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Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career

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The Zero Interest Rate Phenomenon: How It's Affecting Product Management

The environment in which product managers have come up has changed, leading to a focus on research and analysis rather than shipping and learning. The industry has forgotten that the fastest way to learn is often to ship a product. The new generation of product managers lacks the ability to make decisions under uncertainty and to creatively solve problems. This may be due to the abundance of resources and support in companies, leading to a lack of risk-taking. The interview process for product managers often reveals a reliance on data and customer feedback rather than using intuition and creativity to come up with solutions. The speaker believes that it is important for product managers to use their brains and make independent decisions rather than simply following established frameworks or the desires of others.

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