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  Chris Pedregal knows how to build AI products that people love. Chris is the
  cofounder and CEO of Granola, an AI notepad for meetings. We use it all the
  time at Every—Granola listens in on a meeting and, when it ends, generates
  notes and a shareable transcript for anyone who missed it. Granola is one of
  my favorite consumer AI products because it’s equal parts delightful and
  useful. So my question for Chris was: How do you do it? How do you make an
  excellent product in AI? We spent an hour talking about: - How Chris uses
  intuition while making product decisions - The importance of building products
  with “soul” - How to develop your product thinking muscles - When Chris trusts
  his gut over listening to user feedback - How fewer users gives startups a leg
  up over big tech - Why Chris is bullish on founders building specialized AI
  tools for professionals This is a must-watch for anyone interested in building
  valuable, sticky AI products that users will love. If you found this episode
  interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more? Sign
  up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here:
  https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt. It’s usually only
  for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free. To hear more from
  Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X:
  https://twitter.com/danshipper Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Episode start 00:00:48 -
  Introduction 00:09:14 - How Chris made early product decisions at Granola
  00:13:36 - Chris's philosophy around product development 00:19:24 - When to
  follow your intuition v. listen to your users 00:20:40 - How to build a
  product with “soul” 00:25:12 - Chris's advice on becoming a better product
  thinker 00:31:17 - The role travel plays in shaping Chris's intuition 00:45:52
  - Why having fewer users is an advantage for AI startups 00:52:09 - Why Chris
  is bullish on startups building specialized AI tools 00:56:52 - Where Chris
  sees Granola in the next year Links to resources mentioned in the episode:
  Chris Pedregal: @cjpedregal Granola: http://Granola.ai, @meetgranola The piece
  Chris wrote for Every about building useful AI products:
  https://every.to/thesis/how-to-build-a-truly-useful-ai-product
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# The Secret to Building A STICKY AI Product- Ep. 42 with Chris Pedregal

Chris Pedregal knows how to build AI products that people love. Chris is the cofounder and CEO of Granola, an AI notepad for meetings. We use it all the time at Every—Granola listens in on a meeting and, when it ends, generates notes and a shareable transcript for anyone who missed it. Granola is one of my favorite consumer AI products because it’s equal parts delightful and useful. So my question for Chris was: How do you do it? How do you make an excellent product in AI? We spent an hour talking about: - How Chris uses intuition while making product decisions - The importance of building products with “soul” - How to develop your product thinking muscles - When Chris trusts his gut over listening to user feedback - How fewer users gives startups a leg up over big tech - Why Chris is bullish on founders building specialized AI tools for professionals This is a must-watch for anyone interested in building valuable, sticky AI products that users will love. If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more? Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt. It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free. To hear more from Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Episode start 00:00:48 - Introduction 00:09:14 - How Chris made early product decisions at Granola 00:13:36 - Chris's philosophy around product development 00:19:24 - When to follow your intuition v. listen to your users 00:20:40 - How to build a product with “soul” 00:25:12 - Chris's advice on becoming a better product thinker 00:31:17 - The role travel plays in shaping Chris's intuition 00:45:52 - Why having fewer users is an advantage for AI startups 00:52:09 - Why Chris is bullish on startups building specialized AI tools 00:56:52 - Where Chris sees Granola in the next year Links to resources mentioned in the episode: Chris Pedregal: @cjpedregal Granola: http://Granola.ai, @meetgranola The piece Chris wrote for Every about building useful AI products: https://every.to/thesis/how-to-build-a-truly-useful-ai-product

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