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Aug 22, 2026 · Product Management

Winning in the AI Product Era: The Four Discriminative Skills That Matter

The article argues that as AI lowers the barrier to building products, success now hinges on product "taste"—the ability to judge what to build, what adds value, what feels right, and what users will actually pay for—explained through historical analogies, concrete AI‑product examples, and a step‑by‑step training framework.