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Develop Yourself

#256 - The Rise of the Product Minded Engineer

14 Jul 2025

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Matt Watson, who scaled VIN Solutions to a $150 million exit, shares his journey from coding to building products that make a real impact in the business world.We talk about:Why most developers fail at launching productsWhat it means to be a product-minded engineerHow AI is exposing weak developersThe importance of sales, customer empathy, and learning in public“Your code isn’t the product. Solving real problems is.”“If I have to write requirements down to the detail… I might as well just give it to AI.”Want to develop the product engineer's mindset? Grab Matt's book here : http://productdriven.com/bookMatt's newsletter for product driven engineers: https://newsletter.productdriven.com/Send us a textShameless Plugs Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity - Learn to build complex software, work with LLMs and launch your career. AI Bootcamp (NEW) - for software developers who want to be the expert on their team when it comes to integrating AI into web applications.

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