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← Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop.

16 connected korrents · 13 moments on record from 1 Nov 2018 to 31 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about product management.

Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under design design Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under CSS CSS Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop. Product management is not going away, buthiring product owners who just feeddevelopers tasks should stop. Last stated 3 years ago 7 Jul 2023 MP Melissa Perri — holds since 2023-07-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it A company should hire a productmanager only against a specificneed, never by default. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Hiring product managers by ratioinfantilizes engineers and designerswho were perfectly capable ofdeciding for themselves. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A first-time founder has anadvantage over a repeat winner,because past success makes it tooeasy to raise money and hire againsta big vision before there isproduct-market fit. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A whole class of product managersbuilt a career on politics ratherthan on technical or customer skill,and that skill is now worth nothing. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI data tooling has cut the product manager's need for data scientists while multiplying the time they spend in the data themselves. — tap to centre the map on it AI data tooling has cut the productmanager's need for data scientistswhile multiplying the time theyspend in the data themselves. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI gives an individual contributor so much leverage that one very senior product manager beats three entry-level ones. — tap to centre the map on it AI gives an individual contributorso much leverage that one verysenior product manager beats threeentry-level ones. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together. — tap to centre the map on it AI has become a way for engineers,designers and product managers towish each other away instead ofworking together. Last stated 11 months ago 20 Oct 2025 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI has made individuals capable enough that the boundaries between engineer, designer, researcher and product manager should be dissolved. — tap to centre the map on it AI has made individuals capableenough that the boundaries betweenengineer, designer, researcher andproduct manager should be dissolved. Last stated 12 months ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it Tailwind is a good way to build asite you're happy with, even withoutstrong CSS skills of your own. Last stated 4 months ago 15 May 2026 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are JE Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty. — tap to centre the map on it Designers should find what the specshould be and build it in HTML andCSS themselves, not make a productmanager's spec look pretty. Last stated 5 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question tomake a founder answer — the honestanswer can simply be that youstarted now. Last stated a month ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is awarning, and a belief everybodyshares is also a warning; the rightnumber of people who agree with youis small but not zero. Last stated a month ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. — tap to centre the map on it A founder cannot delegate judgment:the chief executive has to make thedecision that makes sense to them,however much momentum thealternative has. Last stated a month ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 weeks ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 4 weeks ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing tends to repeatthe same themes, names, andunderlying ideas across differentoutputs. Last stated a week ago 31 Aug 2026 EM Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop. Last stated 7 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Melissa Perri Read this korrent →