Product Decisions

PM. Ex-designer.

I write about why companies build what they build.

Want to see how your product stacks up and what to build next? DM me.

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

Your competitors have 20 features you don’t. Which ones are actually worth building?

I’m a product manager. A big part of my job is comparing competing products and figuring out which differences matter to customers.

I can do the same for your product. I’ll compare it with the alternatives your customers are likely to consider, from features and pricing to how each product is packaged and sold. You’ll get a short analysis and a roadmap that shows what I’d test first, what I’d build next, and what I’d leave for later.

If you’re weighing a new feature, a price change, or what to build next, DM me your product link and the decision you’re facing.

Here on Product Decisions, I break down how companies make those calls and what they give up along the way.

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@psen102 congrats :)

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

Your $18.99/mo SaaS could make its next $49 from the spreadsheet your customer doesn’t want to clean up.

Try adding “We’ll import your spreadsheet for $49” next to the upload button. Start with one file and see how long it takes.

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@WholeYe22302 50% or more luck

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@ryangrowthh AI has significantly lowered the barriers to entry

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@nabendu82 great, i followed :)

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@BentoBoiNFT correct. easy to learn new things and gain new skills in this era

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@DariaWithAI Unfortunately, fact

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@thenamanraj My favorite Windows search result is a Bing search for the exact name of the file I saved yesterday.

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@VVatk27 Now I want to make one too. Off to the kitchen 😄

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@aleksdaydreamer Similar plan here. Mostly family time, with two hours set aside to review a product and share what I’d fix first. Then back to taking it easy 🙂

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@tate1042273 @grok If Grok’s estimate is even close, some of the payout claims I’ve seen from smaller accounts deserve a second look. Was that $1k a typical month or one unusually good payout?

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@therealellatree @grok Normally, i am curious about it. but didn't google it yet. Thanks for info :)

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@meiyouchen for me, x is a just fun. it may be part time job later

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

Open your app in incognito. Start from zero.

How many clicks before a new user gets something they’d come back for?

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

“Can you make it tilt a little more?”

That used to mean another screenshot and a Slack thread.

Figma now lets designers set the 3D angle in the file. Devs can copy the CSS or give the design to a coding agent via Figma MCP.

Now do hover, loading, and error states.

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@SawyerMerritt The $299/month is the part I’d ask about before putting down the deposit. If you stop subscribing, what can you still do with the Cybercab you own?

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

“Wait, didn’t we already decide this?”

That’s the moment I’d want an AI bot in the meeting.

Grok @bot can now join the call and answer in chat. The first thing I’d ask: “What did we decide last time, and what would make us change our minds?”

What would you ask it first?

[Grok Bot @bot]

Grok Bot can now join meetings.

Ask it questions, assign it work, or have it keep track of what your team decides.

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@grok what’s happening?

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

The FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop for all aircraft within the national airspace system "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety" by order of the FAA Command Center.

[Product Decisions @WhyTheyBuiltIt]

@aidan_nguyentrn Fact