Giacomo Poggiali
@giaggia.bsky.social
0 to 1 Product Manager | Early-Stage Product Coach @ http://SparringStartups.com | Sparring Partner 🥊 for bold Founders on the quest to Product-Market fit
Mostly publishing on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giacomopoggiali/
Mostly publishing on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giacomopoggiali/
"Every design choice expresses a vision of humanity" - whoever builds AI products knows this.
Either Andreessen doesn't understand that technology doesn't guide itself, or he is in bad faith pretending so.
Tech is not neutral or self-regulating.
Techno-optimism starts from here.
Either Andreessen doesn't understand that technology doesn't guide itself, or he is in bad faith pretending so.
Tech is not neutral or self-regulating.
Techno-optimism starts from here.
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"Every design choice expresses a vision of humanity" - whoever builds AI products knows this.
Either Andreessen doesn't understand that technology doesn't guide itself, or he is in bad faith pretending so.
Tech is not neutral or self-regulating.
Techno-optimism starts from here.
Either Andreessen doesn't understand that technology doesn't guide itself, or he is in bad faith pretending so.
Tech is not neutral or self-regulating.
Techno-optimism starts from here.
Would you attend a university where 95% of the best graduates are unemployed?
If not, then why are we using the same old methods to select which ideas to transform into products?
If not, then why are we using the same old methods to select which ideas to transform into products?
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Would you attend a university where 95% of the best graduates are unemployed?
If not, then why are we using the same old methods to select which ideas to transform into products?
If not, then why are we using the same old methods to select which ideas to transform into products?
Startups with 0 clients: "Let's try with a discounted plan for startups - they have no money, they would prefer a cheaper option to the incumbent and we will get our first MRR"
ok, now does it make any sense to target people with no money?
ok, now does it make any sense to target people with no money?
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Startups with 0 clients: "Let's try with a discounted plan for startups - they have no money, they would prefer a cheaper option to the incumbent and we will get our first MRR"
ok, now does it make any sense to target people with no money?
ok, now does it make any sense to target people with no money?
Feature requests ≠ user needs.
Feature requests are symptoms, not solutions.
#startups #productmanagement
Feature requests are symptoms, not solutions.
#startups #productmanagement
June 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Feature requests ≠ user needs.
Feature requests are symptoms, not solutions.
#startups #productmanagement
Feature requests are symptoms, not solutions.
#startups #productmanagement
The wild thing is not that I stopped Googling stuff.
It is that I barely remember how it was to Google stuff.
Typing, 10 blue links, skipping SEO junk, 7 tabs, ads everywhere.
All of this just to compose an answer.
A years-long, 20+ times a day habit already feels just dumb.
It is that I barely remember how it was to Google stuff.
Typing, 10 blue links, skipping SEO junk, 7 tabs, ads everywhere.
All of this just to compose an answer.
A years-long, 20+ times a day habit already feels just dumb.
May 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The wild thing is not that I stopped Googling stuff.
It is that I barely remember how it was to Google stuff.
Typing, 10 blue links, skipping SEO junk, 7 tabs, ads everywhere.
All of this just to compose an answer.
A years-long, 20+ times a day habit already feels just dumb.
It is that I barely remember how it was to Google stuff.
Typing, 10 blue links, skipping SEO junk, 7 tabs, ads everywhere.
All of this just to compose an answer.
A years-long, 20+ times a day habit already feels just dumb.
Feature requests are symptoms, not solutions.
How to stop confusing feature requests with user needs 🧵
How to stop confusing feature requests with user needs 🧵
May 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Feature requests are symptoms, not solutions.
How to stop confusing feature requests with user needs 🧵
How to stop confusing feature requests with user needs 🧵
Too many founders and PMs confuse feature requests with user needs.
Feature requests are symptoms, not solutions.
#founders #product #buildinpublic #startups
Feature requests are symptoms, not solutions.
#founders #product #buildinpublic #startups
April 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Too many founders and PMs confuse feature requests with user needs.
Feature requests are symptoms, not solutions.
#founders #product #buildinpublic #startups
Feature requests are symptoms, not solutions.
#founders #product #buildinpublic #startups
Everyone drowns in data. Nobody finds insights.
