Lenny’s Podcast93 min
OpenAI Codex lead on the new shape of product work
Andrew Ambrosino · Jun 28, 2026
Key learnings
- Implementation is no longer the expensive part of building; the scarce skill is taste, meaning deciding what to build and…
- Pick the medium deliberately: use a document to clarify a vague product area, and a prototype to stress-test an interaction…
- Prototypes can look production-ready and anchor teams too early, so label whether something is an exploration or a shipping…