Gobi
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7 Rules of Power: The Career Advice No One Gives You
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Anyone can make a mistake, but only an idiot persists in their error.
a man with tears in his eyes and the words " don t make the same mistake "
ALT: a man with tears in his eyes and the words " don t make the same mistake "
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November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Anyone can make a mistake, but only an idiot persists in their error.
Look sharply after your thoughts. They come unlooked for, like a new bird seen in your trees, and, if you turn to your usual task, disappear - Ralph Waldo Emerson
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Look sharply after your thoughts. They come unlooked for, like a new bird seen in your trees, and, if you turn to your usual task, disappear - Ralph Waldo Emerson
“AI is whatever machines can’t do yet.” — Larry Tesler, 1970
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“AI is whatever machines can’t do yet.” — Larry Tesler, 1970
"We need an AI feature" isn't a product requirement.
It's a senior executive who read a headline and a PM who now has to add LLMs to a perfectly functional solution.
Start with the problem. AI might not be the answer.
#ProductManagement #AI
It's a senior executive who read a headline and a PM who now has to add LLMs to a perfectly functional solution.
Start with the problem. AI might not be the answer.
#ProductManagement #AI
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"We need an AI feature" isn't a product requirement.
It's a senior executive who read a headline and a PM who now has to add LLMs to a perfectly functional solution.
Start with the problem. AI might not be the answer.
#ProductManagement #AI
It's a senior executive who read a headline and a PM who now has to add LLMs to a perfectly functional solution.
Start with the problem. AI might not be the answer.
#ProductManagement #AI
“A brain that doesn’t feed itself eats itself." - Gore Vidal
Your brain needs challenge, novelty, and purpose.
Starve it, and it will feast on doubt.
Feed it, and it will build worlds.
Your brain needs challenge, novelty, and purpose.
Starve it, and it will feast on doubt.
Feed it, and it will build worlds.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“A brain that doesn’t feed itself eats itself." - Gore Vidal
Your brain needs challenge, novelty, and purpose.
Starve it, and it will feast on doubt.
Feed it, and it will build worlds.
Your brain needs challenge, novelty, and purpose.
Starve it, and it will feast on doubt.
Feed it, and it will build worlds.
While monthly GenAI usage is surging, daily active use is lagging significantly (<10%).
We are building products that people are curious to try, but haven't yet found essential enough to open every morning.
The next big unlock is finding the daily use case.
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We are building products that people are curious to try, but haven't yet found essential enough to open every morning.
The next big unlock is finding the daily use case.
www.ben-evans.com/s/...
#AI
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
While monthly GenAI usage is surging, daily active use is lagging significantly (<10%).
We are building products that people are curious to try, but haven't yet found essential enough to open every morning.
The next big unlock is finding the daily use case.
www.ben-evans.com/s/...
#AI
We are building products that people are curious to try, but haven't yet found essential enough to open every morning.
The next big unlock is finding the daily use case.
www.ben-evans.com/s/...
#AI
"Let's prioritize this bug" is a command.
"Fixing this bug unblocks x use case for n customers. What options do we have?" is priority alignment
One builds resentment. The other builds ownership.
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"Fixing this bug unblocks x use case for n customers. What options do we have?" is priority alignment
One builds resentment. The other builds ownership.
#ProductManagement
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Let's prioritize this bug" is a command.
"Fixing this bug unblocks x use case for n customers. What options do we have?" is priority alignment
One builds resentment. The other builds ownership.
#ProductManagement
"Fixing this bug unblocks x use case for n customers. What options do we have?" is priority alignment
One builds resentment. The other builds ownership.
#ProductManagement
What would your team do if resources were unlimited?
AI agents are turning that question into reality. No more pruning ideas before they start.
No more "too expensive to try"
The biggest opportunities aren't in replacing humans, they're in doing the work we never attempted
#AI #ProductManagement
AI agents are turning that question into reality. No more pruning ideas before they start.
No more "too expensive to try"
The biggest opportunities aren't in replacing humans, they're in doing the work we never attempted
#AI #ProductManagement
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
What would your team do if resources were unlimited?
AI agents are turning that question into reality. No more pruning ideas before they start.
No more "too expensive to try"
The biggest opportunities aren't in replacing humans, they're in doing the work we never attempted
#AI #ProductManagement
AI agents are turning that question into reality. No more pruning ideas before they start.
No more "too expensive to try"
The biggest opportunities aren't in replacing humans, they're in doing the work we never attempted
#AI #ProductManagement
The Bottleneck Shifts:
In the past, startup speed was limited by how fast founders could type code or documents.
