Sep 14, 2026 • 1 min read

Insights Unlocked podcast

Insights Unlocked podcast

Mike Mace generously had me (re)join his Insights Unlocked podcast. We talked at length about product waste, how AI is moving technical organizations from titles to skills focus, and why 10x faster code creation doesn’t lead to 10x more revenue. Highlights:

Mike Mace generously had me (re)join his Insights Unlocked podcast. We talked at length about product waste, how AI is moving technical organizations from titles to skills focus, and why 10x faster code creation doesn’t lead to 10x more revenue. Highlights:

  • how limited user attention and budgets become the new bottleneck for turning products into money
  • my long-view take on when solo product engineers is/isn’t a good idea
  • a strong thumbs-down on synthetic users for AI-driven product discovery
  • how AI is making it even tougher for CPOs to say “no” to bad or misguided or low-value demands

55 minutes

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