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Microsoft CPO: If you aren’t prototyping with AI you’re doing it wrong | Aparna Chennapragada
@ Lenny's Podcast
05/18/25
Takeaways
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Aparna Chennapragada
05/18/25
@ Lenny's Podcast
Natural Language Experience (NLX) is the new User Experience (UX). It requires deliberate design principles for conversational interfaces, moving beyond rigid graphical interfaces.
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Aparna Chennapragada
05/18/25
@ Lenny's Podcast
If you're not prototyping and building to see what you want to build, I think you're doing it wrong. Prototyping is essential for effective product development.
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Aparna Chennapragada
05/18/25
@ Lenny's Podcast
Prompt sets are the new product requirement documents (PRDs). They provide a faster path to visualize and communicate ideas in product development.
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Aparna Chennapragada
05/18/25
@ Lenny's Podcast
In the AI era, the time to first demo is much shorter, but the time to full deployment will take longer, creating an uneven cadence in product development.
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Aparna Chennapragada
05/18/25
@ Lenny's Podcast
The role of product managers (PMs) is evolving, not dying. PMs are becoming more focused on tastemaking and editing as the supply of ideas and prototypes increases.
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Aparna Chennapragada
05/18/25
@ Lenny's Podcast
To successfully evaluate zero-to-one product opportunities, look for at least two out of three inflection points: a shift in technology, a change in consumer behavior, or a new business model.
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Aparna Chennapragada
05/18/25
@ Lenny's Podcast
Excel empowers non-coders to program, demonstrating that powerful tools can have a steep learning curve but ultimately provide significant capabilities.
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Aparna Chennapragada
05/18/25
@ Lenny's Podcast
Being early in product development is often the same as being wrong. Timing and the right technology are crucial for success.
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Aparna Chennapragada
05/18/25
@ Lenny's Podcast
The future of product development will involve collaboration between humans and AI agents, where tasks can be delegated to agents to enhance productivity and creativity.
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Aparna Chennapragada
05/18/25
@ Lenny's Podcast
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. This emphasizes the importance of building and experimenting rather than just theorizing.