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AA229 - Build First: The Dumbest Take of 2025?
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Join Product Manager Brian and Enterprise Consultant Om as they peel back the sticky veneer from the "Build First" trend sweeping through product development.
Listen or watch as we debate the message being projected by AI tool vendors (who all have their own flavor of tool to sell you) and ask - "are we encouraging teams to skip crucial validation" in favor of rapid prototyping?
Stick around for our discussion, which includes:
- How "Build First" creates organizational dependencies on AI vendors
- The death of institutional knowledge and strategic thinking
- Effects of skipping user research and stakeholder conversations
- The token economy trap and hidden costs of AI-driven development
- Practical ways to leverage AI tools without falling into these traps
Whether you're a product manager, developer, or leader navigating the AI hype cycle, this episode offers balanced insights on how to use AI tools responsibly while still building products people actually want.
#AIProductDevelopment #BuildFirst #ProductManagement
product management, agile development, AI tools, build first, user research, token economy, product strategy, tech leadership, AI in product development, product validation
LINKS
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596
Website: http://arguingagile.com
INTRO MUSIC
Toronto Is My Beat
By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)
CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)
…
continue reading
Listen or watch as we debate the message being projected by AI tool vendors (who all have their own flavor of tool to sell you) and ask - "are we encouraging teams to skip crucial validation" in favor of rapid prototyping?
Stick around for our discussion, which includes:
- How "Build First" creates organizational dependencies on AI vendors
- The death of institutional knowledge and strategic thinking
- Effects of skipping user research and stakeholder conversations
- The token economy trap and hidden costs of AI-driven development
- Practical ways to leverage AI tools without falling into these traps
Whether you're a product manager, developer, or leader navigating the AI hype cycle, this episode offers balanced insights on how to use AI tools responsibly while still building products people actually want.
#AIProductDevelopment #BuildFirst #ProductManagement
product management, agile development, AI tools, build first, user research, token economy, product strategy, tech leadership, AI in product development, product validation
LINKS
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596
Website: http://arguingagile.com
INTRO MUSIC
Toronto Is My Beat
By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)
CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)
Chapters
1. Intro: The Great AI Token Money Grab of 2025 (00:00:00)
2. Build It And They Will Come (00:00:39)
3. Build First Culture: Bypassing User Research (00:01:48)
4. Speed vs. Perfection in a Competitive Market (00:02:49)
5. Lots of Prototypes (00:03:55)
6. Ignoring Users (00:05:28)
7. Solving the Wrong Problems (00:06:42)
8. Scoring Point 1 (00:10:47)
9. The Token Economy Trap (00:11:16)
10. More is ALWAYS Better (00:13:43)
11. Vendor Lock (00:15:25)
12. Code Token Iteration (00:16:12)
13. Quantifying Token Effectiveness (00:17:23)
14. Comparing Metrics (00:19:30)
15. Scoring Round 2 (00:20:23)
16. Validation Shortcut Disaster (00:21:15)
17. Supporting Your Product (00:23:26)
18. Revenue First (00:24:45)
19. Regulatory & Marketing Considerations (00:26:39)
20. Lack of Vibed Nuance (00:28:30)
21. The Importance of Budget Checkpoints (00:29:37)
22. Scoring Point 3 (00:33:34)
23. AI as a Productivity Multiplier (00:34:13)
24. AI Agent Infrastructure (00:36:15)
25. So What Next? (00:38:58)
26. The Death of Institutional Learning (00:39:59)
27. Experimentation Cost is Low (00:44:35)
28. Vibing Systems & Strategy (00:46:17)
29. Explaining AI (00:48:53)
30. Point Four-ish Scoring (00:50:43)
31. Talking to People - It's Not Going Away (00:51:23)
32. Brian's Takeaway (00:53:08)
33. The Build-First Casino (00:55:46)
34. Wrap-Up (00:57:02)
231 episodes
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Content provided by Brian Orlando. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Brian Orlando or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Join Product Manager Brian and Enterprise Consultant Om as they peel back the sticky veneer from the "Build First" trend sweeping through product development.
Listen or watch as we debate the message being projected by AI tool vendors (who all have their own flavor of tool to sell you) and ask - "are we encouraging teams to skip crucial validation" in favor of rapid prototyping?
Stick around for our discussion, which includes:
- How "Build First" creates organizational dependencies on AI vendors
- The death of institutional knowledge and strategic thinking
- Effects of skipping user research and stakeholder conversations
- The token economy trap and hidden costs of AI-driven development
- Practical ways to leverage AI tools without falling into these traps
Whether you're a product manager, developer, or leader navigating the AI hype cycle, this episode offers balanced insights on how to use AI tools responsibly while still building products people actually want.
#AIProductDevelopment #BuildFirst #ProductManagement
product management, agile development, AI tools, build first, user research, token economy, product strategy, tech leadership, AI in product development, product validation
LINKS
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596
Website: http://arguingagile.com
INTRO MUSIC
Toronto Is My Beat
By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)
CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)
…
continue reading
Listen or watch as we debate the message being projected by AI tool vendors (who all have their own flavor of tool to sell you) and ask - "are we encouraging teams to skip crucial validation" in favor of rapid prototyping?
Stick around for our discussion, which includes:
- How "Build First" creates organizational dependencies on AI vendors
- The death of institutional knowledge and strategic thinking
- Effects of skipping user research and stakeholder conversations
- The token economy trap and hidden costs of AI-driven development
- Practical ways to leverage AI tools without falling into these traps
Whether you're a product manager, developer, or leader navigating the AI hype cycle, this episode offers balanced insights on how to use AI tools responsibly while still building products people actually want.
#AIProductDevelopment #BuildFirst #ProductManagement
product management, agile development, AI tools, build first, user research, token economy, product strategy, tech leadership, AI in product development, product validation
LINKS
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596
Website: http://arguingagile.com
INTRO MUSIC
Toronto Is My Beat
By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)
CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)
Chapters
1. Intro: The Great AI Token Money Grab of 2025 (00:00:00)
2. Build It And They Will Come (00:00:39)
3. Build First Culture: Bypassing User Research (00:01:48)
4. Speed vs. Perfection in a Competitive Market (00:02:49)
5. Lots of Prototypes (00:03:55)
6. Ignoring Users (00:05:28)
7. Solving the Wrong Problems (00:06:42)
8. Scoring Point 1 (00:10:47)
9. The Token Economy Trap (00:11:16)
10. More is ALWAYS Better (00:13:43)
11. Vendor Lock (00:15:25)
12. Code Token Iteration (00:16:12)
13. Quantifying Token Effectiveness (00:17:23)
14. Comparing Metrics (00:19:30)
15. Scoring Round 2 (00:20:23)
16. Validation Shortcut Disaster (00:21:15)
17. Supporting Your Product (00:23:26)
18. Revenue First (00:24:45)
19. Regulatory & Marketing Considerations (00:26:39)
20. Lack of Vibed Nuance (00:28:30)
21. The Importance of Budget Checkpoints (00:29:37)
22. Scoring Point 3 (00:33:34)
23. AI as a Productivity Multiplier (00:34:13)
24. AI Agent Infrastructure (00:36:15)
25. So What Next? (00:38:58)
26. The Death of Institutional Learning (00:39:59)
27. Experimentation Cost is Low (00:44:35)
28. Vibing Systems & Strategy (00:46:17)
29. Explaining AI (00:48:53)
30. Point Four-ish Scoring (00:50:43)
31. Talking to People - It's Not Going Away (00:51:23)
32. Brian's Takeaway (00:53:08)
33. The Build-First Casino (00:55:46)
34. Wrap-Up (00:57:02)
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