AI will make the traditional "product pod" structure obsolete for design. Designers, empowered to learn contexts faster and cover more ground, will operate in a more fluid, centralized team. They will be deployed across entire user journeys that span multiple teams, rather than being calcified within a single product area.

Product management is inherently chaotic due to constant context switching, ambiguity, and difficult stakeholder conversations. Success isn't about finding a perfect process, but developing the resilience to navigate this mess and guide teams from ambiguity to clarity.

Simply hiring superstar "Galacticos" is an ineffective team-building strategy. A successful AI team requires a deliberate mix of three archetypes: visionaries who set direction, rigorous executors who ship product, and social "glue" who maintain team cohesion and morale.

Instead of siloing roles, encourage engineers to design and designers to code. This cross-functional approach breaks down artificial barriers and helps the entire team think more holistically about the end-to-end user experience, as a real user does not see these internal divisions.

The CDO argues that one-size-fits-all structures are ineffective. He believes management's true job is to thoughtfully and dynamically create the right rituals, structures, and processes for each unique combination of problem, people, and timeline, rather than forcing teams into a pre-defined box.

The traditional, linear handoff from product spec to design to code is collapsing. Roles and stages are blurring, with interactive prototypes replacing static documents and the design file itself becoming the central place for the entire team to align and collaborate.

The team avoids traditional design reviews and handoffs, fostering a "process-allergic" culture where everyone obsessively builds and iterates directly on the product. This chaotic but passionate approach is key to their speed and quality, allowing them to move fast, make mistakes, and fix them quickly.

To maximize speed, V0 operates with a "no handoffs" philosophy. Everyone, including designers and product managers, is expected to contribute code and submit their own pull requests. This "full-stack PM" model minimizes the coordination costs and wasted cycles of explaining changes.

Traditional agile development, despite its intent, still involves handoffs between research, design, and engineering which create opportunities for misinterpretation. AI tools collapse this sequential process, allowing a single person to move from idea to interactive prototype in minutes, keeping human judgment and creativity tightly coupled.