Episode

Microsoft CPO: If you aren’t prototyping with AI you’re doing it wrong | Aparna Chennapragada

Aparna Chennapragada, chief product officer at Microsoft, argues that prototyping with AI should replace traditional PRDs and describes an internal 'Frontier' program where teams live a year ahead using cutting-edge AI tools to reimagine work. She explains her NLX (natural language interface) framework for designing conversational products, why product management and coding skills remain essential despite AI's rise, and lessons from Google Now on being early versus being wrong, drawing on her experience across Google, Robinhood, and Microsoft.