Why half of product managers are in trouble | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google)
Apr 19, 2026 · 1h 35m · YouTube
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0:00The skills that used to be really valued in product managers are changing substantially.
0:04It's going to be chaos.
0:05Our industry is very much in stress.
0:08Nothing's constant.
0:09Everyone's in a state of alert.
0:11If you talk to product leaders three years ago, their day was largely moving information.
0:18The information mover is essentially going to become a dinosaur.
0:22I just did this report on the job market.
0:24Interestingly, we have the most open PM roles globally in three plus years.
0:30This is a complete renaissance for the product industry, but it comes with a lot of strings attached.
0:37In the next 12 to 24 months, we're going to see massive shedding of staffs and then massive rehiring.
0:43You might see a company shed 30,000 and hire 8,000, but the 8,000 people are going to all be AI first.
0:50The builders are going to have the time of their lives.
0:54But if you don't love building stuff, you're in trouble.
0:56What are some things that people should do to thrive in this future that is emerging?
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