How the PM Role is Evolving and What You Can Do About It

A few weeks ago, I hosted a PM panel with Sanchan Saxena (ex-VP Coinbase), Nickey Skarstad (Director, Duolingo), and John Cutler (Senior Director, Toast). 200+ PMs attended live to hear us talk about: How the PM role is evolving The case for a dual career track for PMs Our favorite PM use cases for AI How to avoid PM title envy and choose your own path Below are my abridged notes from the conversation. Welcome everyone! Let's start by talking about the PM role itself. Two anecdotes: Brian Chesky (Airbnb CEO) recently shared that he changed the traditional PM function by unifying product management and product marketing. Several top founders shared that they’re proud of not hiring PMs. Why do you think there are questions about the traditional PM role? Well, I led the product team at Airbnb so I’m happy to share some context. Many PMs tell me that they don’t have enough time to talk to customers or innovate because they’re too busy with internal meetings and processes. If you draw a pie

A few weeks ago, I hosted a PM panel with Sanchan Saxena (ex-VP Coinbase), Nickey Skarstad (Director, Duolingo), and John Cutler (Senior Director, Toast). 200+ PMs attended live to hear us talk about: How the PM role is evolving The case for a dual career track for PMs Our favorite PM use cases for AI How to avoid PM title envy and choose your own path Below are my abridged notes from the conversation. Welcome everyone! Let's start by talking about the PM role itself. Two anecdotes: Brian Chesky (Airbnb CEO) recently shared that he changed the traditional PM function by unifying product manage