Learnings From Building an AI-First Product for Product People

Building an AI product is one thing. Building an AI product for product managers is another entirely. Your users are trained skeptics who evaluate tools for a living. They see through marketing, they test edge cases instinctively, and they will not adopt a tool unless it genuinely improves their workflow. At Gathering #8, Fredrik Stockman, CEO and Co-Founder of Version Lens, shared the unfiltered reality of building an AI-first product for this demanding audience.

Version Lens uses AI to help product teams understand their competitive landscape and track market changes. The product was conceived as AI-first from the beginning, not as a traditional tool with AI bolted on later. This architectural decision shaped everything from the team composition to the go-to-market strategy to the way Fredrik thinks about product-market fit in the age of AI.