Why Uber’s CPO delivers food on weekends | Sachin Kansal
A Lenny's Podcast conversation with Sachin Kansal, chief product officer at Uber, on dogfooding his own products by driving and delivering, shipping fast, advice for early-career product managers, and Uber's strategy for autonomous vehicles. PARTIAL COVERAGE: the episode runs about 82 minutes and the available caption text is cut off during the autonomous vehicle discussion, so later topics are not covered. Company figures and plans are Kansal's own claims and are unverified.
Executive Summary (TL;DR)
A Lenny's Podcast conversation with Sachin Kansal, chief product officer at Uber, on dogfooding his own products by driving and delivering, shipping fast, advice for early-career product managers, and Uber's strategy for autonomous vehicles. PARTIAL COVERAGE: the episode runs about 82 minutes and the available caption text is cut off during the autonomous vehicle discussion, so later topics are not covered. Company figures and plans are Kansal's own claims and are unverified.
Key Takeaways
Dogfooding in the real world
Kansal says he sets aside half a day once or twice a month to drive and deliver, because features that look good in an office can make no sense in a car at 45 miles per hour.