One Knight in Product

Martijn Moret is the founder of DataSquirrel.ai [https://datasquirrel.ai/], a company focused on leveraging AI to humanise and simplify data analysis for product managers and non-tech managers. His hot take? Most product managers neglect data—not because they dislike it, but due to a lack of time and skills, which can lead to wrong priorities and poor decision-making. He also highlights the current limitations of AI in data analysis, emphasising that while AI accelerates workflows, it still requires human oversight for reliable outcomes. Find Martijn on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martijnmoret/] or check out DataSquirrel.ai [https://datasquirrel.ai/]. If you'd like to appear on Hot Takes, please grab a time [https://www.oneknightinproduct.com/hot]!

🎄 Deck the Halls with Go-To-Market! 🎄 I spoke with Maja Voje for a convivial Christmas chat about all things product and growth. We discussed: * 2024 Retrospectives and 2025 Predictions * Product Management and Go-To-Market Strategies * AI in Workflows and Whether Product Management is Dead 💀 * LinkedIn Growth Strategies * Balancing Opportunities and When To Say No * Networking and Community Building This is the audio of that conversation, but you can see us both (complete with Christmas hats!) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/XdjiVO-gXOg?si=XM1wQs-QwP6lx_rr [https://www.youtube.com/live/XdjiVO-gXOg?si=XM1wQs-QwP6lx_rr]   Check out my appearance on Maja's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6kip2mtuyE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6kip2mtuyE] ... and Maja's previous appearance on my podcast: https://www.oneknightinproduct.com/maja-voje [https://www.oneknightinproduct.com/maja-voje]   Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to you all!

Adam Dille is the SVP of Product Engineering at Quantum Metric [https://www.quantummetric.com/], a company specialising in experience analytics for some of the world's biggest brands. Despite his engineering roots, Adam's relentless curiosity about the WHY behind building products led him to embrace product thinking and how to build products better. His hot take? The traditional product trio - PM, design, and engineering - isn't enough anymore. He advocates for transforming the trio into a square by adding a customer-facing, "operational" team member. This person, deeply connected to customer needs and speaking to customers every day, can help to bridge the gap between the product team and the customer and enable stronger customer focus and faster iteration cycles. Find Adam on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamdille/] or check out Quantum Metric [https://www.quantummetric.com/]. If you'd like to appear on Hot Takes, please grab a time [https://www.oneknightinproduct.com/hot]!

Grace Yusuff is a London-based "reluctant product manager" and introvert who thought she could never do the job. She has since fallen in love with the role and now works as a product manager and early-career mentor, helping others get into tech. Her hot take? That introversion is a superpower for product managers and something to be embraced rather than overcome. She is a strong advocate for people to find their own way in product management, and not having to live up to clichés or stereotypes. Find Grace on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-yusuff/]. If you'd like to appear on Hot Takes, please grab a time [https://www.oneknightinproduct.com/hot]!

Assaph Mehr is an Australia-based product & people leader as well as a published fantasy author, who also uses his writing chops to produce a newsletter, "Rise of the Product Leader". His hot take? That LLMs and other generative AI tools are the equivalent of an angle grinder. For those who don't know, angle grinders have big, spinning metal discs that make them ideal tools for certain use cases (like cutting up concrete) but are terrible for anything else. Assaph believes that LLMs have a large number of use cases where we should use them, but that there's still an inevitable need for human decision-making and a sense of taste that AI will never have. Find Assaph on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/assaph/] or subscribe to his newsletter [https://assaph.substack.com/]. If you're interested in fantasy novels, check those out too [https://purpletoga.com/our-authors/assaph-mehr/]. If you'd like to appear on Hot Takes, please grab a time [https://www.oneknightinproduct.com/hot]!