Will Wu
24 statements across 1 episodes · 10 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 2, 2024 by Will Wu · across every show →
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Feb 2, 2024 negative
Wu filters out product candidates motivated primarily by high pay
“I feel like it's this sexy, trendy job in tech that has an allure because, you know, it's known to sometimes be high paying. And I guess it's like, I try to weed out people who might only be interested in product management because of reasons like that.”
Feb 2, 2024 negative
Will Wu: Traditional screen user interfaces will not be replaced by AI
“I don't think that the previous human computer interaction paradigms are going away. For instance, look at, like, the command line interface. That was one of the original ways to interact with computers. Like, people are still using command line interfaces tod…”
Feb 2, 2024
Will Wu: Launch products with pride and vision over unattainable perfection
“I've always felt that when you're launching something brand new, It can't be perfect. Perfection is, it just takes forever, and you know, you might not actually, if you try to build perfection, you launch it after taking years, then you might find out that it …”
Feb 2, 2024
Will Wu: Products should layer in complexity only after finding product-market fit
“If you start simple, then you have a core product. If you find, if you're lucky enough to find product market fit, then you've got a simple core product that people can easily pick up and understand. And then once you've sort of captured their attention, once …”
Feb 2, 2024
Will Wu: Past built products reveal candidate ability better than interviews
“I specifically look at products that people have designed or built in the past. So I think that someone's actual work, the products that they've created, or at least that they've imagined, speaks volumes, more than you can possibly extract out of like a, you k…”
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Wu: Observing target customers in person globally is paramount for product innovation
“Traveling around the world and seeing your target customer, for example, in the flesh, and observing the way that they're interacting with the world and understanding their environments in a really nuanced way. I think that, I think getting the right sort of c…”
Feb 2, 2024 positive
Feb 2, 2024 bearish
Will Wu: Prompt engineering AI startups lack long-term defensibility
“I do think the hype is warranted, but I'll caveat by saying I wouldn't just invest in every single generative AI based company that comes across my radar. I think there's a lot of entrepreneurs right now who have a great idea maybe for how to apply Something l…”
Feb 2, 2024
Will Wu: Over-relying on data in product design risks long-term damage
“I think it can get lost if you, again, sort of lean on data too much, because oftentimes, you know, a data, a signal that you're seeing in the data might tell you to do one thing, but if you don't stop and sort of think about how whatever feature change that i…”
Feb 2, 2024
Will Wu: Over-optimism leads managers to give failing hires too long a leash
“For me personally, I mean, I think that I can get overly invested in people. I can give people a lot of room To fail because I like to see the best in people, I guess. I'm like a glass half full kind of guy, and my friends always actually give me a hard time a…”
Feb 2, 2024
Feb 2, 2024 positive
Wu: Hiring product managers from outside industries drives first-principles thinking
“No, I think it's really oftentimes valuable to bring in folks from a different perspective, to bring in folks from a different perspective, to think through from a first principle point of view, or, you know, by leaning on the expertise, that unique perspectiv…”
Feb 2, 2024 bullish
Wu: AI tools will soon simulate instant persona-based user testing
“And I think there's probably going to be an AI tool in the near future that gives you instantaneous user feedback and testing. Like you create a mock-up or a prototype and you Hand it to the AI, and you say, hey, AI, give me feedback on this new experience as …”
Feb 2, 2024 positive
Feb 2, 2024
Will Wu: Every mobile app ultimately competes for finite attention against TikTok and gaming
“I mean, I think you're competing for time. You're sort of share of mind for people, whether it's, you know, gaming or TikTok or whatever it is. I mean, at the end of the day, there's just a finite, finite amount of time in the day. And I think, you know, at so…”
Feb 2, 2024 positive
Will Wu: Product teams should prototype with code, not just Figma
“I'm a huge fan of rapid prototyping, like not just creating interactive Figma mockups that you can click on, but literal prototyping with real software code so that you can just rapidly experiment and feel out using your intuition and your instinct”
Feb 2, 2024 positive
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Feb 2, 2024 positive
Wu: Imposter syndrome is a positive force pushing learning and growth
“Imposter syndrome, which is always something that I've felt my entire life, and I still feel to this day, is it can be a good thing. It always used to terrify me, but now I'm almost like I intentionally put myself into these imposter syndrome like uncomfortabl…”
Feb 2, 2024
Will Wu: Separate revenue and innovation into two distinct product teams
“I have found that the best approach, or at least what's worked in my experience, Is having two separate teams dedicated towards each of those two independent goals. So one team dedicated towards revenue generation, another team generated towards innovation, be…”