Context
Reviewed Nick performance on a Cornell MBA guest panel about product management in the AI era. Panel included Nick (LinkedIn Moonshots/Games), John Zeller (Snap Ad Measurement), and Julia Cardosian (Lassie Hospitality Loyalty).
Performance Assessment
Strengths: Dominant presence, most substantive answers, grounded in specific examples (Collaborative Articles, Pinpoint trivia, Workday/Salesforce disruption, Costco margins, autonomous dev agent). Strong range across strategy, personal projects, industry analysis, and career advice.
Areas to sharpen: Tighter answers (20-30% cuts possible), reduce filler language, build on co-panelists points more.
Seven Big Points
- Moonshots need strategic framing. Games framed as re-engagement, not just fun.
- Skepticism signals ambition. 95% said why are you building games?
- Metrics cascade in priority. Primary then secondary then tertiary.
- Disruption vulnerability = margin x replaceability. Costco analogy.
- AI fatigue is real. Apply where it helps, not everywhere.
- Autonomy scales with blast radius. Personal projects vs enterprise.
- Fighting the ocean. Accept the wave, ask what to build and why.