Best Of Product Roundup - September 13, 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 3 Tweets

• Top 4 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 AI Productivity Paradox: High Adoption, Low Transformation

   1. What we liked: Strong framing of the “shadow AI” economy and the need for adaptive systems and process redesign.

   2. Choice quote: “Most organizations aren’t failing because they lack AI tools. They’re failing because AI sits in the shadows, disconnected from workflows, never compounding into real productivity.”

2. 15 AI Distribution Plays That Build Real Moats

   1. What we liked: It gives PMs permission to make distribution requirements first-class PRD elements alongside UX and technical specs.

   2. Choice quote: “In AI, the half-life of differentiation is measured in weeks…This means distribution is not a GTM exercise. It’s a product design principle.”