{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"AI Thoughtmakers","title":"Stop Hiring More Developers | Product Thinking in the AI Era","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1906,"description":"Does hiring more software developers actually build better products?\nIn this episode of AI Thoughtmakers, we sit down with Rahul, Data Engineer and YouTuber (Start Practicing – 280K subscribers), and Arfin, Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, for one of the most honest conversations we've had on the podcast about why the companies hiring more engineers are solving the wrong problem, and why product thinking is the real competitive advantage in the AI era.\nFrom why Apple, Airbnb, and Netflix don't just ship features to why AI is now helping companies build the wrong product faster and what it actually means to own your decisions when AI is writing the code, this episode will change how you think about what you're building and why.\n\nKey topics covered:\n\nWhy hiring more developers is a capacity solution to a clarity problem\n\nHow big teams create communication overhead and still miss deadlines\n\nWhat product thinking actually means and why it isn't just a PM's job\n\nFinding clarity from ambiguity: the real skill is deciding what NOT to build\n\nWhat separates Apple, Airbnb, and Netflix from companies that ship and fail\n\nHas AI exposed weak product strategies or just helped companies build wrong products faster?\n\nWhy you should never outsource your decision making to AI\n\nStartups vs enterprises: agility vs maturity. Who has better product thinking?\n\nIf you had a budget for just one hire — product thinker or developer?\n\nWhy the future belongs to people who are better decision makers\n\nWhether you're a founder, product leader, software engineer, or someone building in the AI era, this is the episode that brings clarity back to the conversation.\n\n\nSubscribe for more conversations on AI, engineering, product development, and the future of software.\n\nConnect with Rahul: LinkedIn -   / rahul-khemka-aa487a10   \n\nConnect with Arfin: LinkedIn -   / arfin-parween   \n\nArfin’s YouTube channel -    / @startpracticing   \n\nConnect with Prem: LinkedIn -   / premgoswami   ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9ucptEYd5kVPtNA_zR1pGGq70YIZjxQEgWQXPqsHHDg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNGQz/ZmI1YWRiYWMxMTM3/YmQyNDA4YTQ2ZTY4/N2RjNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}