Collapse the Talent Stack and the Best AI Tools for Each Tech Function | Scott Belsky (CPO Adobe)
Plus Scott's 4P framework for building AI products and my research on the best AI tools for PMs, designers, engineers, and data scientists
Dear subscribers,
Today, I want to share a new episode with Scott Belsky, Adobe's Chief Product and Strategy Officer, along with my research on the best AI tools for each tech function.
Watch now on YouTube, Apple, and Spotify.
Scott has advised hundreds of startups, leads product at Adobe, and writes a newsletter that explores how the latest tech will change our daily lives.
We had a great chat about:
(00:00) The #1 mistake that founders make
(02:02) How the talent stack is collapsing
(04:50) preparing for smaller teams and AI
(07:00) The ideal PM to design relationship is they're the same person
(13:50) Improving your product’s first-mile experience
(19:00) Adobe’s product principles for AI
(22:47) Why builders should understand AI skeptics
(25:25) The 4P framework for building AI products
The best AI tools for PMs, designers, engineers, and data scientists
I recently asked my LinkedIn audience:
If you’re in one of these roles, you should use AI to get more done and collapse the talent stack right now. Here’s my research on the best AI tools for each function:
Product Manager
If you’re a PM, my go-to AI tool is Claude for:
Summarizing user feedback
Clarifying my writing
Use Claude like a teammate that you collaborate with throughout the day. If you missed it, check out my AI PM prompt guide for all 10 prompts I listed above.
Designer
If you’re a designer, these 5 tools can help you rapidly create and edit designs: