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The key principles of PLG: Leah Tharin at #mtpcon London 2025 (Product Advisor)

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Louron serves as the Editor at Mind the Product, bringing nearly a decade of experience in editorial positions across business and technology publications. For any editorial inquiries, you can connect with him on LinkedIn or Twitter.

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<p>In a lively gathering at the second <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/product-tank-san-francisco/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ProductTank San Francisco</a> meetup, attendees expressed their excitement at reuniting in person. The event emphasized the significance of community and face-to-face interaction, highlighting the limitations of virtual meetings.</p>
<h2>Expanding horizons with ChatGPT</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ywelinder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yana Welinder</a>, the event&#8217;s featured speaker, is <span style="font-weight: 400;">CEO and Founder of Kraftful, helping product teams build better products by listening to users at scale. She</span> shed light on the revolutionary role of artificial intelligence, particularly ChatGPT, in product management. She addressed the common challenge of managing user feedback efficiently, emphasizing the struggle to incorporate all valuable insights into the development process. Yana stressed the need for a more strategic approach to product management, which can be challenging amidst the constant influx of user input.</p>
<h2>The power of AI in product</h2>
<p>Yana presented a fascinating vision of AI-driven product management, envisioning a future where AI could listen to users across multiple communication channels and provide valuable insights to product managers. This AI-powered assistant could help in user research, generating prioritization matrices, and even drafting marketing collateral. The potential of AI in transforming traditional product management practices seemed limitless.</p>
<h2>Balancing AI and human expertise</h2>
<p>The conversation revolved around the coexistence of AI and human expertise. Yana emphasized that while <a href="https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-ai-effect-transforming-the-world-of-product-management/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AI</a> can assist in handling large volumes of user feedback, the strategic aspects of product management would remain essential. Product managers must continue to exercise judgment, especially when it comes to crafting a product strategy.</p>
<h2>A glimpse into the future</h2>
<p>The discussion concluded with a glimpse into the future, where AI-driven product management could lead to more efficient workflows, better user research, and enhanced communication both internally and externally. The possibilities seemed exciting, offering product managers new tools to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of product development.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>As the community embraced the promise of AI, it was clear that the core principles of product management, including strategic thinking and effective communication, would continue to guide the industry. The event showcased the dynamic nature of product management and its ability to adapt to emerging technologies, paving the way for exciting possibilities in the future.</p>
<h2>About Yana</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yana is CEO and Founder of Kraftful, helping product teams build better products by listening to users at scale. Before starting Kraftful, she headed up the PM team at </span><a href="https://ifttt.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">IFTTT</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. In previous roles, she worked on disrupting manufacturing with digital production as the 2nd PM at Carbon and tackled free knowledge creation on Wikipedia. Yana is also co-founder of the SF chapter of </span><a href="https://womenpm.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Women In Product</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yana approaches product management with a focus on innovation and big ideas. Empathy is her superpower. She drives her team to empathize with users to help companies build better products and to empathize with their coworkers to help them do their best work and create an inclusive work environment.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yana’s been invited to give talks at the White House, the UN Internet Governance Forum, Stanford, Yale, NYU, and many product events over the years. She most recently appeared on One Knight in Product, Masters of Product Management, AMA with Product People, The Founder Haven, and Digitale Optimisten podcasts.</span></p>

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AI ethics advice from former White House technologist – Kasia Chmielinski (Co-founder, The Data Nutrition Project)

How Google makes AI work at Enterprise scale – Miku Jha (Director, AI/ML and Generative AI, Google Cloud)

LLM workflows for product managers: 3 key takeaways (Niloufar Salehi, Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley) – ProductTank SF

The future of product management: Insights from ProductTank San Francisco

Product lessons learned making early moves with AI in media: Lindsey Jayne (CPO, Financial Times)

A year with ChatGPT and product innovation: Navigating the AI landscape

How to keep your head about generative AI (when everyone is losing theirs) by Claire Woodcock

Product management in the age of ChatGPT by Yana Welinder

Louron Pratt