I discussed taking a PM role at a mid sized company recently. They were so locked into their classic definition of PM, and so against considering with AI a true PM must straddle product and engineering competencies. I felt a bit sad for their org, and I turned down the role.

We’re not ambitious because the economics are unimaginative cost saving. Large, complex orgs turning a team from 10 developers to two is the easy optimization. Meanwhile smaller companies are more focused on discarding old role definitions that don’t make much sense, and embracing fluid roles mixing tech and business.