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mention·Lenny's·AUGUST 2, 2026

We articulate it that way to force ourselves to remember that you don't hire a PM just for the sake of hiring one, you hire one where there's really specific need. It is better to not assume we need a PM in every place.

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mention·Lenny's·AUGUST 2, 2026

We often hear people at eng-oriented products talk like this, like developer tools where we don't need PMs. It's really interesting to hear from your perspective because you've built very consumery products.

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mention·Lenny's·AUGUST 2, 2026

Marty Cagan calls it product theater. A lot of people just do the things that PM should be doing.

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Tom Verrilli · Whatnot — 3 mentions on Teahose