Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough.

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• A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance. PSPeter Sellis20 Sept 2026humilityproduct management
• Founders' reputation for overconfidence is sample bias; most good startups actually underrate themselves. PGPaul Graham26 Aug 2026startupshumility
• A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are. TYTamar Yehoshua10 Sept 2026startupsproduct management
• Build the product for yourself first: if it truly serves you, plenty of other people like you will want it too. DSDerek Sivers4 Jul 2011startupsproduct management
• The AI builder is a real job: some startups now hire builders instead of product managers or designers. TYTamar Yehoshua10 Sept 2026startupsproduct management

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