Gobi
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Product Manager who questions the obvious | Building lovable products ❤️ | Sharing insights with a dash of humor | https://gobiraj.substack.com/
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7 Rules of Power: The Career Advice No One Gives You
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7 Rules of Power: The Career Advice No One Gives You
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#ProductManagement #Power #Career
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November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
7 Rules of Power: The Career Advice No One Gives You
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For decades, psychologists have thought of creativity as a key trait that would set us apart from machines, even as they surpassed us in intelligence and skill. But now, a wave of generative AI models… is throwing shade on this idea.
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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 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
For decades, psychologists have thought of creativity as a key trait that would set us apart from machines, even as they surpassed us in intelligence and skill. But now, a wave of generative AI models… is throwing shade on this idea.
www.nature.com/artic...
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The "Eyes on the Road" Design Pattern
Borrowed from automotive autonomy levels: the AI can drive, but only while you watch. Look away, it stops.
Smart products don't maximize autonomy. They match autonomy to risk.
#AI #ProductManagement
Borrowed from automotive autonomy levels: the AI can drive, but only while you watch. Look away, it stops.
Smart products don't maximize autonomy. They match autonomy to risk.
#AI #ProductManagement
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The "Eyes on the Road" Design Pattern
Borrowed from automotive autonomy levels: the AI can drive, but only while you watch. Look away, it stops.
Smart products don't maximize autonomy. They match autonomy to risk.
#AI #ProductManagement
Borrowed from automotive autonomy levels: the AI can drive, but only while you watch. Look away, it stops.
Smart products don't maximize autonomy. They match autonomy to risk.
#AI #ProductManagement
The '3-click rule' gets the diagnosis wrong, but the treatment right
Users don't abandon tasks because of click count. They leave when there's friction
Great UX isn't about fewer clicks,it's about removing the mental tax at each step
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Users don't abandon tasks because of click count. They leave when there's friction
Great UX isn't about fewer clicks,it's about removing the mental tax at each step
#UX
a monkey is sitting at a desk with a computer mouse and keyboard
ALT: a monkey is sitting at a desk with a computer mouse and keyboard
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November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The '3-click rule' gets the diagnosis wrong, but the treatment right
Users don't abandon tasks because of click count. They leave when there's friction
Great UX isn't about fewer clicks,it's about removing the mental tax at each step
#UX
Users don't abandon tasks because of click count. They leave when there's friction
Great UX isn't about fewer clicks,it's about removing the mental tax at each step
#UX
AI systems trained predominantly on English data struggle with the cultural context that 1.4 billion people navigate daily
This research exposes how "frontier models" often fail on the frontier of human linguistic diversity
True AI dominance requires cultural fluency
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This research exposes how "frontier models" often fail on the frontier of human linguistic diversity
True AI dominance requires cultural fluency
openai.com/index/int...
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Introducing IndQA
A new benchmark for evaluating AI systems on Indian culture and languages.
openai.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
AI systems trained predominantly on English data struggle with the cultural context that 1.4 billion people navigate daily
This research exposes how "frontier models" often fail on the frontier of human linguistic diversity
True AI dominance requires cultural fluency
openai.com/index/int...
#AI
This research exposes how "frontier models" often fail on the frontier of human linguistic diversity
True AI dominance requires cultural fluency
openai.com/index/int...
#AI
Power comes from being remembered, connected, and supportive of those above you, not just being the best performer in isolation.
#ProductManagement #Power
#ProductManagement #Power
a man in a suit and tie with the words you 've got the power written below him
ALT: a man in a suit and tie with the words you 've got the power written below him
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November 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Power comes from being remembered, connected, and supportive of those above you, not just being the best performer in isolation.
#ProductManagement #Power
#ProductManagement #Power
The industry is discovering that bigger isn't always better for production systems. Specialized small models that excel at specific tasks may outcompete general-purpose giants on cost, speed, and reliability
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AI Papers to Read in 2025 | Towards Data Science
Reading suggestions to keep you up-to-date with the latest and classic breakthroughs in AI and Data Science.
towardsdatascience.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The industry is discovering that bigger isn't always better for production systems. Specialized small models that excel at specific tasks may outcompete general-purpose giants on cost, speed, and reliability
towardsdatascience.c...