Surveys, “State of the market” PDFs, trend reports, ChatGPT - they all show the surface. The obvious.
Surveys, “State of the market” PDFs, trend reports, ChatGPT - they all show the surface. The obvious.
April 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Everyone drowns in data. Nobody finds insights.
Surveys, “State of the market” PDFs, trend reports, ChatGPT - they all show the surface. The obvious.
Surveys, “State of the market” PDFs, trend reports, ChatGPT - they all show the surface. The obvious.
Products are the power-ups.
Users are the heroes.
Your product is "just" the sidekick that unlocks their next level -- and you should be proud of this!
Users are the heroes.
Your product is "just" the sidekick that unlocks their next level -- and you should be proud of this!
April 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Products are the power-ups.
Users are the heroes.
Your product is "just" the sidekick that unlocks their next level -- and you should be proud of this!
Users are the heroes.
Your product is "just" the sidekick that unlocks their next level -- and you should be proud of this!
Product Discovery tip:
If they didn’t do it, don’t assume they will.
If they didn’t do it, don’t assume they will.
April 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Product Discovery tip:
If they didn’t do it, don’t assume they will.
If they didn’t do it, don’t assume they will.
My thesis is that pre-seed funding will only keep existing for startups with R&D costs involved.
Launching AI-based SaaS is becoming a lot less expensive & VCs are becoming unable to predict how defensible these are.
Launching AI-based SaaS is becoming a lot less expensive & VCs are becoming unable to predict how defensible these are.
April 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My thesis is that pre-seed funding will only keep existing for startups with R&D costs involved.
Launching AI-based SaaS is becoming a lot less expensive & VCs are becoming unable to predict how defensible these are.
Launching AI-based SaaS is becoming a lot less expensive & VCs are becoming unable to predict how defensible these are.
How do you define Product-Market fit?
I see a lot of chaos.
A startup has reached PMF when... (finish the sentence)
I see a lot of chaos.
A startup has reached PMF when... (finish the sentence)
April 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
How do you define Product-Market fit?
I see a lot of chaos.
A startup has reached PMF when... (finish the sentence)
I see a lot of chaos.
A startup has reached PMF when... (finish the sentence)
AI is making execution faster, then development speed is no longer gonna be an advantage.
March 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
AI is making execution faster, then development speed is no longer gonna be an advantage.
Your devs are getting 10x faster thanks to AI.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁. Their attention is the bottleneck now.
This means that:
1. You'll release more than they can notice or engage with.
2. The market won't have the capacity to absorb the new products released.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁. Their attention is the bottleneck now.
This means that:
1. You'll release more than they can notice or engage with.
2. The market won't have the capacity to absorb the new products released.
March 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Your devs are getting 10x faster thanks to AI.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁. Their attention is the bottleneck now.
This means that:
1. You'll release more than they can notice or engage with.
2. The market won't have the capacity to absorb the new products released.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁. Their attention is the bottleneck now.
This means that:
1. You'll release more than they can notice or engage with.
2. The market won't have the capacity to absorb the new products released.
It’s amazing to do things that were out of reach, but home-machine bread and bakery bread are not the same.
Yes, I'm talking about #vibecoding.
Don't get me wrong, I love the feeling. But coding a product for real is another thing.
Yes, I'm talking about #vibecoding.
Don't get me wrong, I love the feeling. But coding a product for real is another thing.
March 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It’s amazing to do things that were out of reach, but home-machine bread and bakery bread are not the same.
Yes, I'm talking about #vibecoding.
Don't get me wrong, I love the feeling. But coding a product for real is another thing.
Yes, I'm talking about #vibecoding.
Don't get me wrong, I love the feeling. But coding a product for real is another thing.
#vibecoding
the next unicorn will be the AI tech lead that fixes and harmonizes the mess created by vibe coders.
the next unicorn will be the AI tech lead that fixes and harmonizes the mess created by vibe coders.
March 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#vibecoding
the next unicorn will be the AI tech lead that fixes and harmonizes the mess created by vibe coders.
the next unicorn will be the AI tech lead that fixes and harmonizes the mess created by vibe coders.
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