Google Labs Head Josh Woodward: Every Company Should Operate Like a Labs Team
lennysan · x · 2026-10-11
Lenny's Podcast releases a conversation with Josh Woodward, who runs Google Labs, the Gemini App, and Google AI Studio. His core argument: what's possible shifts every few months, so companies must experiment at the frontier like a labs team to stay ahead.
Topics covered:
- Which skills are rising fastest in value right now
- Where the best ideas actually come from
- How to recognize PMF early
- Why you should keep a list of what's 'almost possible'
- Three rules for standing up an internal labs team
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