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The "AI will replace jobs" narrative is more nuanced than headlines suggest. Current layoffs reflect economic anxiety and positioning, not wholesale AI replacement, yet
www.cnbc.com/2025/11...
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AI-washing and the massive layoffs hitting the economy
Amazon, Target and UPS are laying off thousands of employees, but the reasons behind the cuts go a lot deeper than AI.
www.cnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The "AI will replace jobs" narrative is more nuanced than headlines suggest. Current layoffs reflect economic anxiety and positioning, not wholesale AI replacement, yet
www.cnbc.com/2025/11...
#AI
www.cnbc.com/2025/11...
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Thinking about using AI personas for user interviews?
Don’t.
Use AI to prep smarter questions, but always talk to real users.
#ProductManagement #UXResearch #AItools
Don’t.
Use AI to prep smarter questions, but always talk to real users.
#ProductManagement #UXResearch #AItools
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Thinking about using AI personas for user interviews?
Don’t.
Use AI to prep smarter questions, but always talk to real users.
#ProductManagement #UXResearch #AItools
Don’t.
Use AI to prep smarter questions, but always talk to real users.
#ProductManagement #UXResearch #AItools
The B2B enterprise strategy is winning. While consumer AI makes headlines, the real money is in rolling out to hundreds of thousands of Deloitte consultants.
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Anthropic projects $70B in revenue by 2028: Report | TechCrunch
The Information reports that Anthropic expects to generate as much as $70 billion in revenue and $17 billion in cash flow in 2028. The growth projections are fueled by rapid adoption of Anthropic’s business products, a person with knowledge of the company’s financials said.
techcrunch.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The B2B enterprise strategy is winning. While consumer AI makes headlines, the real money is in rolling out to hundreds of thousands of Deloitte consultants.
techcrunch.com/2025/...
#AI
techcrunch.com/2025/...
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To meet these obligations, OpenAI’s revenue would need to grow from a projected $20 billion in 2025 to an estimated $577 billion by 2029, a jump of around 2,900%
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Why Sam Altman Won’t Be On The Hook For OpenAI’s Massive Spending Spree
OpenAI has gone wild with compute deals this year, committing to spend far more than its balance sheet can currently sustain. So who takes the fall if it can’t pay? It won’t be Altman.
www.forbes.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
To meet these obligations, OpenAI’s revenue would need to grow from a projected $20 billion in 2025 to an estimated $577 billion by 2029, a jump of around 2,900%
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AI brings speed. What's missing is coherence.
Who is translating speed into coherence?
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Who is translating speed into coherence?
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The Role of a Product Manager in the Age of AI - Battery Ventures
As long-time SaaS investors, we’ve been fascinated by how AI is reshaping the software-development cycle. Teams are building and shipping at a pace that was unthinkable a year ago—and at the center of that shift sits product management. The speed of execution has never been higher, but the craft of building well is being rewritten in… Continue reading The Role of a Product Manager in the Age of AI
www.battery.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
AI brings speed. What's missing is coherence.
Who is translating speed into coherence?
www.battery.com/blog...
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Who is translating speed into coherence?
www.battery.com/blog...
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Taste = The relentless, almost painful ability to know what should exist, what shouldn't, and where quality matters. It's the difference between shipping a product and shipping a point of view.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Taste = The relentless, almost painful ability to know what should exist, what shouldn't, and where quality matters. It's the difference between shipping a product and shipping a point of view.
x.com/saranormous/st...
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In the AI era, winning is no longer about launching features but about rapid, repeatable value loops; deploy, learn, improve, renew.
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The $4.6T Service-as-Software opportunity: Lessons from year one - Foundation Capital
The $4.6T Services-as-Software opportunity: Lessons from year one A new class of enterprise software company is emerging. Thousands of AI-native startups have…
foundationcapital.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
In the AI era, winning is no longer about launching features but about rapid, repeatable value loops; deploy, learn, improve, renew.
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Lost your coding skills?
AI doesn't replace what you forgot; it fast-forwards the relearning.
