Hi! I'm Nir!
Product Management is evolving faster than ever. What worked yesterday might not work tomorrow. The frameworks, the playbooks, the "best practices"-they're all shifting beneath our feet as markets change, technologies advance, and user expectations transform.
The inspiration for this project came from the Apple TV+ show "Pluribus" - a series that explored collective intelligence and the power of synthesizing diverse perspectives. That concept stuck with me, and I started thinking: what if Product Managers could tap into a collective intelligence of their peers?
I've spent years building products across different stages. At nearmint.ai - a solo project I started with vibe-coding that became a full-fledged system - I saw firsthand how the PM role demands constant evolution. Not just learning new tools or frameworks, but fundamentally rethinking how we contribute value to our organizations.
The challenge? We're all solving similar problems in isolation. One PM's breakthrough is another PM's blind spot. One team's "obvious" solution is another team's missed opportunity. We're reinventing wheels, repeating mistakes, and missing the collective wisdom that could make us all better.
Traditional learning in Product Management is fragmented. We read blog posts from individual PMs. We attend conferences with curated speakers. We join Slack communities where insights get buried in threads. But we rarely get to tap into the collective intelligence of hundreds of PMs who've faced the exact same challenges we're facing right now.
How do you balance speed vs. quality when your CEO is pushing for faster releases? How do you handle technical debt when engineering is already underwater? How do you prioritize when every stakeholder thinks their feature is critical?
These aren't theoretical questions. They're the daily reality of Product Managers everywhere. And the answers aren't in a framework or a book-they're in the lived experiences of PMs who've been there, made the hard calls, and learned what actually works.
Product HiveMind is an experiment in collective intelligence. We're building a platform where Product Managers share their core philosophies, their battle-tested approaches, and their hard-won lessons. Not as blog posts or case studies, but as structured "Essences"-the fundamental beliefs and practices that define how they work.
When you ask Product HiveMind a question, you're not getting generic advice. You're getting a synthesis of perspectives from PMs who've actually lived through similar situations. Series A PMs who've balanced speed and quality under pressure. Enterprise PMs who've navigated complex stakeholder landscapes. Fintech PMs who've built trust in high-stakes environments.
Product HiveMind doesn't give you one answer. It gives you the debate-the internal tension that exists within the PM community. Because the best decisions come from understanding multiple perspectives, not from following a single playbook.
Product Managers need to evolve. Not just to keep up with changing markets, but to contribute more effectively to their organizations. We need to move beyond cookie-cutter frameworks and tap into the nuanced, context-specific wisdom that comes from real experience.
Product HiveMind is a step toward that evolution. By sharing our Essences and learning from each other's perspectives, we're building a collective intelligence that makes every PM better. We're creating a resource that doesn't just tell you what to do-it helps you understand why different PMs make different choices, and how those choices play out in practice.
This isn't about replacing individual judgment. It's about enriching it with the collective wisdom of hundreds of PMs who've been in the trenches, made the hard calls, and learned what actually works.
If you're a Product Manager who's learned something valuable through experience, share your Essence. If you're facing a challenge and need perspectives from PMs who've been there, ask Product HiveMind. Together, we're building something that makes us all better at what we do.