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Ian Silber

What Ian Silber thinks about product management

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Designer who led product design at OpenAI, including ChatGPT and Codex; previously at Artifact and, for eight years, Instagram.

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  1. Our readingEven as roles blur, an excellent product manager who can rally multiple teams still adds a lot of value.

    Their wordsI still find a lot of value, for example, in having like an excellent PM that can help rally multiple teams together

    ↗Chatbots are not the final interface: OpenAI’s Head of Design on what’s next | Ian Silberyoutube.com 8th of 22 in this recording

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  3. Our readingThe best systems thinkers think not just about their feature but about how it extends the system.

    Their wordsthe best systems thinkers are thinking not just about their feature but how does this feature like extend the system

    ↗Ian Silber - What it's like designing at OpenAIyoutube.com 4th of 17 in this recording

  5. Our readingIt is better not to spend time crafting the exact perfect solution until you know it works; getting an early version you can play with in the product is a really good milestone.

    Their wordsWe definitely don't spend our time I think like trying to craft the exact perfect solution until we know that it even works and so I think trying to get to an early version that we can play with in the product I think it's like a really good milestone

    ↗Ian Silber - What it's like designing at OpenAIyoutube.com 10th of 17 in this recording