That's not a replacement. That's resurrection.
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AI doesn't replace what you forgot; it fast-forwards the relearning.
That's not a replacement. That's resurrection.
#AI
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Lost your coding skills?
AI doesn't replace what you forgot; it fast-forwards the relearning.
That's not a replacement. That's resurrection.
#AI
AI doesn't replace what you forgot; it fast-forwards the relearning.
That's not a replacement. That's resurrection.
#AI
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Great PMs in the AI era won't be defined by how fast they ship AI features.
They'll be defined by knowing when not to use AI and solving problems that actually matter.
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They'll be defined by knowing when not to use AI and solving problems that actually matter.
#ProductManagement #AI
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Great PMs in the AI era won't be defined by how fast they ship AI features.
They'll be defined by knowing when not to use AI and solving problems that actually matter.
#ProductManagement #AI
They'll be defined by knowing when not to use AI and solving problems that actually matter.
#ProductManagement #AI
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Old software: You do the work, it follows rules.
New AI agents: You set goals, they figure it out.
You’ll tell AI your macro goal and only step in with micro tweaks
This micro/macro dance will redefine productivity.
Humans lead, AI orchestrates.
www.youtube.com/watc...
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New AI agents: You set goals, they figure it out.
You’ll tell AI your macro goal and only step in with micro tweaks
This micro/macro dance will redefine productivity.
Humans lead, AI orchestrates.
www.youtube.com/watc...
#AI
All things AI w @altcap @sama & @satyanadella. A Halloween Special. 🎃🔥BG2 w/ Brad Gerstner
Brad Gerstner sits down with Satya Nadella (Microsoft) and Sam Altman (OpenAI) to unpack the $3 trillion AI buildout transforming technology, business, and the global economy. They dive deep into the OpenAI–Microsoft partnership, how it unlocked massive scale in the cloud, and what it reveals about
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Old software: You do the work, it follows rules.
New AI agents: You set goals, they figure it out.
You’ll tell AI your macro goal and only step in with micro tweaks
This micro/macro dance will redefine productivity.
Humans lead, AI orchestrates.
www.youtube.com/watc...
#AI
New AI agents: You set goals, they figure it out.
You’ll tell AI your macro goal and only step in with micro tweaks
This micro/macro dance will redefine productivity.
Humans lead, AI orchestrates.
www.youtube.com/watc...
#AI
We’re moving from clicking through software → to conversing with agents.
Macro delegation & Micro steering
You set the direction, the agent executes and you steer the agents to achieve the outcome
www.youtube.com/watc...
#AI
Macro delegation & Micro steering
You set the direction, the agent executes and you steer the agents to achieve the outcome
www.youtube.com/watc...
#AI
All things AI w @altcap @sama & @satyanadella. A Halloween Special. 🎃🔥BG2 w/ Brad Gerstner
Brad Gerstner sits down with Satya Nadella (Microsoft) and Sam Altman (OpenAI) to unpack the $3 trillion AI buildout transforming technology, business, and the global economy. They dive deep into the OpenAI–Microsoft partnership, how it unlocked massive scale in the cloud, and what it reveals about
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We’re moving from clicking through software → to conversing with agents.
Macro delegation & Micro steering
You set the direction, the agent executes and you steer the agents to achieve the outcome
www.youtube.com/watc...
#AI
Macro delegation & Micro steering
You set the direction, the agent executes and you steer the agents to achieve the outcome
www.youtube.com/watc...
#AI
As “the unit cost of intelligence” drops, entirely new features, products, and markets become viable.
PMs should ask: “What can we do now that was impossible last year?”
#AI #ProductManagement
PMs should ask: “What can we do now that was impossible last year?”
#AI #ProductManagement
November 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
As “the unit cost of intelligence” drops, entirely new features, products, and markets become viable.
PMs should ask: “What can we do now that was impossible last year?”
#AI #ProductManagement
PMs should ask: “What can we do now that was impossible last year?”
#AI #ProductManagement
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky explains that discipline precedes inspiration:
"Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy."
"Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy."
October 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky explains that discipline precedes inspiration:
"Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy."
"Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy."
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 AM