Lenny Distilled

Play with AI to understand it, don't just read about it

Craft → Product Sense

You just have to take the time. There's just no other way for me. And that to me doesn't mean... It's about priorities. You got to read. You got to stay up to date, and you got to play with things, and try things.

Paul AdamsWhat AI means for your product strategy
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I think in this early stage, we're in the community gardening phase, not the factory farming phase of this technology. And so I think what people need most is curiosity and play.

Alex KomoroskeThinking like a gardener, slime mold, the adjacent possible: Product advice from Alex Komoroske
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I take pride in being the number one most expensive in inference cost user of Airtable AI, not just within our own company, but I think for a long time I was globally across all our customers.

Howie LiuHow we restructured Airtable's entire org for AI
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Use the products. This is what good PMs should do period. Always be using new products... Try them and see what they do... Think about for the argument, oh, I'm too busy. Well, if you use these products it's going to be a leverage on your time.

Tamar YehoshuaLessons in product leadership and AI strategy from Glean, Google, Amazon, and Slack
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My best advice on how to improve your prompting skills is actually just trial and error. You will learn the most from just trying and interacting with chatbots, and talking to them, than anything else.

Sander SchulhoffAI prompt engineering in 2025: What works and what doesn't