Lenny's Podcast · December 4, 2025

Why AI is disrupting traditional product management | Tomer Cohen (LinkedIn

with Tomer Cohen

Tomer Cohen, LinkedIn's VP of Product, reveals how AI is fundamentally disrupting traditional product management approaches and what leaders must do to adapt. Learn the shift from controlling user experiences to controlling AI 'ingredients', why AI-first product strategy requires mastering two critical execution pedals, and how to successfully navigate product turnarounds using the 'minus one to one' methodology. Discover actionable frameworks for leveraging AI as the ultimate matchmaker in marketplace products and why 'becoming is better than being' should guide your product career decisions.

Featured insight

With AI first mindset, you don't control the experience anymore, you control the ingredients. Like being a chef who provides ingredients and guidelines rather than dictating every detail - AI learns and creates better experiences than deterministic approaches. — Tomer Cohen

Best for: VP/Director of Product at growth-stage companies, Product leaders transitioning to AI-first strategies, Senior Product Managers leading marketplace or matching products

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