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Mergers & Acquisitions in Product Management: How to Navigate Growth & Integration

Productside

From surfacing hidden landmines during due diligence to bringing entire product orgs under one cohesive vision, Brians got the battle scarsand the winsto prove it. Below, well unpack his real-world advice on making acquisitions work, retaining your best people, and aligning tech stacks for a post-merger world that actually innovates.

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520: The future of AI in product management – with Mike Todasco

Product Innovation Educators

He explains that while AI might help teams get their product into a better place before customer testing, it’s important to remember that AI models are trained on internet data, not real customer thoughts and behaviors. However, Mike strongly emphasizes that this approach should never replace actual customer research.

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AI is Changing How Product Managers Learn For the Better

Product Management University

This is no less than a nightmare because youre forced into a situation where you have to be everything to everyone customers, sales, tech support, client services, customer success, executives, etc. To set the stage, the following graphic illustrates the way weve facilitated our training courses since day one.

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Product Managers Misunderstood: We Don’t ‘Rule’ Silicon Valley—We Navigate Its Complexities

The Product Guy

Without this strategic guidance, companies risk building technically impressive products (e.g., “powered by AI”) that fail to solve real customer problems. A misaligned or underperforming PM can create significant frustration, but the solution lies in improving hiring, training, and role clarity—not removing PMs altogether.

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The Rise of AI-Driven UX: Balancing Automation and Human-Centered Design in 2025

UX Planet

From new UX-related technologies and automation to personalization. Its influence is growing across three key areas: innovative technologies, automation of design tasks, and personalized user experiences. Together, these technologies are transforming how UX design approaches personalization, accessibility, and user interaction.

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529: Is this the best AI-powered market research approach? – with Carmel Dibner

Product Innovation Educators

To answer this question, they employed a technology called supervised fine-tuning. This discovery challenged a common assumption that machines would struggle with the emotional aspects of customer research due to their lack of human empathy. As product professionals, we’re trained to identify problems and create solutions.

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How to become a supermanager with AI

Lenny Rachitsky

Previously, in order to avoid becoming a bottleneck, I could review only high-stakes communications, like emails to the CEO or all-hands presentations. Of course, I’m still available to review work—and I do. And they can continue enhancing their skills together without time-consuming training sessions.