Execs think that AI can magically fix all their org's problems: their data problem, their PDLC problem, their PMF problem. But AI is not magic. It's just a technology — and like all novel technologies, incorporating it into your process only expands the number of things that can and will go wrong.

AI is not a substitute for knowing how to run software projects

Despite execs' best hopes for automating their own jobs, technology will always remain downstream of decision-making.

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New podcast episode alert! I spoke with @spavel.bsky.social all about problem design, the downside of The Product Trio, and the dangers of using AI to skip, rather than accelerate, product thinking. All this and much more on your favourite podcast app, or find us on YouTube!

It's always fascinating seeing different podcast episodes ebb and flow, presumably as they get shared around and linked out. Here are the top One Knight in Product episodes from the last 7 days! 👇

London Product People! I run free, monthly product meet-ups. Fun, friendly and inclusive, these are great opportunities to get out and meet like-minded product people. No sponsors, no talks, no pitching, no selling, just cool people hanging out and shooting the breeze.

I run a lot of workshops, and some of them I present from PDFs, and none of the (free) solutions did what I wanted (full screen, laser pointer for highlights, live annotations, presenter view), so I made a simple, free one that does what I want. Check it: github.com/JasonTheKnig...

GitHub - JasonTheKnight/pdf-presenter

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I've released a new podcast episode with Be Kaler Pilgrim, talking about her new "CPO Report", about how product leaders are(n't) set up for success in PE-backed organisations, & what leaders & PE investors should think about when trying to deliver on their value creation plans.

I've just released a new podcast episode with Petra Wille, author of "Strong Product People" as well as founder of Product at Heart. We went deep on what it means to be a product leader in the age of AI, what good product leadership looks like and how people can measure it. 👇

New podcast episode! I welcomed back @aprildunford.bsky.social to talk about her updated "Obviously Awesome" and all about product positioning in a world of AI. Check it out on your favourite podcast app or YouTube!

New podcast episode! @simplybastow.com was kind enough to take up guest host duties and interview me and @saeedwkhan.bsky.social about our recently-released research report, "The State of B2B Product Management".

B2B product management can hit different, but how different? @saeedwkhan.bsky.social and I were curious, and we wanted to find out, so we ran a survey towards the end of last year to find out. 425 people from 37 countries joined in and spent over 13 minutes giving thoughtful feedback 👇

Codex is working great

Gamification has gone too far

Morning.

I need book recommendations.. anything that will challenge my thinking or open up a new BB perspective. Go!

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen: 🤘Slayer 🤘Carcass 🤘Rammstein 🤘Death 🤘Type O Negative And many, many more! The biggest artist I've shared a stage with? Gary Numan, I think

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Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen Kraftwerk Iron Maiden Justice Nick Cave Sigur Ros

Nothing puts me off a lead-gen agency faster than watching them put so little care into how they generate leads for themselves.

This is the type of AI coding story I like. Interesting, detailed, no hype. dmitrybrant.com/2025/09/07/u...

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Pluribus Season 1 - interesting plot, great cast, wonderful performance by Rhea Seehorn. Yes, it's a slow burn at times, but the atmosphere and the attitude carry it through. Watch it and be impressed!

Who are the best voices in tech to follow here? Product management, design, engineering and founders - are they here? Who!?

I was on @oneknightinproduct.com's podcast last week, talking about user research in the age of AI. If you like to curl up with popcorn and watch podcasts, here you go! (But it's also on podcast apps) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f5Z...

Michele Hansen: Standing up for User Research in the Age of AI

YouTube video by One Knight in Product

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Been having a lot of fun with Codex (yes, Claude Code is great, but those quotas!) and have upgraded my Workshop timer... I've used this to run 30 workshops in the last year, and it's really helpful - check it out! workshoptimer.xyz

Workshop Facilitator's Timer

Build agendas and run a live session timer for workshops.

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The VP of Product on the way back from Q1 planning

You know it's been a good Christmas when you weigh yourself and the scales ask you to confirm if it's actually you

Here’s the video of my talk at PRODUCTIZED in Lisbon - a great conference and a fun talk…"Product Management Isn’t Like The Books" www.youtube.com/watch?v=39dR...

Breaking product management rules - Jason Knight

YouTube video by Productized

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We're running this free workshop next week on "Handling Sales Feature Requests for B2B Product Managers" - come! maven.com/p/ebcc0a/han...

New newsletter: How to raise the bar for your product management team without breaking it oneknightinproduct.substack.com/p/good-vs-ev...

Good vs Evil PM Performance Management

Why "Fire them all and raise the bar" is understandable, but usually the wrong approach

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Here's my new podcast episode with Tim Herbig, product management coach and author of "Real Progress". Tim thinks too many product teams are making "Alibi Progress" and wants to help teams make real progress by helping them identify where they're getting blocked up.

New Netflix show pitch - we go and find and interview any of the 93 surviving @yoursinclair.bsky.social Star Letter winners and see what they're up to these days (I'm #57!)