🎧 Inside
@Google's AI turnaround with
@rmstein
Robby is VP of Product at
@Google where he oversees all things Google Search—including the new AI Overviews, AI Mode, search ranking, Google Lens, and more. Previously, he led consumer products at
@Instagram, where he and his teams built Stories, Reels, Close Friends, and other products now used by billions.
We discuss:
🔸 Why Google’s AI products are suddenly taking off after years of stagnation
🔸 How AI is expanding Search rather than replacing it, contrary to what many predicted
🔸 The three product principles that have helped Robby build multiple billion-user products
🔸 Inside Instagram’s decision to build its own version of Snapchat Stories
🔸 His mantra of “relentless improvement”
🔸 How Google developed AI Mode from concept to launch in just one year
🔸 Why most teams give up too early on potentially transformative products
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