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Re:Product Managers aren't safe either by monkeydust on Friday October 30, 2026 @05:03PM (#50310106)
PMs ultimately take bets. Some to many will fail and if they are great a few will pay off in an excessive way. I have yet to see anything in the AI field that make better bets than my best PMs (I manage 50 of them) but as soon as I do the whole calculus changes. I joke with them about it. They also joke back it could happen to me (which it absolutely could). We live in interesting times.
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Re:Product Managers aren't safe either by cloogshicer on Friday October 30, 2026 @05:36PM (#50310475)
You seriously manage 50 human PMs? That sounds really interesting, I can't even imagine what kind of role that would be, other than someone running multiple companies simultaneously. Could you share what you do?
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Re:Product Managers aren't safe either by monkeydust on Friday October 30, 2026 @05:53PM (#50310648)
No, a very large software company. Have a team structure so not dealing with day to day but ultimately responsible. Have spent last year blending the team with engineers who have been interested in getting into product. Ultimately see that will be direction of travel across the industry.
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Re:Product Managers aren't safe either by cloogshicer on Friday October 30, 2026 @08:00PM (#50311756)
Super interesting. May I email you with some focused questions?
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