theDesignPM

All 0-1 Product development, MVPs, UX secrets, and helping you get to recurring MRR

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

I saw a PM working today.
No @grok.
No @chatprd
No @NotionHQ Doc.
Just sat there writing PRDs from scratch on MS word.
Like a psychopath.

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

@TheCryptoCPA @Pivhq @GetPivHQ I have been using @GetPivHQ ! I got the c53w and I absolutely love it!

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

@TheCryptoCPA And live a life when you have the energy. No point keeping that money until you die just to pass it to kids

[Shehan @TheCryptoCPA]

Inheritance is a dumb idea. Your kids don't need money at 60. They need it at 30, when they're drowning in debt, scraping for a down payment, and raising kids. Pass wealth while you're alive.

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

@TheCryptoCPA @Google This is so cool! My boyfriend would love it!

[Shehan @TheCryptoCPA]

A friend of mine just started building these.

It's basically a Casio F-91W with @google Fitbit Air-style health tracking built into the band.

Same iconic Casio look.
Heart rate tracking.
Sleep tracking.
No touchscreen.
No notifications.
No distractions.

DM me if you're interested. Happy to intro.

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

@TheCryptoCPA Love the idea! What’s on your stack?

[Shehan @TheCryptoCPA]

Every fitness influencer's supplement stack is buried across 100s of podcast episodes and blog posts.

So I vibe-coded a site that shows them all in one place (Huberman, Bryan Johnson, Attia, Rogan), every supplement, wearable & lab, with the why.

Then build & share your own 👇

https://t.co/LavaqCAcTu

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

@EuButler Yeah! my phone keeps crashing with certain apps

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

Only @SlackHQ could make release notes this fun ❤️
Kudos to the PM sprinkling joy into every update 😄
#productmanagement #updates

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

Just updated to iOS 26. Anyone else finding it buggy and slightly annoying? 😩

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

I am so pumped for the new era of 0→1 products: where UI builds itself

Google just launched @stitchbygoogle, an AI tool that turns sketches or text prompts into full, coded UI in minutes.

Think about that, the “UI” is no longer a design file; it’s the product engine.

Here’s why this matters if you build 0→1 products 👇

💡 Your real job as a PM isn’t writing specs, it’s defining the user job.
Instead of “We need a UI builder,” the new job is “Help me launch usable interfaces instantly.”

🧩 The line between design, product, and engineering is disappearing.
Stitch doesn’t just design; it ships. That’s a whole new category.

📈 Speed is no longer a nice-to-have. When UI creation time drops from weeks → minutes, your iteration cycle becomes your moat.

0→1 PMs who understand this shift will own the next wave of product innovation.

#ProductManagement #AI #UIDesign #Innovation

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

@figma just filed for IPO and the numbers are kinda crazy 🤯

• $228.2M revenue in Q1 (+46% YoY)
• $44.9M net profit (up from $13.5M last year)
• 450,000 customers
• 1,031 paying $100K+ a year (+47% YoY)

Here’s the part that blew my mind:

Adobe paid Figma $1B just because their $20B deal didn’t go through. A literal “breakup” fee. They got a billion for staying independent.

Now they’re going public at a $12.5B+ valuation.

Some wild facts:
• 85% of users are outside the US
• But 53% of revenue still comes from the US
• Only 1/3 of their 13M monthly users are actually designers 🤯

They’ve clearly figured out how to grow way beyond just design.

What an amazing story!

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

Tech trends cycling like fashion now??
Apple really said Windows Vista but make it aesthetic with that new “glass” effect 💅🏽

#Y2K vibes are back, apparently.
Next up: Clippy with LLMs? 😅

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

We’ve got AI agents booking trips, building apps, rewriting workflows…
And @Apple drops a glass effect😅

Marketing >>> Innovation, I guess.

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

I saw a PM working today.
No @grok.
No @chatprd
No @NotionHQ Doc.
Just sat there writing PRDs from scratch on MS word.
Like a psychopath.

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

https://t.co/KcaHfUeFta just went into insolvency.

❌ $250M Series D - gone
❌ $445M in funding - gone
❌ $1B+ valuation - poof
❌ 1500+ employees - affected

What happened?
My thoughts:

Option 1: The AI bubble is deflating
“Build your app faster and cheaper with AI” sounds great… until it’s not.
Maybe AI isn’t ready to replace product teams just yet.
Maybe customers wanted outcomes, not buzzwords.

Option 2: Classic case of poor execution
Overpromised. Overspent. Underbuilt.
Turns out, AI isn’t a shortcut if you skip the fundamentals.

My guess?
50% Poor execution
50% bad product instincts.
100% a reminder that shiny tech still needs solid leadership.

#ProductStrategy #AI #StartupLessons #ExecutionMatters

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

A reminder to all builders: An AI model is not a product. AI is not a product. AI agents are not a product.

No matter how shiny or cutting-edge AI gets, the core of what we’re designing for; those messy, human pain points and real-world use cases— doesn’t budge.

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

@nickco @grok @chatprd @NotionHQ 💯

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

I saw a PM working today.
No @grok.
No @chatprd
No @NotionHQ Doc.
Just sat there writing PRDs from scratch on MS word.
Like a psychopath.

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

@kslowinski @grok @chatprd @NotionHQ Lmao

[theDesignPM @moanasudha]

@Martinoleary @grok @chatprd @NotionHQ RIP 🪦