product-taste

Develop product intuition using frameworks and insights from Lenny's Podcast and Newsletter.

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Skill: product-taste
Source: https://github.com/RefoundAI/lenny-skills/tree/main/skills/product-taste
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill product-taste

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Product decisions often must be made before data is available, and many PMs struggle to articulate why some products feel great while others fall flat. This Skill helps you build a calibrated internal compass for recognizing quality, deconstructing successful products, and making high-stakes judgment calls with confidence.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Deconstruct product experiences: Analyze specific design details to identify why they evoke emotional responses, using frameworks like the Three Dimensions of Product Feel and the Three-Question Product Review.
  • Calibrate intuition over time: Document decision rationales and compare them against outcomes using practices like the Daily Decision Log and intuition-as-hypothesis workflows.
  • Apply proven quality frameworks: Access 69 artifacts including the Mona Lisa Principle, Adapt When Adopting Framework, and Shopify's quality benchmarking questions.
  • Use Case: You are evaluating whether to copy a competitor's feature. The Skill walks you through the three-question Adapt When Adopting framework to determine if the mechanic will translate to your product context.

Quick Start

Ask the agent to help you deconstruct a product you admire and articulate what specifically makes its user experience feel high quality.

Frequently Asked Questions about product-taste

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I develop product sense as a product manager?

Product sense combines empathy for user needs with creativity in solving them. Build it by observing users interact with products monthly, deconstructing new products for one to two hours per month, and documenting your decision rationales to compare against outcomes.

How to decide whether to copy a competitor's feature?

Use the Adapt When Adopting framework: ask why the feature works in that product, whether it will translate to your context, and what adaptations are needed. Duolingo's failed Gardenscapes move counter shows that mechanics without strategic fit become friction.

What frameworks help evaluate product quality?

The Skill includes Katie Dill's Levels of Quality, Shopify's quality benchmarking questions, Figma's Three Dimensions of Product Feel (performance, familiarity, consistency), and Miro's Mona Lisa Principle for setting a ship-quality bar.

Should product decisions rely on intuition or data?

Treat intuition as a hypothesis generator, not a final answer. Generate hypotheses from intuition, debate them with the team, then find data to support or negate them, as Dylan Field describes. Research should falsify assumptions rather than validate them.

When should I not rely on product intuition alone?

Avoid intuition-only decisions when copying competitor features without understanding their strategic context, or when metric obsession blinds you to quality issues. Blind deconstruction and validation-seeking research are flagged as common mistakes in this Skill.