Nan Yu
I'm a technology leader and builder in San Francisco
Working on Codex at OpenAI
Previously Head of Product at Linear
Writing
- Skip to the end
- Jul 2025 — Computers gave us the means, but AI gives us the ends
- AI adoption is a UX problem
- Apr 2025 — We have plenty of intelligence. The problem is making it usable
- There has never been a better time to be a coder
- Mar 2025 — Vibe-coding, low-code, medium-code... it's all good, and it's all a lot of fun
Talks and Interviews
- A Conversation at Lenny’s Summit
- Sep 2026 — "Stop planning for 2027: how OpenAI builds product 90 days at a time" A conversation about building AI products and learning from real users.
- Interview with Aakash Gupta
- Jul 2025 — "Crash Course: AI Agents for Coding" we discuss and demonstrate the future of AI agentic work. Apple, Spotify
- Interview on Lenny's Podcast
- Jan 2025 — "Linear's secrets to building beloved B2B products" we get into specific tactics that help us ship quickly with quality. Apple, Spotify
- The Heirloom Tomato Org Chart
- Jun 2024 — a talk I gave at Figma Config about common anti-patterns in startup org chart design and how these decisions affect your product. Article
Contact
Send me a note if you want to get in touch, or have advising or investment ideas