Michael Luchen

Director / Head of Product | Fractional CPO | Ex-Float (G2 #1, 50+ products) | B2B SaaS & AI-native systems | US/EU | systems that ship, teams that thrive

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

Then the lesson: my AI assistant baked my examples into a schema. Looked right. System was wrong.

What broke + how I fixed it: https://t.co/t6Bxrn9mgl

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

200+ scans after a move. I wasn’t comfortable having OCR’d finance/immigration/health docs processed off-device.

So I built Sorty: local-first sorting (Vision/OCR + Apple Intelligence local models) with review + Preview.

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

If you’re in the middle of that shift, I’d love to hear what’s actually working (or not) in your org.

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

The most honest thing I heard at a GenAI summit yesterday:

“The tech is the easy part.”

The harder problems I kept hearing about weren’t model performance, they were…people.

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

A few patterns showed up again and again:
- Models are “good enough”; trust and habits aren’t.
- The useful AI will vanish into email, docs, planning, finance, support.
- If your data is a mess, your AI roadmap is fanfic.
- ROI = changing workflows, not shipping another demo.

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

The barrier between "idea" and "shipped" is dissolving fast.

#productengineering #ai #gemini #productmanagement

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

Building with Gemini 3 Pro using Google Antigravity feels like the ChatGPT moment for agentic development.

I built this network-based atomic notes app concept in just over an hour.

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

The speed is wild, but the reasoning is what stands out.

Gemini handled the architectural thinking, while Antigravity automated the browser-based testing and verification that would normally burn an entire afternoon.

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

Updated my personal readme — the “user manual” I share with new teams on how I work, what I value, and what to expect in 1:1s.

If you’re curious (or thinking of writing your own), it’s here: https://t.co/ljXJK90Y16

#productleadership #productmanagement

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Full convo covers transformation lessons, async sprints, balancing exec+strat, & even building AI games w/ my son.

Listen here: https://t.co/3yWOrNcN7h

#productmanagement #ai

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

Had a fun chat back in July returning to @theproductmngr pod w/ @hannahhcclark, reflecting on the speed of change in product since I hosted in '22.

Key theme: The old playbooks (feature factories, pure Scrum) are breaking. Adaptability is everything.

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

We also talked practical AI integration at Float — moving beyond basic chatbots to think about agent flows augmenting user flows. This kind of systems thinking is exactly what I'm digging into during my current sabbatical R&D.

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

Wrote a bit more about this new focus, the move, and what's next on my blog. I'll be sharing what I learn.

https://t.co/Y4WXmCwGEk

#productmanagement #ai

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

A new chapter. We've moved to Athens. I'm time-boxing this as a 'Relocation Sabbatical' through March 2026.

My focus: a strong conviction that our craft of product development is fundamentally evolving. The old playbooks are breaking.

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

While I'm digging in, I'm available for the right fit:
- Senior Product Leadership roles (Director+)
- 1-2 selective consulting/advisory gigs

(I'm also mentoring student-led startups at ACS Athens Open, which is already a blast.)

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

If you're looking to level up your product game, I highly recommend investing in this course. It's a transformative experience that will fundamentally enhance your approach to product.

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

I recently wrapped up @shreyas' Improving Your Product Sense course on @MavenHQ, and I'm still processing the wealth of insights I gained. It's easily been the most impactful learning experience of my career.

https://t.co/d12IraAPHK

[Michael Luchen @mluchen]

I've already begun applying the course learnings to my work and team's efforts, and it's brought immediate clarity to some of our biggest opportunities.