About Top 1% Builder
👋 Hey there, I’m Ravi Mehta. I build consumer tech products, teams, and companies that have impacted millions of people’s lives. I’ve worked on product for globally recognized brands like Tripadvisor, Facebook, Tinder, and Xbox. Here I share the tools and techniques I’ve learned over the years.
Top 1% Builder is about a question I keep coming back to: when AI makes it possible to build almost anything, how do we decide what’s worth building?
In the past, my teams often spent 6 or more weeks writing a good PRD. One of the best was for Tripadvisor Trips, a collaborative feature that helped travelers plan together. Recently I built a working prototype of the same idea in 20 minutes. At first it felt magical; then I looked closer: confusing UX, cryptic copy, and small decisions made without clarity or purpose.
Building got cheap; knowing what to build and making it great didn’t. Here I write deep, opinionated essays about the judgment, taste, and product thinking that separate good builders from remarkable ones.
Where to start
Take the free Product Competency Assessment to see which strengths to nurture and where to focus on growth. Then use the Product Competency Toolkit to explore expectations at your level and find resources to help you grow. The assessment and complete toolkit are free. Entering your email unlocks them and also subscribes you to Top 1% Builder.
Start reading with Product management is not optional, You might be doing user research wrong, or Competitive differentiation is poison.
What you get as a subscriber
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