Jason James is the Co-Founder of Tezi and one of the leading product minds in the valley. Prior to Tezi, Jason was the VP Product at Instacart and before that was Head of Product and Design at Thumbtack.
AGENDA:
00:00 Product lessons scaling Instacart to $40B – what really moves the needle
02:15 Why "quick optimizations" won't build billion-dollar products
04:30 MVPs are dead? How AI is reshaping product development
07:00 Do startups even need PMs anymore in the age of AI?
11:30 The biggest product mistake Jason made building Tezi
16:30 Why most hiring managers fail at recruiting
20:00 The resume trap: how to spot if someone was just "on the elevator up"
26:00 The three roles founders always end up firing
28:00 Are most CPOs actually terrible?
36:30 The myth of startup "culture" – why growth is the only thing that matters
43:00 Did DoorDash actually beat Instacart? The inside take
48:00 Fundraising secrets founders never realize until it's too late
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Jason James is the Co-Founder of Tezi and one of the leading product minds in the valley. Prior to Tezi, Jason was the VP Product at Instacart and before that was Head of Product and Design at Thumbtack.
AGENDA:
00:00 Product lessons scaling Instacart to $40B – what really moves the needle
02:15 Why "quick optimizations" won't build billion-dollar products
04:30 MVPs are dead? How AI is reshaping product development
07:00 Do startups even need PMs anymore in the age of AI?
11:30 The biggest product mistake Jason made building Tezi
16:30 Why most hiring managers fail at recruiting
20:00 The resume trap: how to spot if someone was just "on the elevator up"
26:00 The three roles founders always end up firing
28:00 Are most CPOs actually terrible?
36:30 The myth of startup "culture" – why growth is the only thing that matters
43:00 Did DoorDash actually beat Instacart? The inside take
48:00 Fundraising secrets founders never realize until it's too late
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