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Tal Raviv is a product manager at Riverside, where he joined as its first PM. Over his 12-year career as an individual contributor, Tal has been an early PM at Patreon, AppsFlyer, and Wix, working in consumer growth, developer API platforms, and pricing. He started his career by co-founding a profitable SaaS company and also volunteers as a surf instructor for people with disabilities. In our conversation, Tal shares:

\u2022 Why he has chosen to stay an individual contributor rather than moving into management

\u2022 The rise of \u201csuper ICs\u201d and how companies can support this career path

\u2022 Advice for succeeding as a long-term IC product manager

\u2022 How he uses AI to enhance his productivity

\u2022 How to build self-reliant teams and make yourself redundant

\u2022 Lessons from failures

\u2022 Much more

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Find the transcript and show notes at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-super-ic-pm-tal-raviv

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Where to find Tal Raviv:

\u2022 X: https://x.com/talraviv

\u2022 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/talsraviv/

\u2022 Maven course: https://maven.com/tal-raviv/product-manager-productivity-system/

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Where to find Lenny:

\u2022 Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com

\u2022 X: https://twitter.com/lennysan

\u2022 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/

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In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Tal\u2019s background

(02:24) Choosing to stay an IC product manager

(07:05) The value of IC roles

(08:31) Compensation and career path

(12:37) Advice for companies on creating space for ICs

(14:33) Leveraging AI for productivity

(22:44) Build your personal PM productivity system

(37:39) Contrarian opinions and insights

(44:32) Book smart vs. street smart decision-making

(51:51) There\u2019s no one right way to get things done

(57:03) Failure corner

(01:19:04) Lightning round

(01:26:50) Living through conflict

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Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.