Now, founders manage and orchestrate work done by AI agents; the only limit is how quickly they can review, edit, and deploy what AI creates.
In the past, startup speed was limited by how fast founders could type code or documents.
Now, founders manage and orchestrate work done by AI agents; the only limit is how quickly they can review, edit, and deploy what AI creates.
Founders Who Understand This AI Shift Will Own the Next Decade...
Founders who understand what AI agents unlock will lead the next decade of startups.
In this episode of Office Hours, Aaron Levie, CEO of Box, explains why we’re entering a radically different startup era, one where small teams armed with AI agents can outperform 100+ person companies.
He breaks d
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November 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The Bottleneck Shifts:
In the past, startup speed was limited by how fast founders could type code or documents.
Now, founders manage and orchestrate work done by AI agents; the only limit is how quickly they can review, edit, and deploy what AI creates.
In the past, startup speed was limited by how fast founders could type code or documents.
Now, founders manage and orchestrate work done by AI agents; the only limit is how quickly they can review, edit, and deploy what AI creates.
Hank Zeller on creativity:
“When you realize that you just came up with an idea that betters anything that has been done, well, your hair stands up on end, you feel an incredible sense of awe; it’s almost as if you heard a whisper from God.”
“When you realize that you just came up with an idea that betters anything that has been done, well, your hair stands up on end, you feel an incredible sense of awe; it’s almost as if you heard a whisper from God.”
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Hank Zeller on creativity:
“When you realize that you just came up with an idea that betters anything that has been done, well, your hair stands up on end, you feel an incredible sense of awe; it’s almost as if you heard a whisper from God.”
“When you realize that you just came up with an idea that betters anything that has been done, well, your hair stands up on end, you feel an incredible sense of awe; it’s almost as if you heard a whisper from God.”
AIs Are Plural, Not Singular
There isn’t one single, monolithic AI but many distinct types and species. Each model has its own traits and strengths, with different models designed for specialized purposes
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There isn’t one single, monolithic AI but many distinct types and species. Each model has its own traits and strengths, with different models designed for specialized purposes
#AI
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
AIs Are Plural, Not Singular
There isn’t one single, monolithic AI but many distinct types and species. Each model has its own traits and strengths, with different models designed for specialized purposes
#AI
There isn’t one single, monolithic AI but many distinct types and species. Each model has its own traits and strengths, with different models designed for specialized purposes
#AI
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Stop leading with data.
Start with VPSA
❌ Without VPSA: "PMs should do user research. It improves retention by 30%."
✅ With VPSA:
Value: We want to build products that users love
Problem: We're building blind without validation
Solution: Let's do user research
Action: ...
#ProductManagement
Start with VPSA
❌ Without VPSA: "PMs should do user research. It improves retention by 30%."
✅ With VPSA:
Value: We want to build products that users love
Problem: We're building blind without validation
Solution: Let's do user research
Action: ...
#ProductManagement
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Stop leading with data.
Start with VPSA
❌ Without VPSA: "PMs should do user research. It improves retention by 30%."
✅ With VPSA:
Value: We want to build products that users love
Problem: We're building blind without validation
Solution: Let's do user research
Action: ...
#ProductManagement
Start with VPSA
❌ Without VPSA: "PMs should do user research. It improves retention by 30%."
✅ With VPSA:
Value: We want to build products that users love
Problem: We're building blind without validation
Solution: Let's do user research
Action: ...
#ProductManagement
What is Innovation?
New combinations that create value
💡 Novelty meets utility - Original ideas that actually work
🙃 Shift in perspective - Seeing problems differently
🎯 Asymmetric impact - Small changes, big results
#ProductManagement
New combinations that create value
💡 Novelty meets utility - Original ideas that actually work
🙃 Shift in perspective - Seeing problems differently
🎯 Asymmetric impact - Small changes, big results
#ProductManagement
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
What is Innovation?
New combinations that create value
💡 Novelty meets utility - Original ideas that actually work
🙃 Shift in perspective - Seeing problems differently
🎯 Asymmetric impact - Small changes, big results
#ProductManagement
New combinations that create value
💡 Novelty meets utility - Original ideas that actually work
🙃 Shift in perspective - Seeing problems differently
🎯 Asymmetric impact - Small changes, big results
#ProductManagement
The most powerful product features are invisible until they break.
Think autosave, spam filtering, offline sync, predictive loading.
As a PM, if users don't notice your work, you probably nailed it.
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Think autosave, spam filtering, offline sync, predictive loading.
As a PM, if users don't notice your work, you probably nailed it.
#ProductManagement
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The most powerful product features are invisible until they break.
Think autosave, spam filtering, offline sync, predictive loading.
