The Product Trio is blurring. Everyone thinks they can do your job. They're not wrong. Now what?
AI is dissolving the walls between PM, design, and engineering. One person can increasingly hold all three dimensions.
But tools commoditize fast. The real moat is judgment: knowing what to build, for whom, and why.
Don't be fungible.
New post on my blog: https://virtualpatrick.com/2026/03/07/the-product-trio-is-blurring-everyone-thinks-they-can-do-your-job-theyre-not-wrong-now-what/
Happy New Year! 🎉
I spent years chasing frameworks and blueprints. My lesson? The fundamental capability isn’t another playbook, it’s understanding how people think.
And before you understand others, you need to understand yourself first.
My real breakthrough came from self-awareness, not mental models.
Why self-awareness and people skills are the foundation everyone needs:
https://virtualpatrick.com/2026/01/06/self-awareness-the-product-skill-nobody-teaches/
What’s your take? What would you add?
#ProductManagement #Leadership
My 2025: reconnecting with my German roots.
Culture Map insights led to digital sovereignty questions:
→ USA: 75% AI computing | EU: 5%
→ EU operating systems: 0%
→ EU Hardware: <1%
We live on foundations we don’t control.
My response? Engage locally and co-organizing ProductTank Frankfurt Rhein-Main to foster digital competencies.
Full post: https://virtualpatrick.com/2025/12/30/finding-ground-identity-and-values-in-2025/
What shaped your 2025?
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline/115739535643314496
Ich hoffe, Deutschland wacht langsam aus dem Dornröschenschlaf auf. Die nächste große Innovation rollt über uns weg & wir werden weiter ausgeblutet. Die Abhängigkeiten in andere Länder und Technologien sind nicht vorteilhaft für Europa, insbesondere im Hinblick auf die politische Entwicklung seit Trump.
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Florian