Design bottlenecks used to hold PMs back. Not anymore. “PMs would sit in a doc, write things up, and beg designers for time.” - @danolsen With AI tools like Vibe Coding, that bottleneck is gone. A text brief becomes a working prototype—no Figma, no delays. Product Managers are more empowered than ever. Design is no longer a blocker. It’s an input.

"I need to get out more." So easy to say. And yet, so hard to do. -Work gets in the way -The company budget gets tight -And, 6 months go by, with no work events Last year, I held a small gathering in Durham (pictured). It was amazing. I left so energized. Four months later, I did another few events in India. But for the last 7 months, I haven't done a single one. And so many of you are in the same place. We plan to get out and connect... Then life gets in the way. We all need nudges to just get out there and meet other people doing the work we are doing: To feel connection To build our networks To hear we're all facing the same problems, just at different places That's why I'm getting together a small group of product leaders in San Francisco on 8/13 for free (drinks incl). And I'm teaming up with legends @ravi_mehta, @bosky_mukherjee, and @schmoozer to curate the group. If you're interested to meet at the beautiful @Atlassian office, apply → We all need those nudges to get out. So this is my little contribution. We've made it totally free. And if you can't make it... Still get out more!

AI didn’t solve product discovery. It just made it easier to build bad solutions, faster. “PMs are spending time managing scrum, building what others ask for. It’s like, ready, fire, aim. You never validated it was a true customer problem.” - @danolsen In an era where design and code are no longer bottlenecks, the text input—your thinking—is everything. Don’t skip discovery. That’s the only edge you have now.

ChatGPT released agent mode 4 days ago. And you still don't when to use it (and not) Here's what it's good for - and what it sucks at 🧵:

So many people out there throw around buzzwords saying they will completely change your job and the AI space. Personally, I think to cut through the hype, it's more important to learn how these new systems and products work - and see what you can learn from this process of discovery. Develop your own AI intuition

.@linear just raised their Series C at a $1.25 billion valuation. What's wild is they did it with just 2 PMs. I sat down with the Head of Product behind it all: @thenanyu We're talking about: - How Linear became the top choice for AI giants like OpenAI, Perplexity, and Cursor. - The Linear Method — clarity, speed, no fluff, no gimmicks - How AI agents will reshape engineering and PM roles (LIVE DEMO) - Bunch of not so "common" product principles - How he landed his dream PM job (and how you can too) Listen now (we've 3 different segments for different platforms): 1. YouTube (building AI agents in Linear): 2. Substack (deep dive into Linear process): 3. Audio version (covering his stories, product philosophies, and more): Spotify: Apple: Thanks to our sponsors: 1. The AI Evals Course for PMs & Engineers :Get $800 off with this link - 2. Vanta: Automate compliance, security, and trust with AI (Get $1,000 with our link) - 3. Product Faculty: Get $500 off the AI PM certification with code AAKASH25 - 4. Maven: Get $100 off my curation of their top courses -

How to Truly Understand AI Products (Not Just the Buzzwords) AI is full of buzzwords—MCP, RAG, LLMs—but how do they actually work together to create the magical experiences you use every day? Here’s a simple framework to go deeper: 1. Watch YouTube breakdowns 2. Talk to AI PMs 3. Copy-paste code into an LLM and ask questions 4. Rebuild part of the product 5. Keep a side project to explore new tech “This week, I’m playing with Veo 3. I want to see: how good is it really?” -@_amankhan Understanding beats hype. Always.

AI won't replace product managers. But PMs who embrace AI will replace those who don’t. As @_amankhan said “I think every PM will become some flavor of AI PM—either using those tools or building around them if you aren't already.”

When to use each vibe coding/ AI prototyping tool:

Google has a new interview. Everyone's about to copy it. But there are 3 variants already out there: