Behind the Craft Ranking 15 PM Skills: What Survives vs. Gets Disrupted by AI | Nan Yu (Linear)
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Aug 31, 2025 
In this discussion with Nan Yu, Head of Product at Linear, the talk ranges from the astonishing scalability of a two-PM team to a ranking of essential PM skills in the AI era. Nan dives into how AI disrupts strategic roles and the necessity for new skills like context and agent management. He shares insights on Linear's unique 10% rule for rapid shipping and demonstrates how AI agents can streamline tasks, transforming project management into a futuristic collaboration of humans and machines.
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Write For AI As Primary Reader
- AI reads and acts on written artifacts, so your writing's primary audience is often models, not humans.
- Structure issues and docs so automations can consume them reliably and people benefit too.
Hire PMs For Ownership, Not Diligence
- Hire PMs for ownership and long-term leverage, not to staff mechanical upkeep that AI can automate.
- Delay hiring for mechanical tasks and invest in roles that will grow with the company.
Taste Is Intuition Plus Explanation
- Product taste is an intuitive, emotional ability to sense what will feel right to users before fully reasoning it out.
- You must translate that feeling into explainable reasoning for teams and stakeholders.