Archive - Product for Engineers

An engineer’s guide to talking to users

It isn't scary as you think it is

Apr 25 •

How first-time founders fail

Lessons from the founders of Supabase, Mailgun, and Teleport

Apr 18 •

Andy Vandervell

What we learned about hiring from our first five employees

Early hires will define your culture

Apr 4 •

Andy Vandervell

March 2024

Read this before you pivot

Every startup needs a pivot. Here’s how to do it right

Mar 20 •

James Temperton

What engineers get wrong about analytics

Practical tips for engineers

Mar 11 •

February 2024

Pragmatic startup lessons from Elon

How ambition survives contact with reality

Feb 23 •

Beyond the 10x engineer

The traits we look for in (product) engineers at PostHog

Feb 8 •

January 2024

Defining our ICP is the most important thing we ever did

You'll never find product-market fit without it

Jan 25 •

Andy Vandervell

How we decide what to build

Strategies for navigating the product maze, with real examples

Jan 10 •

December 2023

The companies that shaped PostHog

Lessons from enduring companies on how to build one.

Dec 20, 2023 •

Startup marketing for noobs, by noobs – our most valuable lessons

Product + hedgehog cartoons = IPO?

Dec 5, 2023 •

Andy Vandervell

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November 2023

How we work asynchronously

Our secret to shipping lots while working remotely

Nov 16, 2023 •

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