https://www.kevindalvi.com/ Essays on AI products, startups, product sense, and building in public by Kevin Dalvi. en-us Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/pm-interview-frameworks https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/pm-interview-frameworks Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A visual framework library and 100 model answers for product sense, strategy, metrics, growth, leadership, and AI, built for mid to VP Product interviews. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) product interview strategy frameworks leadership https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/shipping-ai-portfolios https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/shipping-ai-portfolios Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A living portfolio beats a static resume. Here’s how I structure product boards that stay honest. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) founding process portfolio https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/brand-systems-at-speed https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/brand-systems-at-speed Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tokens, marks, and motion language that scale across a portfolio without looking cloned. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) design brand systems https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/metrics-that-matter https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/metrics-that-matter Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT GitHub, products, and users. What to show, what to hide, and how to keep numbers trustworthy. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) engineering metrics portfolio https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/delightful-motion https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/delightful-motion Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Framer Motion patterns for portfolio interfaces that feel fluid without becoming carnival rides. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) frontend motion design https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/pick-your-first-customers https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/pick-your-first-customers Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Early users shape the product more than your roadmap. Here’s how I choose who gets in the room first. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) founding customers product https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/price-before-youre-ready https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/price-before-youre-ready Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Charging early feels rude until you realize free users train you to build the wrong thing. Price is a product decision. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) business pricing founding https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/ai-that-earns-trust https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/ai-that-earns-trust Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Users don’t need magic. They need predictable failure modes, clear ownership of answers, and products that know when to shut up. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) ai product trust https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/design-debt-compounds https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/design-debt-compounds Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Inconsistent spacing and ‘just this once’ exceptions don’t stay local. They interest rate your whole product. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) design product craft https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/writing-as-product-skill https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/writing-as-product-skill Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Clear writing ships faster products. I treat every sentence like a UI decision. Cut the fluff, name the tradeoff, make the next step obvious. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) writing product founding https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/hire-before-you-need https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/hire-before-you-need Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Waiting until you’re drowning guarantees a bad hire under panic. I start recruiting when the pain is still optional. And I hire for the next bottleneck, not the current one. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) hiring founding teams https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/power-of-constraints https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/power-of-constraints Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Unlimited scope kills taste. I put hard limits on time, surface area, and tech. And the product gets sharper every time I refuse to expand the box. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) product process design https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/ship-ugly-on-purpose https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/ship-ugly-on-purpose Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Pretty first versions hide bad ideas under polish. I ship the awkward build that answers the real question. Then I earn the right to make it beautiful. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) shipping product process https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/investor-updates-that-dont-lie https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/investor-updates-that-dont-lie Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Optimistic updates train investors to stop trusting you. I send the numbers as they are, name the miss, and ask for help with one sharp ask. Not a highlight reel. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) fundraising founding metrics https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/product-sense-is-patterns https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/product-sense-is-patterns Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Product sense isn’t magic intuition. It’s a library of patterns you’ve earned from shipping, watching users struggle, and remembering what actually converted. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) product founding design https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/build-in-public-without-burnout https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/build-in-public-without-burnout Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Building in public is a distribution channel, not a personality. I share cadenced proof of work. Not every emotion, not every half baked idea. So the audience grows without eating the company. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) building in public founding process https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/when-to-kill-a-feature https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/when-to-kill-a-feature Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Most products die of accumulation. I kill features when usage is thin, the maintenance tax is real, and the roadmap story gets weaker every week I leave them alive. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) product process founding https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/the-second-product-problem https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/the-second-product-problem Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Shipping the first product feels like winning. Shipping the second one is where most founders quietly lose the plot. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) founding product focus https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/ai-assistants-vs-products https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/ai-assistants-vs-products Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT A chat box is a feature. A product owns an outcome. Confusing the two is how AI startups burn a year looking busy. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) ai product design https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/customer-calls-as-research https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/customer-calls-as-research Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT Surveys flatten people. Calls leave residue. If you are building something new, the calendar is your research budget. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) founding research customers https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/scope-creep-is-leadership https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/scope-creep-is-leadership Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT Features do not sneak onto the roadmap. Leaders let them. How I draw the line without pretending the world stands still. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) leadership product execution https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/portfolios-that-show-judgment https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/portfolios-that-show-judgment Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT Pretty screens are table stakes. The portfolios that hire or fund you show what you cut, why you cut it, and what happened next. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) design portfolio career https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/weekend-projects-to-companies https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/weekend-projects-to-companies Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT Most side projects should stay side projects. The ones that become companies share a few unromantic habits I keep relearning. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) founding startups shipping https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/calm-interfaces-loud-market https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/calm-interfaces-loud-market Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT AI products scream for attention. The ones that last often look quieter than the feed that sells them. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) design product motion https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/the-art-of-not-yet https://www.kevindalvi.com/blog/the-art-of-not-yet Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT No is brittle. Not yet is a strategy. How I delay work without demoralizing the people who asked for it. hello@kevindalvi.com (Kevin Dalvi) leadership focus product