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Sachin Kansal

06/01/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Dogfooding means using the products we ask our end users to use ourselves, which is crucial for understanding their experience.

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Why Uber’s CPO delivers food on weekends | Sachin Kansal

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06/01/25

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Sachin Kansal

06/01/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

To foster a culture of dogfooding in non-consumer products, get as close to the customer as possible and observe their experience.

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Sachin Kansal

06/01/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

It's important to create a culture where product managers actively dogfood their features to understand user pain points better.

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Dylan Field

03/13/25

@ Y Combinator

We actively dogfooded Figma internally, which helped us identify and fix user experience issues before launching to the public.

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Katie Dill

10/16/24

@ Y Combinator

A culture of using the product as a user would, including all team members, is essential for understanding the user journey and improving the product.

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James Dyson

04/04/23

@ ainslie + ainslie Performance People

Designing and developing products we use ourselves makes us much happier and helps us understand what will work.

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Mike Krieger

05/09/25

@ Sequoia Capital

In product development, solving real problems for users remains crucial, whether for developer tools or end-user products.

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Matt Cutts

12/04/19

@ Y Combinator

When building products, it's crucial to understand user pain points through direct interaction, as this can lead to better design and user experience.

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Boris Cherny

06/04/25

@ Anthropic

Claude Code is developed using itself, demonstrating a strong belief in dogfooding, which ensures the product is refined through real usage by the team.

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Emmett Shear

04/22/17

@ Y Combinator

When developing a product, it's crucial to talk to users who are already using your service to understand their detailed needs and pain points.