This week, Lenny's Podcast examined the structural challenges facing product managers today, with Meta and Google veteran Nikhyl Singhal arguing that half the field is struggling due to misaligned incentives and unclear mandates. The conversation surfaced a core tension: as companies scale, the role of PM often splinters into competing demands that leave practitioners caught between business pressures, technical constraints, and user needs.
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