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(Adaptation of “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”)
If you give a PM a feature request,
the PM will put it in the backlog.

Once it’s in the backlog,
sales will promise it to three customers.

So the PM will schedule three meetings
to discuss it with the stakeholders.

Then somebody will ask
whether we’re solving the right problem.

After that,
the PM will say it needs alignment (strategic, of course)

But no one will be able to explain the strategy,
but everyone will agree
this absolutely needs to align to it.

So the PM will ask for data
to build a business case.

There won’t be any,
so the PM will use:
1. a survey with 11 responses
2. two sales anecdotes
3. one unhinged customer quote
4. screenshot from a competitor

Once the business case is done,
it will need many cross-functional meetings
to get approved.

Once meeting quota has been hit,
the PM will rescope it (to align to strategy),
and engineering will say two weeks.

Two months later,
it will still be “on track.”

Then it will get parked
because of more urgent quarterly priorities.

Once it comes up enough times,
it will become a priority again.

By then,
it will somehow be a platform decision
with mandatory refactoring.

When V1 finally ships a year later,
design won’t recognize it,
sales will be annoyed it’s not what they sold,
and marketing will find out it shipped from a customer.

Usage and adoption won't be monitored,
because tracking was never implemented.

And then, leadership will ask:
“is it AI?”

#productmanagement

We launched Sneex in 2024 to rewrite the rules on painful high heels – and when women tried them on… they danced.

Whether it was in a fitting room or at a wedding, women weren't just walking in their SNEEX, they were moving with a freedom they hadn't felt in a heel before. With the immediate success of sales in our first year and 46% of you coming back for a second pair, it became clear that the hybrid category isn't just a trend—it's a staple.

Our new style, the Ballerina, honors that spontaneous joy women feel when putting on SNEEX, but with an open, minimalist silhouette. Handcrafted in Italy with our same promise to give women high heels without the pain – which is no easy feat (pun intended 😊) – it may look even less like a sneaker, but it still feels like one.

We aren't just making shoes, we are challenging the old belief system that “beauty is pain” – and we’re having fun while we do it. I hope the Ballerina will make you want to go out dancing… or maybe even just break into a spontaneous pirouette in your closet… we won’t judge.

Xo,
Sara Blakely
Founder, SNEEX
Pre-order now on sneex.com

Stop using ChatGPT for everything.

There are much better tools out there:

If ChatGPT is your entire AI stack, you are already behind.

In many cases there are better alternatives.

Sharing top 8 AI tools that are beating ChatGPT:

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1. Claude - Writing

Upload your writing style.

It adapts and writes closer to your voice.

🔗 Claude.com

2. Grok - Real-time search

ChatGPT is not always up to date.

Grok pulls live signals from X.

🔗 Grok.com

3. Wispr - Voice to text

Most people type prompts.

This lets you speak instead.

Faster prompts. Less friction.

🔗 Wispr.ai

4. Nano Banana 2 - Images

Create clean, realistic visuals from prompts.

🔗 https://lnkd.in/dvjdv2Ev

5. Gamma - Presentations

ChatGPT gives bullet points.

Gamma builds the full slide deck.

🔗 Gamma.app

6. NotebookLM - Research

Upload PDFs and documents.

It becomes your private research assistant.

🔗 NotebookLM.google

7. Opus - Video clips

One YouTube video → dozens of short clips.

🔗 Opus.pro

8. Granola - Meeting notes

No meeting bots.

No messy transcripts.

It quietly captures and structures notes.

🔗 Granola.ai

Here is the real shift:

2025 → People used one AI tool.

2026 → People build AI stacks.

The advantage is not one tool.

It is how you combine them.

P.S. What AI tool do you use the most?

♻️ Repost to help others discover better AI tools.

Inspired by my friend Paul Storm.

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The work that challenges you today is shaping the standard you will one day call normal.

Keep showing up.

RIP “I’m just not good at learning.”

No, you are.
You’re just using learning methods that belong in a museum next to flip phones and MySpace.

Because I see what people do now.

They open AI.
Stare at it like it’s a magic lamp.
Rub it gently with:

“Explain this.”
“Tell me that.”

And then act shocked when their brain responds with… absolutely nothing.

Here’s the problem.

You’re not talking to AI.
You’re whispering at it.

And then blaming it for not shouting back brilliance.

Learning today isn’t about effort.
Effort is the entry fee.

The real game is prompting.

Because prompting is not typing.
It’s thinking out loud… with structure.

Same AI. Different results.

One person says:
“Explain photosynthesis.”
They get a textbook answer. They forget it in 3 minutes.

