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Product Strategy

Thinking holistically about what to ship and why. Prioritization, positioning, pricing, and how AI changes what is possible at the product level.

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Category · Product Strategy
DAY 01May 4, 2026 MAY 4 · 20261 SUMMARIES
Nielsen Norman GroupProduct Strategy

Pick UX Study Participants with Inclusion, Exclusion, Diversity Criteria

Define behavioral inclusion criteria, exclude bias sources like pros, and use a recruitment matrix for diversity to ensure external validity and avoid misrecruits costing time, incentives, and bad decisions.

Nielsen Norman Group
DAY 02May 1, 2026 MAY 1 · 20261 SUMMARIES
Source Code (Every.to)Product Strategy

Claude Handles PM Docs: Roadmap to 100 Tickets in Minutes

Solo GM runs full product by writing only the roadmap; Claude generates PRDs, tickets with context/data/AC/tech notes from GitHub README in minutes, fed by user feedback/usage data.

Source Code (Every.to)
DAY 03April 30, 2026 APR 30 · 20261 SUMMARIES
AI News & Strategy Daily | Nate B JonesProduct Strategy

Win AI Tool Approval: Test Default vs Specialist in One Week

When your company's default AI tool underperforms, don't complain—run a simple one-week test on a recurring job comparing it to a specialist tool. Measure time saved and quality to reframe your ask as evidence, not preference.

AI News & Strategy Daily | Nate B Jones
DAY 04April 28, 2026 APR 28 · 20261 SUMMARIES
Marketing Against the GrainProduct Strategy

AI x Outcome = Strategy Beats Token Maxxing

Tie AI token spend to specific business outcomes using 'AI x Outcome = Strategy'—without a clear outcome sentence, it's just wasteful token burning subsidized by VCs today.

Marketing Against the Grain
DAY 05April 27, 2026 APR 27 · 20261 SUMMARIES
Will Larson (Irrational Exuberance)Product Strategy

Hire New Leaders in Late Hypergrowth, Expand in Early

Early hypergrowth solves specific problems serially by expanding proven leaders' scopes. Late hypergrowth demands parallel solutions for skeptics, requiring new specialized leaders instead of scope creep.

Will Larson (Irrational Exuberance)
DAY 06April 21, 2026 APR 21 · 20261 SUMMARIES
Towards AIProduct Strategy

Dual AI Playbooks: Tech Depth, Non-Tech Rigor

Ditch uniform AI strategies—technical roles win with system design depth; non-technical roles preserve judgment via cognitive rigor and selective AI use on mechanical tasks only.

Towards AI
DAY 07April 15, 2026 APR 15 · 20261 SUMMARIES
Robots Ate My HomeworkProduct Strategy

Shackleton Framework: Pivot Failing AI Plans in 4 Phases

When AI projects stall, diagnose with one binary question—'Would you rebuild it now?'—then use 4 phases to inventory survivors, uncover the real mission, and rebuild leaner from wreckage, as proven rebuilding GREENHOUSE agent in one evening.

Robots Ate My Homework
DAY 08April 14, 2026 APR 14 · 20261 SUMMARIES
The AI Daily BriefProduct Strategy

AI Agents Flatten Hierarchies with World Models

AI replaces human info-routing in org charts via company/customer world models and intelligence layers, enabling edge-focused roles like ICs, DRIs, and player-coaches for faster coordination.

The AI Daily Brief
DAY 09April 8, 2026 APR 8 · 20261 SUMMARIES
Generative AIProduct Strategy

Claude Builds Real Business Plans to Drive Products

Start with Claude-generated business plan including financials, 60-day POC, bilingual outreach, and revenue from grants/partnerships—then derive brand/product. Built full entry in 4 hours, placed 2nd solo in hackathon.

Generative AI
DAY 10March 31, 2026 MAR 31 · 20261 SUMMARIES
Brian CaselProduct Strategy

Master Restraint: Decide What NOT to Build

AI speeds execution, but restraint—deciding 'should we build this?'—prevents scope creep. Use a pre-planning framework to shape raw ideas into scoped PRDs before spec-driven tools like Cursor or Claude Code.

Brian Casel

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