Vin Rao

Product executive building at the intersection of AI and enterprise software. Writing about product strategy, SaaS and the future of how companies decision.

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

Enterprise software won't just help people do their jobs. It will understand the business, reason over context, recommend what happens next, and increasingly act.

We built systems of record and workflow. AI is turning them into systems of intelligence and orchestration.

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

Some say Claude makes them feel less sharp: 5-6 terminals open, mostly hitting Enter when prompted.

I feel the opposite. As a product leader, AI amplifies the part I enjoy most - vision, judgment and orchestration - and lets me bring ideas to life faster than ever.

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@aakashgupta @aakashgupta Amazing! Would love the deck please!

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

CPO of Ramp @geoffintech: I see 3 paths for product managers long-term:

1. The technical PM
2. The tastemaker PM
3. The GM

[Melissa Perri @lissijean]

Another example of a corporation completely ripping off a small business. @PepsiCo bullied this small, women-owned business into giving up their trademark and then copied their product and brand after asking for a free sample. Read the whole thing here: https://t.co/igiOoGcaTj

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@saeedwkhan Yahoo Finance is still the biggest finance destination with over 70M MAU, and that's probably where it stops. 🙂

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@saeedwkhan Reminds me of @bhorowitz's quote - Take care of the people, the products, and the profits - in that order. People are the product team. Products are products. Business outcomes drive revenue.

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@saeedwkhan Lol. Attribute to even the biggest media companies pushing video consumption by placing a random video right after the headline. I'm grateful that @CNN didn't autoplay the video with a 30 sec ad that sticks on the screen when you try to scroll past.

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@saeedwkhan And not just any pouch, only expensive Juicero ones! 😃 Re: valuation, sometimes we obsess more about the "solution" and tech, than the problem.

[Rich Mironov @RichMironov]

I’ve abandoned “MVP” since it invites confusion on all sides. Instead “Concept test” or “Engineering validation” or “Early Adopter Program” or whateverTF we actually mean

https://t.co/acu5w1AYP6

#WordsMatter #prodmgmt #clarity

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@saeedwkhan Yea that's a good one. Lots of things to consider there. Pricing was questionable, both hardware and food packs priced high. Closed ecosystem. Not the most convenient. Most importantly IMO, over engineered before gaining user validation.

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@saeedwkhan Apple Maps comes to mind 😂. Maybe I've watched too much Silicon Valley.

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@saeedwkhan @saeedwkhan I'd probably pick a product that failed and ask them - if you had to build and launch that product, how would you go about it.

[Zarik Nabi @Z_h_N]

My two cents on the Startup scenario in India this morning on DD https://t.co/WFmrvv5QRl

[Toronto Raptors @Raptors]

Home sweet Home 🇨🇦🏀#NewSeason #NewCourt #WeTheNorth

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@cameron_rob @cibc

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@Irish_MarMar @wittster Here's a pic of the ice cream sandwich from Baker Bots! http://t.co/QNBj5qTnXk

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@Irish_MarMar @wittster Yummm! Let's try one of these after our next dinner club adventure! #WhatHappenedToTheNoSugarDiet

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@akhantweets Thank god they don't sell alcohol. Imagine increasing your body temperature further. :P #abstainfrombeers #chillwithpopsicles

[Vin Rao @iamvinrao]

@Irish_MarMar @blogTO @wittster Put something on a stick and it gets better! :)