Lenny’s Podcast71 min
Microsoft CPO: If you aren’t prototyping with AI, you’re doing it wrong
Aparna Chennapragada · May 18, 2025
Key learnings
- Prototype and build to see what you want before committing; prompt sets and prototypes can replace traditional PRDs as the…
- Time to first demo is shrinking while time to full deployment grows, so raise the bar for what earns scale and avoid chasing…
- Treat conversational interfaces as designed products: prompts, editable plans, progress display, and follow-up suggestions are…