How Anthropic’s product team moves faster than anyone else | Cat Wu (Head of Product, Claude Code)

AI-native product management requires a fundamental shift from multi-quarter roadmaps to rapid, weekly feature shipping. Cat Wu, Head of Product for Claude Code and Cowork at Anthropic, emphasizes that as coding becomes cheaper, "product taste"—the ability to decide what to build and how to prioritize—becomes the most valuable skill. Successful AI PMs must define clear goals to mitigate LLM ambiguity and create repeatable, low-friction processes for cross-functional teams. Anthropic maintains its high-velocity output by fostering a culture where engineers possess strong product intuition and teams prioritize the company’s unified mission of safe AGI over individual product metrics. By leveraging internal tools like Cowork to automate tedious tasks, teams can focus on high-impact innovation, treating the model as a brainstorming partner that requires human judgment for final decision-making and strategic alignment.