Ravi on Product

The best prototypes get thrown away

Two failure modes are quietly killing the promise of AI prototyping. Both come from the same misunderstanding.

May 21 • Ravi Mehta

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OpenAI has the smarter model. Anthropic is winning anyway.

Two charts tell the story.

May 19 • Ravi Mehta

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Turn product guessing into product validation

AI-powered prototyping turns the product development process into a thinking tool, not just a delivery pipeline.

May 14 • Ravi Mehta

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April 2026

The product lifecycle is broken

Writing software now costs less than writing about it — and that changes everything.

Apr 10 • Ravi Mehta

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March 2026

Competitive differentiation is poison

Why the most common strategic advice is pulling your focus to the wrong thing.

Mar 19 • Ravi Mehta

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January 2026

Building AI products: Lessons from Productboard Spark

A detailed look at how one team navigated the hard calls: figuring out where AI actually fits, shipping ahead of customers, and building quality through…

Jan 29 • Ravi Mehta and Jordan Nolff

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December 2025

Confidence engineering: Why your onboarding is probably too short

We added 22 steps to our checkout flow and conversion jumped 40%. Why the goal isn't minimal friction—it's maximum confidence at the moment of decision.

Dec 18, 2025 • Ravi Mehta

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Great strategy gives you permission to say "no"

Poor strategy turns every shiny object into a distraction. Great strategy makes it easy to stay ruthlessly focused.

Dec 11, 2025 • Ravi Mehta and Tim Herbig

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Design-driven prototyping with Figma Make

From blank page to working prototype in 30 minutes. No design skills required.

Dec 4, 2025 • Ravi Mehta

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November 2025

Data-driven prototyping using Reforge Build

Product teams need prototypes that are tools, not toys. Learn how to level up your prototypes using a data-driven approach.

Nov 12, 2025 • Ravi Mehta

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October 2025

Managing up on high performance teams

How to win trust, get buy-in, and thrive alongside leaders who operate in founder mode.

Oct 30, 2025 • Ravi Mehta

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September 2025

Building AI products competitors can't match

How do you win when everyone has access to the same AI models?

Sep 25, 2025 • Ravi Mehta

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