AI Risks to SaaS Companies
Generative + Agentic AI is accelerating feature commoditization; read the room and adapt.
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2025
Product Managers Who Think in Systems Will Survive the AI Era
AI is reshaping product management. Learn how to map, optimize, and automate your systems before someone else does it for you.
The Power of an Anchor - Warby Parker's Pricing Strategy
Warby Parker's playbook for product managers. Learn how the company uses pricing strategy, vertical integration, and innovation to grow.
From Promise to Practice - AI's Real Impact on Medicine
Real-world data on AI in medicine. Where it works (imaging, drug discovery), why it fails (data, integration), and what actually drives adoption.
When AI Becomes Your Medical Translator
How AI LLMs are transforming healthcare by empowering patients with PhD-level medical knowledge and reshaping the entire industry ecosystem.
The Winner's Curse: Rhyming History in the AI Era
Why AI disruption differs from past paradigm shifts: faster cycles, probabilistic computing, and why today's tech winners face an accelerating curse.
Vibe Coding and Test-driven Development
Vibe-coding coolness
Architect vs. Gardner: Product Development Mindsets
Process is a tool and not the master
Modernizing the Product Requirements Process
Process is a tool and not the master
Cultivating True Agile: From Process to Outcome
Process is a tool and not the master
Cultivating Strong Product Culture and Empowered Teams
Effective decision making is vital
Mastering Objectives & Key Results (OKRs): The Performance Framework
Goal setting
Strategic Decision Making for the Product Leaders
Effective decision making is vital
Defeat Bias: Build Products that Truly Matter
Start with why and dig deeper
Love the Problem, Solution will Follow
Start with why and dig deeper
Beyond the Deliverable - The Strategic Product Mindset
Start with why and dig deeper
Jobs-to-be-Done - Demand Reducers and Systems Thinking
Demand is make or break
Jobs-to-be-Done - Understanding the Product Demand
Demand is make or break