Nabeel Qureshi
Researcher & Writer at Mercatus Center / Palantir alumni
Nabeel Qureshi is a founder, writer, and researcher who was VP of Business Development at GoCardless, worked on the largest medical dataset at NIH, and recently researched AI policy at the Mercatus Center.
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Episode Summary
Nabeel Qureshi provides a rare inside look at Palantir's distinctive approach to product management, where PMs can only be promoted from forward-deployed engineers who work alongside customers. He explains why 30% of departing Palantir PMs start companies, the value of screening for intellectual curiosity and independent-mindedness, and his perspectives on AI policy.
Leadership Principles
- → Only make people PMs who have first proven themselves as forward-deployed engineers in the field
- → Screen hard for independent-mindedness and broad intellectual interests
- → The best PMs come from working alongside customers at their actual desks
Notable Quotes
"They were extremely careful about only making people PMs who had first proven themselves as forward deployed engineers."
— On Palantir's unique PM path that requires field experience first
"They screened really hard for independent-minded people who weren't afraid to push back and people with broader intellectual interests."
— On what made Palantir's hiring so distinctive
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