The product manager role is a mistake - Software Product Development Pills

The article argues that putting a career product manager in sole control of a software product company is a mistake, because such people lack the vision and drive that the model demands. It contends that the problem lies less with single-person leadership than with who is chosen, since great leaders such as Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk are not product managers. Without a truly great leader, the author says, PMs tend to hide behind data, frameworks and committees, which drives away the best talent and leaves the company drifting toward irrelevance. The author proposes instead hiring great people in teams with minimal overlap and no individual responsibilities, while noting that some PMs can be tremendous but are a small minority.