As a PM, if users don't notice your work, you probably nailed it.
#ProductManagement
Think autosave, spam filtering, offline sync, predictive loading.
As a PM, if users don't notice your work, you probably nailed it.
#ProductManagement
We’re at the start of a once-in-a-generation shift, from systems of record to systems of action.
AI-driven software doesn’t just remember what happened, it reasons about what should happen next and acts to make it so.
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AI-driven software doesn’t just remember what happened, it reasons about what should happen next and acts to make it so.
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#AI
The State of AI 2025: Insights from Nathan Benaich at Air Street Capital #stateofai #ai
The State of AI Report is the most widely read and trusted analysis of key developments in AI. Published annually since 2018, the open-access report aims to spark informed conversation about the state of AI and what it means for the future. Produced by AI investor Nathan Benaich and Air Street Capit
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November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We’re at the start of a once-in-a-generation shift, from systems of record to systems of action.
AI-driven software doesn’t just remember what happened, it reasons about what should happen next and acts to make it so.
www.youtube.com/watc...
#AI
AI-driven software doesn’t just remember what happened, it reasons about what should happen next and acts to make it so.
www.youtube.com/watc...
#AI
A model-forward application is one where the model is "wrapped into the application," meaning it is deeply integrated into the system
The goal of the model-forward approach is to teach the model how to natively understand the application's tools and business logic.
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The goal of the model-forward approach is to teach the model how to natively understand the application's tools and business logic.
#AI
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A model-forward application is one where the model is "wrapped into the application," meaning it is deeply integrated into the system
The goal of the model-forward approach is to teach the model how to natively understand the application's tools and business logic.
#AI
The goal of the model-forward approach is to teach the model how to natively understand the application's tools and business logic.
#AI
Microsoft's bet: teach models to deeply understand your tools and artifacts. Surface-level AI wrappers won't survive.
The winners will be apps whose intelligence is baked into their foundations
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The winners will be apps whose intelligence is baked into their foundations
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#AI
Satya Nadella – How Microsoft thinks about AGI
As part of this interview, Satya Nadella gave me and Dylan Patel (founder of SemiAnalysis) an exclusive first-look at their brand-new Fairwater 2 datacenter.
Microsoft is building multiple Fairwaters, each of which has hundreds of thousands of GB200s & GB300s. Between all these interconnected build
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November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Microsoft's bet: teach models to deeply understand your tools and artifacts. Surface-level AI wrappers won't survive.
The winners will be apps whose intelligence is baked into their foundations
www.youtube.com/watc...
#AI
The winners will be apps whose intelligence is baked into their foundations
www.youtube.com/watc...
#AI
"AI should either be a guardian angel or a cognitive amplifier." - Raj Reddy.
Guardian Angels protect you from what you don't see coming.
Cognition Amplifiers help you do what you already know faster and better.
The best AI products do both.
#AI
Guardian Angels protect you from what you don't see coming.
Cognition Amplifiers help you do what you already know faster and better.
The best AI products do both.
#AI
November 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"AI should either be a guardian angel or a cognitive amplifier." - Raj Reddy.
Guardian Angels protect you from what you don't see coming.
Cognition Amplifiers help you do what you already know faster and better.
The best AI products do both.
#AI
Guardian Angels protect you from what you don't see coming.
Cognition Amplifiers help you do what you already know faster and better.
The best AI products do both.
#AI
Is this satire or real advice?
Tips on Looking Valuable as a PM
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Tips on Looking Valuable as a PM
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November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Is this satire or real advice?
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Tips on Looking Valuable as a PM
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“You are not late. You have time; we have time. While the frontier of AI seems to be accelerating fast, adoption is slow.” - Kevin Kelley
Artificial Intelligences, So Far
I wrote this short memo last November, 2024, at the invitation of Wired Mid-East for their year-end issue.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“You are not late. You have time; we have time. While the frontier of AI seems to be accelerating fast, adoption is slow.” - Kevin Kelley
"There is no human faculty that couldn’t one day be replicated by computers" - Alan Turing
Can AI be truly creative?
Nature - Chatbots and AI models are challenging ideas about who — or what — can create art, music and more.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"There is no human faculty that couldn’t one day be replicated by computers" - Alan Turing
"If AI is done correctly, then it frees us up to do more interesting things. There is a real risk that when done badly and wrongly, we end up with humans augmenting the AI as opposed to the other way around.” – Chris Hay
#AI
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November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"If AI is done correctly, then it frees us up to do more interesting things. There is a real risk that when done badly and wrongly, we end up with humans augmenting the AI as opposed to the other way around.” – Chris Hay
#AI
#AI