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» Structuring analytics for user engagement » Defining an MVP in the AI era » When to use genAI and when to use machine learning (ML) » Product differentiation in a crowded market » Implementing reusable components and designs and more

» AI frees you up for thinking, learning and judgement » IKEA found €1.3B using AI as a growth lever, not a cost lever » AI should not be a further excuse to avoid human collaboration

» Communicating your differentiated value consistently works better than a custom pitch every time » For go-to-market without a PMM, aim to fill some of the gaps, not to take over the whole role » Traditional marketing-generated leads involve telling the customer the value; product-led growth shows the value instead

» Avoid ambiguity by speaking plainly » Bring the data, not the verdict » Articulate the cost and opportunity cost » A ‘yes’ is only worth something if a ‘no’ is worth something

» Exclusive free giveaways for PRODUCTHEAD subscribers in May » Use genAI to generate possibilities and identify blindspots in your thinking without incurring cognitive debt » Backlash against the UK’s NHS closing public code repositories

We seem to stuck in a contradiction in which we worry about AI’s effect on our critical thinking, while finding it equally hard to resist using. Why is that?

» Ready meals are okay, just not all the time » Previous hype cycles masked who really had product-market fit and who didn’t » Humans excel where AI doesn’t » New tech rarely solves social problems

» Humans, not AI, are still sifting job applicants in or out » PMs should use AI to amplify their thinking, not replace it » Positive news for product managers in the UK job market » Advice from someone unjustly fired from Facebook

» Traditional SaaS companies will struggle if they believe they’ll control their UI for ever » Some org leaders think that AI can replace their “glue people” » The glue person’s work is often invisible because they were good at it

» Make your principles explicit so you can make the hard trade-offs between things you value » Your organisation’s strategy is the anchor that your culture – how you work together – is built on

» The art of influence is the highest-leverage skill remaining for product leaders » AI agents require the same strategic clarity as humans do » Building fast necessitates more human selectivity and expert judgement

» There’s no one true version of product management, but there are 4 flavours » Without support from the CEO, your product operating model probably won’t succeed