@FinanceYF5: Whatnot's CPO Tom Verrilli said something quite harsh: he somewhat regrets that the product manager role exists. He previously led product teams at Twitch and Twitter. In this episode, they discussed several points: AI is puncturing the fake busyness of "product theater", the fastest-growing PM skill is systems thinking, don't...
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Whatnot CPO Tom Verrilli bluntly said on a podcast that he regrets the existence of the product manager role, believes AI is puncturing fake busyness, and advises against promoting the most productive workers.
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Whatnot’s CPO Tom Verrilli said something pretty blunt: he kind of regrets that the product manager role exists.
He previously led product teams at Twitch and Twitter too. In this episode, he got into a few points: AI is exposing the fake busywork of “product theater,” the fastest-growing PM skill is systems thinking, and stop constantly promoting your best hands-on people out of the work.
From Lenny Rachitsky’s podcast https://t.co/J25imPGhc3
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