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90 minutes of unfiltered product advice from Snap and Discord’s product chief | Peter Sellis
Peter Sellis was the first product manager at Snapchat, where he spent seven years building one of the most beloved consumer products in history. He went on to serve as Head of Product at Discord, where he helped drive some of the fastest user growth the platform had seen. Having left his role at Discord, he gets to be especially real and unfiltered — nothing to promote, no PR, no comms team.In our in-depth conversation, we discuss:1. Why Peter designs teams like . . . terrorist organizations2. What it was really like to manage Nikita Bier3. Why the median PM is so bad4. Why Snapchat’s ads business never reached its potential5. Why growth almost always comes from the core product6. Peter’s three “oxymorons” of great product management—Brought to you by:WorkOS—Make your app enterprise-ready, with SSO, SCIM, RBAC, and moreMercury—Radically different banking, now with Command—Episode transcript: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/90-minutes-of-unfiltered-product—Archive of all Lenny's Podcast transcripts: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/yxi4s2w998p1gvtpu4193/AMdNPR8AOw0lMklwtnC0TrQ?rlkey=j06x0nipoti519e0xgm23zsn9&st=ahz0fj11&dl=0—Where to find Peter Sellis:• X: https://x.com/petersellis• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/disgruntled• Website: https://pjs.lol—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover: Introduction Why Peter avoided podcasts until now Designing teams like terrorist organizations Cult versus terrorist org: the key distinction Managing Nikita Bier Building orgs that handle spiky talent Why the median PM is probably bad Is the PM profession getting better? Snap’s three ads monetization challenges Snap’s underrated product track record Systems thinking Instagram copying Snapchat’s worst features Software moats Taste, museum curators, and the art of saying no OpenAI, ads, and the trust auction mechanism Counterintuitive lesson: ride your best people hard Why collaboration is often overrated Growth lives in the core product When to bet on something genuinely new SpaceX and sunsetting the Falcon 9 Ambition as a learnable muscle Long-term greedy: the ads philosophy The Core Product Value framework The three oxymorons of a great PM Contrarian corner Lightning round and final thoughts—References: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/90-minutes-of-unfiltered-product—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. To hear more, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com
- 1 weeks agointerview1h 22m5-min read
How we built Grok Bot in a month | Roman Ugarte (SpaceXAI)
GrokBot represents a paradigm shift in AI agents by treating bots as autonomous colleagues with their own cloud-based computers, enabling true delegation of work rather than just chat-based assistance. Its success stems from two key decisions: moving entirely to the cloud and giving each bot its own computer.
- 2 weeks agoconversational1h 19m5-min read
Why companies are becoming a series of loops | Anish Acharya (a16z)
Anish Acharya, a general partner at A16Z and former founder, challenges the pervasive fear that falling behind on AI will relegate people to a permanent underclass. He argues instead for optimism: AI is democratizing ambition, amplifying human agency, and enabling new forms of creativity and fulfillment.
- 3 weeks agointerview1h 21m5-min read
AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (OpenAI’s product lead)
The future of AI product development lies in building for a two-to-three-month horizon, embracing empirical iteration over theoretical planning, and redefining human value around ambition, steering, and creative expression as agents take over execution. Product management is evolving into a role centered on sharp hypothesis testing, collaboration with AI teammates, and elevating team ambitions.
- 4 weeks agoconversational1h 24m5-min read
How to close $100K+ enterprise deals, step by step | Jen Abel
Jen Abel, co-founder of Jellyfish and GM of enterprise sales at State Affairs, returns for a third time to break down the enterprise sales lifecycle in unprecedented detail. Instead of the commonly cited five-step process, she reveals a 15-step framework rooted in deep relationship-building, information asymmetry, and strategic project management. The conversation emphasizes founder-led sales, the importance of targeting executives or N-minus-one decision-makers, and crafting a compelling 'alpha'—the unique value that unlocks transformation for the buyer.
- Aug 16, 2026interview1h 12m7-min read
OpenAI’s Head of Design: This is the best time in history to be a designer | Ian Silber
Ian Silber, head of product design at OpenAI, believes we're in the earliest stages of a design revolution powered by AI, where uncertainty is natural but the opportunity for creativity and impact has never been greater. Designers who embrace curiosity, adaptability, and systems thinking will thrive, even as traditional roles evolve.
- Aug 9, 2026interview1h 30m7-min read
The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
Building elite, high talent density teams requires abandoning the traditional 'funnel of doom' recruitment model — which weeds people out and hires the remainder — in favor of a targeted, relentless pursuit of the top 1% of global talent. Instead of casting a wide net, companies should define excellence clearly, map the world’s best candidates, and engage them with intentionality, care, and personalized outreach. This approach demands treating hiring as a strategic, long-term function — not a transactional funnel — and involves every part of the organization in a unified effort to attract, assess, and close top-tier talent.
- Aug 2, 2026interview1h 24m6-min read
This CPO regrets that product management exists | Tom Verrilli (CPO of Whatnot)
Tom Verrilli, chief product officer at Whatnot and former CPO at Twitch, argues that the modern specialization of product management has often infantilized engineers and designers by removing their decision-making responsibilities. He advocates for a return to leaner teams where PMs are deployed only when necessary, emphasizing individual contributor (IC) work, systems thinking, and empowering non-PMs to take ownership of product decisions.
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