Oct 11, 2026

Why every company now needs to think and operate like a lab team | Josh Woodward (VP Google Labs)

Josh Woodward, head of Google Labs, the Gemini app, and AI Studio, explains why every company needs to operate like a labs team in the AI era. He covers where great ideas really come from, the almost-possible framework, how to recognize product-market fit by watching people's eyes, when to kill an idea, the skills rising in value such as unlearning rate and explosive endurance, why roles are not collapsing into a single builder, and how to structure an internal lab that graduates ideas without being crowded out.

Sep 24, 2026

The last roadmap | Claire Vo

Claire Vo argues that AI has rendered traditional product roadmaps obsolete. With AI accelerating execution, the bottleneck has shifted from building capacity to generating meaningful ideas and fostering strong conviction. She outlines three traps (backlog, parity, churn) created by combining AI with old roadmaps, and proposes a new approach centered on durable convictions, disposable features, and a "roadmap of ambition" driven by evidence and bold experimentation rather than fixed feature lists.

Sep 24, 2026

How to build products on a moving frontier | Dan Shipper (Every)

Dan Shipper, co-founder and CEO of Every, advocates for a dedicated 'labs team' to navigate the rapid evolution of AI capabilities. He argues that traditional product development struggles with the 'moving frontier,' proposing a model where a small, experimental lab explores new AI ideas and capabilities, while the main product team focuses on scaling existing offerings. Shipper outlines how to establish and run such a lab, from team composition ('pirates' and 'architects') to rigorous experimentation, dogfooding, and a structured pipeline for integrating successful innovations into the core product, enabling continuous disruption and growth.

Oct 05, 2025

Finding hidden growth opportunities in your product | Albert Cheng (Duolingo, Grammarly, Chess.com)

Albert Cheng, who has led growth at Duolingo, Grammarly, and Chess.com, shares his framework for finding and scaling growth opportunities. He discusses the explore-exploit model, the keys to consumer subscription success like retention and resurrected users, and how AI is accelerating the experimentation cycle.