Insights & Strategies

Thoughts on business growth, information architecture, and digital transformation

July 23, 2025

Why AI Training Data Isn't Free Anymore: The New Data Strategy Every Product Manager Needs

Data moats are back. With Cloudflare's Pay Per Crawl and publisher pushback against free scraping, the AI economy is shifting toward licensed, structured data access. Product leaders must now think of machines as customers, not parasites. Whether you're building AI features or creating content, your data strategy determines if you'll pay to train or get paid for what you've created.

July 17, 2025

Are You a Swiss Army Knife PM or a Spear? Your Salary Depends on It

Are you a Swiss Army Knife PM who can "handle anything" or a specialized Spear PM with deep expertise? Your career advancement and salary depend on making the right choice. Discover why generalist PMs earn 15-25% less than specialists at senior levels, and learn the strategic framework for developing domain expertise that commands premium compensation in today's competitive market.

July 11, 2025

This Meeting Could Have Been an Email (But We're All Terrible at Email)

The phrase 'this meeting could have been an email' has become the unofficial motto of the modern workplace. But what if the real problem isn't too many meetings - it's that we're all just really bad at communicating, period? Here's how to find peace in the chaos.

June 23, 2025

The TikTok Problem: When Product Velocity Breaks Strategy

When your competitor can copy your breakthrough feature in 48 hours, what exactly is your roadmap worth? The rise of viral feature velocity is fundamentally breaking traditional product strategy. From BeReal to Clubhouse, we're watching innovations get commoditized across platforms in weeks, not years. Product managers need new frameworks for building competitive advantage when imitation cycles have collapsed from years to days.

June 23, 2025

How Product Design Creates Invisible Class Systems

Discover how Starbucks mobile ordering creates invisible user hierarchies. A deep dive into product design equity vs efficiency for product managers.