AI
When AI Agents Replace the Comparison Step
AI agents are absorbing the comparison step marketplaces were built on. Search and financial data from edtech, automotive, and solar show a consistent pattern.
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growth
The Paid Acquisition Trap: Where Marketplace Growth Goes to Die
Airbnb, DoorDash, Etsy, Upwork, and Angi reveal a consistent pattern: high sales and marketing spend does not predict growth. This study shows what the paid acquisition trap looks like in the data, what escaping it requires, and how to diagnose whether you are in it.
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product
Product Strategy: What It Is and How to Build One That Holds
Product strategy is a set of choices about where to compete and what not to do. Most fail because they avoid making real choices. Here's what it actually looks
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An AI Product Manager Now Manages the System That Does the Work
I run my practice on about ten agents and one Claude plan. The PM work left is deciding what they may claim and catching what they get wrong.
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Product Management
Product Management Consulting Works When the Engagement Ends in a Decision
Before I scope a consulting engagement, I ask for one sentence: the decision you need by the end. Most of what you should buy follows from it.
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Leadership
I searched for the TripAdvisor Mafia. I found a coaching tree.
170 TripAdvisor product alumni, 148 companies, and a shape that looks nothing like the PayPal Mafia.
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