product design
4 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Mar 6, 2019 by Mike Knoop · across every show →
Everything said about product design, oldest first
Mar 6, 2019 positive
Knoop: High quality work requires four-hour deep work blocks, not constant collaboration
“A secondary benefit that I think isn't as obvious is that when you're actually doing your job, like, the best work gets done not when you're, like, sitting next to someone and, like, collaborating all day. There's Like, you have to get into deep work. Even for…”
Oct 16, 2024
Metric-obsessed teams underinvest in design because its impact is delayed
“If they are only thinking about it in terms of, well, it's going to move the numbers, then they're only going to do it when it moves the numbers. And there are plenty of times when you're making a design decision where it, you're not going to be able to prove …”
Nov 21, 2024 negative
May 9, 2025 bullish
Dave Lieb says AI will improve software design by shrinking team sizes
“I think design of the products that we use, the quality of the products that we use is going to go way up because if you look at bad design or bad experiences that you encounter in your life, I think a lot of it comes from interfaces between people or between …”