The product function in the age of AI
The product function in the age of AI Sunday, July 26, 2026 I am motivated by a good technical challenge, and by working with friendly, knowledgeable people. But above all, my motivation is a function of the extent to which I believe in the direction a product is heading. This predisposition is good for everyone involved.
- ▪The product function in the age of AI Sunday, July 26, 2026 I am motivated by a good technical challenge, and by working with friendly, knowledgeable people.
- ▪But above all, my motivation is a function of the extent to which I believe in the direction a product is heading.
- ▪This predisposition is good for everyone involved.
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The product function in the age of AI Sunday, July 26, 2026 I am motivated by a good technical challenge, and by working with friendly, knowledgeable people. But above all, my motivation is a function of the extent to which I believe in the direction a product is heading. This predisposition is good for everyone involved. If I can explain in a few words why I’m working on something, and how that benefits the user and the company, then the product function is working. When the work is done, the customers are happier, and so is everyone else. LLMs have made me faster at delivering software. But my job is not to deliver software: my job is to deliver value, and to solve problems. Software is just the medium. Product decides what to build and why, and engineering builds it.
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