Tezi AI, Co-Founder: Why Most CPOs are Bad & Why You Do Not Need PMs in a World of AI

Jason James is the Co-Founder of Tezi and one of the leading product minds in the valley. Prior to Tezi, Jason was the VP Product at Instacart and before that was Head of Product and Design at Thumbtack. 

In Today's Episode We Discuss:

• Product lessons scaling Instacart to $40B – what really moves the needle

• Why “quick optimizations” won’t build billion-dollar products

• MVPs are dead? How AI is reshaping product development

• Do startups even need PMs anymore in the age of AI?

• The biggest product mistake Jason made building Tezi

• Why most hiring managers fail at recruiting

• The resume trap: how to spot if someone was just “on the elevator up”

• The three roles founders always end up firing

• Are most CPOs actually terrible?

• The myth of startup “culture” – why growth is the only thing that matters

• Did DoorDash actually beat Instacart? The inside take

• Fundraising secrets founders never realize until it’s too late