Kiran Johns

Kiran Johns

Writing

startups

5 posts about startups.

2026

  1. Why I Love Being an Individual Contributor

    AI, flat teams, and why high-autonomy IC work feels more powerful than ever.

    Tech

2025

  1. The Product Generalist Playbook

    Building Faster, Smarter, and with a Bias for Action in the AI Era

    Tech

  2. Rise of AI Generalists

    How AI is enabling one person to build and launch and grow products faster than ever - featuring my journey of shipping 8 products in 3 months

    Tech

2024

  1. The Startup Product Manager

    What does it mean to be the first product manager at a startup (not existential, we don't go down that road)? What does a product manager even do at an early-stage startup? What are the challenges?

    Tech

  2. Venture Capital 101

    A Beginner's Guide to Understanding How Venture Capital Works

    Tech