Welcome to this week’s edition of my weekly newsletter “Built To Last”, where I am sharing valuable insights on building high-quality products.
Each week, I curate articles and podcasts that caught my attention – resources that I believe are relevant and insightful for everyone looking to build a great product.
This Week’s Picks
- Shipping projects at Big Tech with Sean Goedecke (GitHub) – this podcast episode emphasizes that while strong technical skills are essential, building high-quality products also requires proactive communication, cross-functional collaboration, and a deep understanding of company goals. Engineers who take initiative – by prototyping, managing risks, and aligning with broader objectives – play a critical role in ensuring product quality and long-term success.
- Superhuman’s secret to success with Rahul Vohra (CEO) – true product quality goes beyond features – it’s about creating something users genuinely love and want to share. By obsessing over details like typography, focusing on core value delivery, and dedicating time to deep product work, Superhuman shows that quality drives word-of-mouth, user retention, and sustainable growth.
- Linear: move fast with little process (with first engineering manager Sabin Roman) – Linear’s commitment to a zero-bug policy highlights how prioritizing product quality early – by consistently fixing bugs and empowering engineers with autonomy – can lead to sustainable excellence without overwhelming the team. Combined with a lightweight process focused on principles and creative freedom, this approach ensures that quality is built into the product from the start, not patched in later.
- What High Performers Know About Doing Hard Things – this article explores why we avoid difficult but valuable tasks and how high performers overcome that resistance using mindset shifts, habits, and brain science. By consistently pushing through discomfort, they build resilience and mental toughness – key ingredients for growth and long-term success.
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