Mihika Kapoor

Vision, conviction, and hype: How to build 0 to 1 inside a company | Mihika Kapoor (Product at Figma)

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Opening
Lenny Rachitsky (00:00:00): I asked on Twitter, "Who's the best product manager you've worked with?" You were the most mentioned. Mihika Kapoor (00:00:04): My take is that your scope is the world. Nothing should ever perceive as being out of bounds. Lenny Rachitsky (00:00:10): VP of product at Figma told me, "Mahika is really great at creating a vision and getting people to see what she sees." Mihika Kapoor (00:00:16): We lean heavily into designing and prototyping even before a project gets a green light....

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Low-ego framing
Mihika Kapoor (00:00:04): My take is that your scope is the world. Nothing should ever...

Uses we/us, uncertainty, or learner framing instead of performing authority.

Accept praise cleanly
02:29): Lenny Rachitsky (00:03:33): Lenny Rachitsky (00:04:29): Mahika, thank you so much for being here and welcome to the podcast. Mihika Kapoor (00:04:33): Thank you for having me, Lenny. I...

Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.

Low-ego framing
Lenny Rachitsky (01:32:35): Now, we're talking about every book in the series, or at least the one book?...

Uses we/us, uncertainty, or learner framing instead of performing authority.

Accept praise cleanly
Mihika Kapoor (01:40:02): Thank you for having me, Lenny. This was such a fun...

Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.

Ending
Mihika Kapoor (01:39:28): It'll probably be in the opening keynote, which is done by Dylan, but I'll probably give a Config talk on it as well. So that's how you will know, and I'll probably tweet about it. What I was actually going to do is to release the original vision deck when it launches, so you can look out for that. Lenny Rachitsky (01:39:50): We'll be watching. I will be at Config. Mihika Kapoor (01:39:52): Can't wait to see you there. Lenny Rachitsky (01:39:54): Potentially on stage....

The ending makes gratitude concrete, which turns warmth into checkable behavior.