Best Of Product Roundup - October 25, 2025

The best expert-curated product content from the best product thinkers from around the Internet delivered twice a month.

Every two weeks, we dive into the vast ocean of product content online, both free and paid. We sift through it all to bring you the crème de la crème. Our round-up includes carefully curated links and concise excerpts from top content.

This week’s highlights feature:

• Top 3 Long-Form Articles/Podcasts

• Top 4 Tweets

• Top 3 LinkedIn Posts or Short Videos

Our expert product team has selected these resources to help you save thousands of dollars on unnecessary subscriptions, avoid wasting time reading instead of taking action, and save years following the wrong advice. Our mission is to introduce you to brilliant product thinkers, whether they’re renowned experts or emerging voices.

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Top Long-Form Content

1. The 3 Forces Killing AI Startups (And How the 10% Survive)

   1. What we liked: A contrarian take on AI startup economics showing how successful AI companies can access 80-133x larger TAMs by targeting HR budgets ($96k-$160k/year per agent) versus traditional SaaS IT budgets ($1.2k/year per seat).

   2. Choice quote: “You’re not competing with other AI tools. You’re competing with hiring decisions.”

2. Why AI Cannot Simulate Your Customers’ Behaviour

   1. What we liked: A reality check for product managers showing why talking to real customers remains irreplaceable, with a clear 4-step framework for validating actual customer needs versus AI-generated hypotheses.

   2. Choice quote: “Founders would literally rather boil the ocean than talk to customers.”