Why half of product managers are in trouble | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google)

Product management is undergoing a fundamental transformation as AI tools render traditional information-moving tasks obsolete. Product leaders now prioritize judgment, system-level thinking, and hands-on building to drive efficiency and product quality. While this shift creates significant stress and requires constant adaptation, it offers a renaissance for builders who can leverage AI to accelerate development and achieve greater autonomy. Nikhyl Singhal, a seasoned product executive and founder of the Skip community, emphasizes that the most successful professionals will be those who embrace this reinvention, prioritize staying current over relying on past brand prestige, and find joy in the creative process. Companies are increasingly shedding bloated staffing models in favor of AI-first teams, making the ability to act as an "agent of change" and maintain a long-term, skip-level career perspective essential for thriving in this volatile, high-pace environment.