Another person says:
“Break photosynthesis into simple steps, give real-world analogies, then test me with 5 questions and correct my mistakes.”

Same tool.
Completely different brain upgrade.

That’s the shift nobody respects enough yet.

AI doesn’t reward laziness.
It rewards precision.

And prompting is precision.

It’s how you turn confusion into clarity.
How you turn information into retention.
How you turn “I kinda get it” into “I can teach it.”

Because here’s the truth:

Your brain doesn’t learn from answers.
It learns from interaction.

From being challenged.
From being tested.
From being forced to think again.

And AI can do all of that…

But only if you ask it properly.

That’s the part people miss.

It’s not AI that makes people smart.
It’s the way they talk to it.

So no, you don’t need more information.
You need better questions.

Because in this new world…

The smartest person in the room isn’t the one who knows the most.
It’s the one who knows how to ask.

There will be days you question what you're doing.

Days where the vision feels blurry.
Where the grind feels pointless.
Where everyone else seems to have it figured out... except you.

I've been there.

I still have mornings where I wake up thinking:
"What am I even doing?"

Why does doubt hit so hard?

1/ You're building alone
↳ Nobody around you gets what you're doing
↳ So you start wondering if you're the crazy one

2/ Results aren't showing yet
↳ You're putting in the work but the scoreboard is empty
↳ Hard to trust the process when there's no proof

3/ Comparison creeps in
↳ Everyone else looks like they've figured it out
↳ Spoiler: they haven't. They're just not posting about it.

4/ You're tired
↳ Exhaustion makes everything feel harder
↳ Including believing in yourself

5/ The path isn't clear
↳ You can't see the next 10 steps
↳ So you question if you should take the next one

The gap between doubt and momentum isn't certainty.
It's action.

So how do you push through?

1/ Zoom out
↳ One bad day isn't a bad decision
↳ Look at the trend, not the moment

2/ Move anyway
↳ Clarity comes from action, not thinking
↳ You can't sit your way to confidence

3/ Talk to someone who gets it
↳ Not for advice. For perspective.
↳ Builders understand what civilians don't

4/ Remember why you started
↳ Not the business plan. The real reason.
↳ That's your anchor when things get shaky

5/ Give yourself permission to doubt
↳ It doesn't mean you're failing
↳ It means you care enough to question

The people who make it aren't the ones who never doubted.

They're the ones who doubted... and kept going.

👊

What do you tell yourself on the days you want to quit? 💬👇

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Burnout isn't about working too hard.
It's about giving everything to people
who give nothing back.

You're a high performer.

The one who actually cares.

Staying late to help teammates.

Covering for people who don't show up.

Giving 110% to leaders who barely notice.

And slowly, you start to feel it:

- The exhaustion that sleep can't fix
- The resentment creeping into Sunday nights
- The numbness where you used to feel passion

You're not weak.

You're human.

Here's how high performers protect their energy:

1. Identify the energy vampires
→ Notice who always takes but never gives

2. Set "care boundaries"
→ Help, but don't rescue people from their own choices

3. Match their energy
→ Stop giving 100% to people giving 20%

4. Document your worth
→ You'll need proof when they forget

5. Find your allies
→ Invest deeply in the 2-3 people who truly have your back

Some people will never care as much as you do.

And that's okay.

Your job isn't to make them care.

It's to protect your ability to keep caring.

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"Cool office perks" are dying.

And the companies you actually want to work for
already know that.

I talk to hiring leaders every week
who are building teams at the $200K–$500K level.

Here's what the best companies are spending on instead of ping pong tables:

True flexibility.
Could be hybrid, async, or remote work.

AI upskilling across every level.
Not just engineering. Everyone.

Mental health and wellness support
that goes beyond a meditation app.

Family care benefits that actually cover
the messy reality of having a family.

Career development budgets
people can use without jumping through hoops.

Equity compensation at all levels.
Not just C-suite.

Transparent pay scales.
No guessing. No negotiating against yourself.

Leadership coaching programs
because promoting someone without support
is just setting them up to fail.

Notice the pattern?

None of these are perks.
They're investments in the kind of people
these companies can't afford to lose.

And the data backs it up.
Companies doing this see dramatically higher retention,
employee satisfaction, and productivity.

So if you're job searching right now,
especially at the senior level,
stop asking "what are the perks?"

Start asking "where is this company actually investing?"

That answer tells you everything
about whether they'll invest in you too.

What's the most meaningful investment
a company has made in you?

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The companies making these investments
are also raising the bar on who they hire.

If you're targeting a leadership or senior IC role
in the $200K–$500K range,
I run a small accelerator built for exactly that.

DM me the word "READY" in the comments
or check the link in my Featured section.