Articles about product development

Microsoft CTO to AI startups: Stop waiting for better models and ‘do the damned experiments’

Kevin Scott says today’s AI tools are already powerful enough to most startup surprise founders. But extracting their value requires unglamorous product work, real customer feedback, and a willingness to experiment. Read More

Microsoft cut product R&D jobs, added operations roles over the past year, new filing confirms

Microsoft’s global headcount remained steady at 228,000 employees over the past year, but the mix of roles changed notably, reflecting… Read More

Podcast

How AI is changing the way companies listen and build products, with Brad Anderson of Qualtrics

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, my guest is Brad Anderson — a former Microsoft corporate vice president who spent… Read More

Seattle startup Zucca raises $5M to help food brands launch products faster with AI

Karen Huh spent two decades and thousands of hours launching consumer products for companies like Starbucks and Bulletproof Coffee. So… Read More

Statsig lands $100M at $1.1B valuation, aiming to unify product development as AI upends industry

We have a new unicorn. Four years after it was founded by a former Facebook engineering leader, Statsig has raised… Read More

Product maker Simplexity opens Seattle office, scoops up former Stratos employees following closure

Portland-based Simplexity Product Development is opening an office in Seattle and hiring top personnel from Stratos Product Development, a Seattle company… Read More

Hardware maker behind Xbox controllers and Apple laptops in receivership following abrupt closure

Last month, 30-year-old Stratos Product Development closed abruptly. No explanation was given for the closure, and some wondered how an… Read More