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The definitive guide to mastering analytical thinking interviews

Lenny Rachitsky

After a decade in product (at Facebook, as the first PM at three different startups, and as a founder), Ben is now a full-time interview coach, helping PMs land their dream roles. Second, it positions Spotify within its competitive landscape, highlighting specific differentiators like recommendations and platform support.

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Building a magical AI code editor used by over 1 million developers in four months: The untold story of Windsurf | Varun Mohan (co-founder & CEO)

Lenny Rachitsky

Hire high-agency team members who can drive results regardless of role definitions—AI tools are making traditional role boundaries more fluid. When building AI products, invest as much in UI/UX design as model quality—Windsurf’s experience shows interface changes alone can triple adoption rates.

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AI Engineer World's Fair 2025: My Day 1 Highlights

Crafty CTO

State of Startups and AI 2025 Speaker: Sarah Guo ( Conviction ) – Session video Sarah wins the “best save” award when AV fails, leaving her with no slides … she still pulls off a great presentation, and doesn’t even run over. He considers Tool Discovery to be a huge differentiator for MCP. Double meta.

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Nearshore Software Development in Mexico: 2025 Cost and Talent Guide

Arkenea

Understanding the Sourcing Models: Nearshore (Mexico) vs Offshore (India) Before diving into the comparison, let’s establish clear definitions: Nearshore Software Development refers to outsourcing development to countries that are geographically close to your home country. Cost is a major differentiator.

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Purpose vs. Product: Differentiate Your Strategy from Tactics (Portfolio & Roadmaps)

Johanna Rothman

Let's differentiate between the strategic and the tactical. In this post, I'll take a first pass at definitions, so we can separate the strategic from the tactical. Here are some examples: If you're a startup, probably once every week or two, as you learn what your users want and what you want to offer. Do you agree?

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Reading list: Analyzing great product teams

Intercom, Inc.

As an engineer, UX designer, product manager, and startup advisor for more than 20 years, VP of Product at the Business Talent Group Laura Klein has seen it all , and written the books to prove it: UX for Lean Startups and Build Better Products. Laura Klein on improving chemistry in product teams.

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TEI 264: How product managers can make better use of marketing – with Jill Soley

Product Innovation Educators

Listen to understand the basic definition of marketing, marketing roles that may have resources useful to product managers, and how product managers can make better use of marketing resources. The Creative Cloud was a definite risk. Because I’m in a startup, I’m also the chief whiteboard cleaner and food orderer.