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From ChatGPT to Instagram to Uber: The quiet architect behind the world’s most popular products | Peter Deng
The product leader who grew Facebook, Uber, and ChatGPT to billions shares what actually matters
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Peter Deng has led product teams at OpenAI, Instagram, Uber, Facebook, Airtable, and Oculus and helped build products used by billions—including Facebook’s News Feed, the standalone Messenger app, Instagram filters, Uber Reserve, ChatGPT, and more. Currently he’s investing in early-stage founders at Felicis. In this episode, Peter dives into his most valuable lessons from building and scaling some of tech’s most iconic products and companies.
What you’ll learn:
Peter’s one‑sentence test for hiring superstars
Why your product (probably) doesn’t matter
Why you don’t need a tech breakthrough to build a huge business
The five PM archetypes, and how to build a team of Avengers
Counterintuitive lessons on growing products from 0 to 1, and 1 to 100
The importance of data flywheels and workflows
Some takeaways:
AGI won’t solve ev