Dan Shipper: run product and labs in parallel, even with a labs team of one
danshipper · x · 2026-10-15
Dan Shipper shared his product methodology for the AI era on Lenny's Podcast: teams live in a Build-Ship-Test-Evaluate-Keep/Kill-Repeat loop, and should run two tracks in parallel — Product improves what works today, while Labs explores what might be possible tomorrow. Shipping alone isn't enough; you must keep discovering what's worth building next.
The slide outlines two ways to build a "labs team of one": an embedded explorer who gets protected time within the product team, or a rotating assignment where a different member takes the exploration slot each cycle.
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