<h2><strong>ABOUT</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/houssier/"><strong>LOÏC HOUSSIER</strong></a></h2><p>Loïc Houssier is an engineering executive with 20 years of leadership experience spanning startups, scale-ups, and global enterprises. He specializes in helping high-growth companies scale with speed and discipline, combining technical depth with a strong operational mindset.</p><p>He currently leads engineering at Superhuman, the most productive email app ever made, where he joined at a pivotal moment in the company’s growth. Loïc brought a new level of executional rigor — embedding a culture of speed not just in the product (where every interaction happens in under 100ms), but in how the team ships, scales, and makes decisions.</p><p>Previously, he held senior engineering roles at Productboard, Firstbase, and DocuSign, where he led global teams through platform expansion, org design, and M&A. With a background in cryptography and early experience as a security researcher, Loïc is also a frequent mentor and speaker on engineering leadership and building resilient, high-velocity teams.</p><h2><strong>SHOW NOTES:</strong></h2><ul><li>How Loïc built a reputation for building high-velocity engineering orgs (2:14)</li><li>The underweighted value of board member continuity (4:58)</li><li>Defining velocity in the AI age (6:23)</li><li>Loïc’s evolving playbook that drives velocity (9:10)</li><li>Implementing the velocity playbook @ Superhuman (11:04)</li><li>An example of incorporating domain focus effectively within an eng team (12:49)</li><li>Strategies for changing core principles / managing culture shock (16:17)</li><li>Knowing when you made the correct change vs. signals it’s not working (19:06)</li><li>Tools & tactics to promote a velocity mindset in engineering orgs (21:10)</li><li>Build credibility with influential eng leaders in your org (23:37)</li><li>Frameworks for cultivating product thinking within an eng org (27:03)</li><li>How to cultivate great product taste inside engineering orgs (30:24)</li><li>The importance of having a strong leader who sets the product taste standard (32:20)</li><li>Key elements of exceptional product experiences @ Superhuman (34:34)</li><li>Loïc’s perspective on navigating product complexity & quality expectations w/ AI (36:28)</li><li>The future of productivity tools: paradigm shifts in AI & productivity (39:29)</li><li>Rapid fire questions (41:20)</li></ul><h2>LINKS AND RESOURCES</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62047992-days-at-the-morisaki-bookshop">Days at the Morisaki Bookshop</a> - Satoshi Yagisawa’s moving international sensation about new beginnings, human connection, and the joy of reading.</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27418306-zone-to-win?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11">Zone to Win: Organizing to Compete in an Age of Disruption</a> - Geoffrey A. Moore’s high-powered tool for driving your company above and beyond its limitations, its definitions of success, and ultimately, its competitors.</li></ul><h3><strong>This episode wouldn’t have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:</strong></h3><p>Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-Host</p><p>Jerry Li - Co-Host</p><p>Noah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/</a></p><p>Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan’s also an avid 3D printer - <a href="https://www.bnd3d.com/">https://www.bnd3d.com/</a></p><p>Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at <a href="https://elliecoggins.com/about/">https://elliecoggins.com/about/</a></p>


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