AI didn't just make building faster. It made it easier to skip the thinking that building used to force. Here's what I ran into when I built my own tool in a few hours, and what it reminded me about judgment in a world where the cost of action keeps dropping.
Product strategy isn’t a doc. It’s the decision layer that stops roadmap churn, clarifies tradeoffs, and turns good ideas into direction.
Strategy exists, but isn’t used in tradeoffs. Without it, priorities drift and roadmaps lose trust.
Reliable operating rhythms reduce speculation and rebuild trust, so teams stop guessing and thrashing.
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