Search the archive

AI/DATA INFRA + DEV TOOLS M&A IS HAVING A MOMENT

AI infrastructure is becoming strategically critical.

FROM AI DEMO TO AI PRODUCT: WHAT SITS BETWEEN A PROMPT AND PRODUCTION REALITY

While vibe coding quickly generates impressive AI prototypes, it often masks the rigorous engineering needed for production. To prepare these applications for real users, teams must implement robust controls for output contracts, cost management, security, and observability.

YOU'RE 5 DECISIONS AWAY FROM 1M+ USERS

Strong PLG starts with understanding where customers find value and where growth is leaking. Then prioritize the biggest revenue opportunities, balance sales with self-service, and make ownership explicit.

JUST ANOTHER TRANSFORMATION

AI amplifies the organization it enters, including its dysfunction. Companies should fix strategy, culture, collaboration, and data foundations before expecting AI transformation to deliver meaningful results.

AGILITY MIGHT HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AI

AI is shifting bottlenecks, not eliminating them. Organizations need to focus on outcomes and redesign how work flows around the new constraints rather than measuring AI activity.

STRATEGY PROMPTS ACTIVITY

Effective strategy involves challenging conventional assumptions. For best results, conduct this activity in multiplayer mode to foster productive team discussions.

USER TESTING ON A SHOESTRING

User testing does not need to be expensive or complicated. Watch a few real users complete realistic tasks, then fix the friction their behavior reveals.

FAKING A BRAND IS EASY. MAKING IT STOP IS HARD

Brand impersonation is a network problem, not a takedown problem. Defenders need to continuously identify and disrupt the infrastructure behind recurring attacks.

FOCUS AND FOLLOW-THROUGH ARE THE MOAT

For overloaded engineering teams, focus and follow-through are vital, as every new task displaces another. This team manages capacity by maintaining prioritized backlogs, stack-ranking sprint plans, removing lower-priority work when urgent items arise, and regularly updating stakeholders on progress.

what you want and watch it create the epics. Try it free

YOU ARE NOT A MODEL. DON'T PRICE PER TOKEN

Charge for recognizable work or outcomes whenever possible, and reserve token pricing for the model layer.

BEING LEGIBLE TO CAPITAL

Legibility matters in a consensus market.

GET THE GUIDE

AUTONOMY AND INNOVATION

Incumbents will adopt AI cautiously because they have more to lose from mistakes. Startups can embrace autonomy more aggressively, giving them a natural advantage in turning AI into disruption.

INSIDE PM AT STRIPE: WHAT COMES AFTER "BECOME A BUILDER?" (61 MINUTE VIDEO)

AI is pushing every product-building role upstream rather than simply eliminating functions. PMs will increasingly create leverage through shared context, judgment, strategy, persuasion, and domain expertise while AI and adjacent functions absorb more execution.

THE DEADLINE THAT WAS ALREADY MISSED

Bad roadmaps often fail from missing dependencies, not bad estimates. Working backwards exposes what must be true before execution begins.

A GOOD MOVE IS ENABLING

Good product moves create value now while opening better options for what comes next. Teams should avoid short-term wins that lead to strategic dead ends.

START YOUR NEXT FLOW IN FIGR →

PRODUCT OWNER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE AGE OF AI

As AI lowers the cost of building software, product judgment matters more than tool fluency. Great Product Owners know what to build, what to stop, and where AI should assist rather than decide.

TO INVENT WAYMO, THEY HAD TO REINVENT PM (60 MINUTE VIDEO)

Waymo shows how PM must evolve for problems without clear metrics or playbooks. The key is defining what good looks like, setting concrete checkpoints, and building teams capable of learning their way forward.

BIG-BANG REDESIGNS VS. LEGACY MODERNIZATION

Big-bang legacy redesigns often fail because critical dependencies are easy to miss. Modernizing gradually, with users involved and workflows replaced in small slices, reduces risk and delivers value sooner.

THE ORACLE PROBLEM: AN INVISIBLE BOTTLENECK TO AI AND MEDICINE

Healthcare AI benchmarks can measure test performance without proving clinical effectiveness. Better evaluations must measure whether AI improves real-world health outcomes.

DEVELOPERS MUST BECOME MINI-PMS

AI is pushing engineers beyond code and toward greater product ownership.

ENTERPRISE AI'S BIGGEST OPPORTUNITIES

These opportunities lie between the model and the workflow.

Watch the recording (free)

INFLUENCE DOESN'T COME WITH THE PROMOTION

Influence comes from trust, not titles or winning arguments. The strongest leaders listen, stay persuadable, and build credibility that carries beyond the room.

TECHNICAL INGREDIENTS, REVENUE INGREDIENTS

Faster AI coding does not automatically mean faster revenue. As software becomes easier to build, commercial readiness and go-to-market become the real bottlenecks.

TURN BUGS INTO FEATURES

Product weaknesses do not always need to be fixed. With the right positioning, constraints and perceived flaws can become differentiators that make a product more compelling to the right customers.

THE ART OF SIMPLIFYING DECISIONS

As AI accelerates execution, decision-making becomes the bottleneck. Strong teams match the decision process to the stakes instead of treating every choice like it requires consensus.

START FOR FREE TODAY!

HOW TO BUILD A HIGH-GROWTH OPERATING SYSTEM

High-growth companies win through speed, focus, talent, and continuous learning. The best sustain that pace by embracing change, managing organizational debt, and staying connected to customer impact.

HOW A SOLO FOUNDER USED CODEX AND CHATGPT TO LAUNCH A FASHION BRAND WITHOUT ENGINEERS (33 MINUTE VIDEO)

AI is letting solo founders operate specialized tools and build across disciplines without traditional teams. The result is a dramatic expansion of what one person can create and launch.

WHO WILL BE THE BASTION OF AMERICAN OPEN-WEIGHT AI LEADERSHIP?

The US leads frontier AI but risks losing the open-weight ecosystem to China. NVIDIA, Meta, and other platform companies have strong incentives to keep American open models competitive.

WHY AI MAKES EXPERTS MORE VALUABLE

AI makes specialized work more accessible, but expertise still compounds. The people with the best judgment may gain the most leverage from AI.

RISE OF THE BORDERLESS FOUNDER

International founders can turn cross-border networks into a moat, combining Silicon Valley access with trusted talent, customers, and reputation at home.

PREVIOUSLY UNMANUFACTURABLE

AI is turning English into a universal interface for complex software.

Request your invite

WHAT PEOPLE *REALLY* THINK ABOUT IC WORK

Most tech workers want more IC work, but pay and influence keep many in management. High-impact IC roles could offer a better path by rewarding autonomy and business impact without requiring people management.

NVIDIA'S RISKY BUSINESS

AI's infrastructure boom is relying on increasingly risky financing. Nvidia can keep the buildout going by attracting new pools of capital, but the strategy depends on AI revenues growing fast enough to justify the investment.

WHAT THREE SECONDS OF MUSIC TAUGHT ME ABOUT PRODUCT

Strategic constraints sharpen product strategy by forcing teams to commit rather than endlessly iterating. Limiting choices preserves the core hypothesis, reduces decision fatigue, and empowers creative judgment without stifling critical thought.

A GOOD MOVE IS CONSTRUCTIVE

Effective product strategy should emerge from consistently making good moves rather than from top-down planning. A constructive move strengthens an existing relationship or introduces useful structure, creates value on its own, and avoids relying on a hypothetical V2 or future follow-up to become worthwhile.