Inside Claude Code: How an AI Native Team Actually Works | Cat Wu

Inside Claude Code: How an AI Native Team Actually Works | Cat Wu

Author: Peter Yang September 14, 2025 Duration: 40:36

Today, I want to share a new episode with Cat Wu.Cat is the product lead for Claude Code and I got her to share how one of the most AI-native teams in tech actually works. Highlights include getting user feedback every 10 minutes, going straight to prototypes instead of docs, and designers checking in code directly. Cat also shared her 3 best Claude Code tips and what’s next for the product.Cat and I talked about:

(00:00) The process behind the best Claude Code features

(05:00) How engineers can own features from idea to launch

(10:04) Getting feedback every 10 minutes from 1000+ users

(14:00) How designers and PMs can ship production code

(19:58) How the Claude Code team does AI evaluations

(29:04) 3 tips from Cat to get the most out of Claude Code

(30:12) Why your Claude.md file is so important

(33:32) What's next for Claude Code

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My top 10 takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/inside-claude-code-how-an-ai-native-actually-works-cat-wuWhere to find Cat:

X: https://x.com/_catwu

Website: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code

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