Flow, feedback and the future of product work - #17
This week’s issue explores why product teams jump to solutions too early, the rise of AI prototyping tools like Lovable, and how the next wave of innovation might come from those who design less and learn faster.
I’ve started writing more this week, and that usually means I’m finding my flow again. You received one of those new pieces on Wednesday, and over the next few weeks I’ll experiment by mixing short essays like that with this broader weekly format.
This issue looks at what’s shaping product work right now. From bias in how we frame problems, to the explosive rise of tools like Lovable, and the conversation around Slack, AI, and the “gold rush” of automation.
As always, I’d love to hear what you’re reading and where you think the next real product breakthroughs will come from.
Inside this issue
- 🧩 The hidden trap in every brief: Solution Bias. Why most teams start with the solution instead of the problem.
- 🛠️ Lovable nears 8 million users: The rise of vibe-coding.
- 📐 Why product managers should start prototyping: PMs are moving closer to the work.
- 💬 Does Slack create ‘fake work’? YC wants to fund a Slack alternative and Sam Altman says Slack creates “a lot of fake work.”
- 🔍 Headline growth experiment: A simple A/B test that delivered +3.4% uplift in an upsell journey by just changing some words
Appreciate your interest this week,
thanks, Ross
👇 Here we go...
