

@ Y Combinator

Facebook's success stemmed from our commitment to keep improving the platform based on user demand, which was different from my previous projects.

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Y Combinator Cast

10/09/24

@ Y Combinator

WhatsApp and Instagram, both small teams at the time of their acquisitions, leveraged Apple's platform to achieve significant growth and impact.