Louron Pratt

1 week ago | mindtheproduct.com | Louron Pratt

From Anthropic’s job warning to Workday’s product charm offensive, here’s the news that grabbed our attention this week. In a forecast projected by Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, warned this week that AI could eliminate up to 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs over the next 1–5 years. First reported by Axios, Amodei suggested unemployment could hit 20% in the U.S. as AI tools replace several functions.

2 weeks ago | mindtheproduct.com | Louron Pratt

In this episode of Product Unplugged, Mike Belsito sits down with Maya Toutountzi, Head of Product Management at Transifex, to explore the surprising journey from early AI hackathon scepticism to launching a fully AI-powered product. Maya walks us through the bumps, breakthroughs, and big lessons learned—offering practical insights for any product team looking to innovate with AI.

2 weeks ago | mindtheproduct.com | Louron Pratt

To celebrate World Product Day this year, we wanted to spotlight the best voices in the product space, so we invited the product community to nominate the people and products making the biggest impact on their working livesHere are this year’s ten standout winners, ranging from new kids on the block to product legends. Ebi Atawodi’s voice in product leadership is as empowering as it is insightful. What sets her apart is how deeply grounded her advice is.

2 weeks ago | mindtheproduct.com | Louron Pratt

In this episode of Product Unplugged, host Mike Belsito sits down with Ilai Szpiezak, Founder and CEO of Dolphin AI, to trace the remarkable journey from running dance events and theatre shows to building a voice-of-customer analytics tool powered by AI. Ilai Szpiezak shares how the pandemic wiped out his events business overnight, forcing him to reinvent his approach to product management.

3 weeks ago | mindtheproduct.com | Eira Hayward |Louron Pratt

In Microsoft news, the tech giant announced this week that it will be laying off 3% of its workforce. On Tuesday, the company confirmed it would cut around 6,000 roles across the organisation. In a statement, Microsoft said it “continues to implement organisational changes to best position the company for success.” Bloomberg first reported that the layoffs have disproportionately affected engineers and product managers, who made up 30% of the total reductions in Washington.