Cross-Pollination of Ideas in Crafting a Vision | 1min snip from Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth

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Vision, conviction, and hype: How to build 0 to 1 inside a company | Mihika Kapoor (Product at Figma)

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Cross-Pollination of Ideas in Crafting a Vision

To craft a compelling vision, it is crucial to be closely connected with both users and the team. This entails integrating research insights to understand user emotions, using designs and prototypes to showcase the future world, and ensuring the vision is grounded in engineering feasibility. Instead of following a linear process from user research to design to engineering, fostering cross-pollination of ideas among team members is key to building a robust vision. The convergence of diverse ideas and perspectives, as discussed in 'The Medici Effect,' fosters innovation and enhances the vision creation process.

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Mihika Kapoor is a design-engineer-PM hybrid at Figma, where she was an early PM on FigJam and is now spearheading development on a new product at the company that’s coming out this June. She’s known as the go-to person at Figma for leading new 0-to-1 products, and, as you’ll hear in our conversation, beloved by everyone she works with. Her background includes founding Design Nation, a national nonprofit focused on democratizing design education for undergraduates; spearheading product launches at Meta; and community building within the NYC AI startup scene. In our conversation, we discuss:

• How to effectively take ideas from 0 to 1 at larger companies

• How to craft a compelling vision

• The importance of vulnerability and feedback

• The role of intuition and product sense in making decisions

• How to practically communicate your vision

• How to balance collaboration and strong opinions

• Advice for building a strong team culture

• Pivoting with grace and enthusiasm

• The current AI revolution and its impact on PM

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