WhyByProduct

A Metric to Unmask Wishful Thinking in Product Profitability Bridging Market Appetite with Margin Integrity

Finally got my ass in gear and set up on Medium after abandoning substack and it's shitty approach to support. These are reruns, but perhaps you want to follow or something :)

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Stop saying that AI is just a tool and it only matters how it is used I’m tired of this phrase and this simple way of thinking about tools. This blog post is a wandering train of thought on the topic of what tools are and why it matters to be even slightly more mature i...

Great essay from @frank.computer!

"A chair orders you to sit and sit in a particular way, by its design.
Your being is intended through the tool: you are intended to sit still, face forward, and behave. Artificial intelligence works in exactly the same way."

#enshitification... they'd be better off concentrating on the burdening interface issues, especially with recommendations being infinitely useless and libraries being a total mess!

it's not just that you HAVE to tip.. it's that you are obliged to make it 20%...

Forsee a lot of told you so moments!

AI will likely fall short of its loftiest claims.

*Frank Herberts, Dune

When civilisation revolts, not only against oppressive machines or inflated tech companies, but at the illusion that technological entities could really ever fulfil a profound promise of replacing human reason and autonomy, we should remind ourselves that amid this rapid innovation, technology...

AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.

AI is indeed a mass delusion event!
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“What if the real doomer scenario is that we pollute the internet and the planet, reorient our economy and leverage ourselves, outsource big chunks of our minds, realign our geopolitics and culture, and fight endlessly over a technology that never comes close to delivering on its grandest promises?”

I wish the tech-loons would adopt this as their superhero premise. Not that I’m against AI or its adoption, but as the Atlantic article points out:

𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭

'Then came the Butlerian J i h a d and two generations of chaos. The god of machine-logic was overthrown among the masses and a new concept was raised: (Wo)Man may not be replaced.'*

Now here's a great product. Massive problem, simple solution!

Beyond Compliance to Securing Advantage Under EU Digital Regulation Navigating the Hard Edges of Compliance

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decorative: cartoon showing product managers and compliance offer collaborating

Europe’s digital market: compliance is no longer an afterthought. The AI Act, GDPR, DSA, DMA & others now form an interconnected web of obligations.

The strongest product leaders do not see these as roadblocks. They embed them into the product lifecycle so it becomes a competitive capability.

Cartoon product leader pondering the revenue and cost increases

Growth looks great, but at what expense?

Scaling isn’t free & it’s not neutral - it changes economics, risk profile & organisational load. Product leaders need to ask: 'Are we scaling value & at what expense?'

Scaling a product is not longer a victory lap but an escalating test of responsibility.

Scaling Isn’t Neutral: Growth Demands More Than Size Scaling a product is no longer a victory lap but an escalating test of responsibility.

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Cartoon CFO showing Product Leader tricks of the trade

Product could learn a lot from the finance industry, applying the same discipline - cost of capital, hurdle rates, risk‑adjusted bets, cost attribution, lifecycle value. This scaffolding could underpin more sustainable product decisions.

#Product #ProductStrategy #Finance #Pricing

What Product Teams Can Learn from Finance Industry in Pricing Bridge Market Appetite with Margin Integrity

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cartoon depicting an angry CFO looking at a product manager, saying 'where's the burn!'

Digital business units are increasingly pressed not just for growth but for sustainable EBITDA; some products can turn a headline-grabbing launch into a balance sheet liability.

#ProductManagement #EBITDA #Metrics

A Metric to Unmask Wishful Thinking in Product Profitability The reckoning when revenue without margin catches up with the P&L.

A Metric to Unmask Wishful Thinking in Product Profitability

The reckoning when revenue without margin catches up with the P&L.

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join the club!

I raise you "Jackpot" ;)

I recently set up on substack, wasn't aware of this issue - but one thing that making me want to leave already, is their utter appalling customer support. So this just seems like a more legitimate reason to go elsewhere.

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If I post and get zero engagement, because nobody who chooses to follow me sees it, or I'm not important enough to win the algorithm - it really is no wonder people start to think 'fck this, too much effort'.

As a product you have to ask is @bsky.app too fixated on algorithmic engagement? Are people just tired, oh so tired, of being funnelled influencer garbage, or promoting celebs and those with some street cred. I do not follow somebody to only be shown somebody else...