A few weeks ago, I had the chance to reconnect with April Underwood, managing director at Adverb Ventures - who, like me, was once CPO at Slack (my predecessor). That conversation took us down memory lane, reflecting on what made Slack successful in the early days and how those lessons apply to today’s AI-driven startup world. Some key takeaways: - Solve a fundamental problem. The best products solve a real customer pain point. - Craftsmanship still matters. Thoughtful, user-centric product design stands the test of time. - AI is rewriting the startup playbook. Small teams can now build, iterate, and scale faster than ever. - Distribution is everything. A great product isn’t enough - reaching the right users is key. Thanks for the chat, April! https://lnkd.in/gkZB-idw
Sonia Mehta
1mo
Agree.
Christina Janzer
1mo
Dream team!
Bosky Mukherjee
1mo
Two amazing women product leaders 💖 - 100%relatable takeaways. So fundamental, yet hard to achieve that makes the difference for good products.
Jessica Fain
1mo
Iconic!
Very insightful and useful takeways Tamar Yehoshua, thank you for sharing.
Georgiana Mirea
1mo
Very helpful!
Brian Elliott
1mo
Great conversation! Good hearing you two together!
CEO @ Genway AI (a16z SR04)
1moSpot on! Since AI is commoditizing the creation of software, and writing code becomes arguably a commodity - understanding customer pain points will be the new gold 🙂 along with distribution I guess