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Mike Bal (Head of Product at David's Bridal) shows his complete AI native PM operating system. MCP integrations explained, live demos, and how to stop drowning in 20 different tools.

Full Writeup: https://www.news.aakashg.com/p/mike-b...
Transcript: https://www.aakashg.com/the-ai-native...

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
1:44 - What Makes an AI Native PM
2:43 - Operating System vs Tool Stack
4:52 - Cursor and MCP Demo
12:14 - Connecting Tools Through MCP
15:23 - Design with Figma Make
20:14 - Google AI Studio
24:01 - Confluence and Figma Integration
30:51 - Research with Manus
37:11 - Manus vs Claude Research
41:47 - Email and Communications
47:19 - Licenses and IT
55:42 - PM Lifecycle and Mistakes
1:00:23 - Outro

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Key Takeaways:

1. Operating systems beat tool stacks - Stop logging into 20 different UIs. Build one central interface through Cursor and Claude Desktop that connects to everything. The composable mindset adapts to your needs.

2. MCP changes PM workflows forever - Model Context Protocol lets you connect JIRA, Figma, GitHub, Notion, Confluence through natural language. Check ticket status without opening JIRA. Compare designs without manual cross-reference.

3. Design validation takes 30 seconds now - "Find my Confluence doc about Feature X, load this Figma design, compare them and tell me what I missed." Used to take 1-2 hours of manual comparison work.

4. Manus dominates heavy research - Gives you multiple file outputs: sample CSVs, combined datasets, data sources report, quick start guide, markdown summary. All traceable back to sources. ChatGPT just gives responses.

5. Research must stay external until vetted - The "conspiracy theorist LLM" problem is real. If you automatically feed everything into your system, AI anchors to wrong information. Vet research separately, then bring validated context in.

6. PMs can build what required engineers - Mike built a colorization app for e-commerce in one morning. Migrated content to Sanity CMS in a few hours. All from natural language prompts in Cursor.

7. Context switching kills productivity - Every time you open a new tab, you lose flow state. The operating system keeps you in one interface. The AI handles the context switching for you.

8. Corporate IT restrictions become irrelevant - You already have Cursor or Claude Desktop. You already use JIRA, Figma, GitHub. Connect them through a better interface. No new tool approvals needed.

9. Analytics workflows save massive time - Export Clarity data, upload to Cursor, prompt "analyze drop-offs and create visualizations." Takes 10 minutes vs hours of manual Excel work.

10. AI native PMs think in prompts - "What do I need to do? What are the steps? What tools will help?" Treat AI as an extension of yourself, not a separate tool to learn.

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👨‍💻 Where to find Mike Bal:
LinkedIn:   / mikebal  
YouTube: ‪@thatmikebal‬
Website: https://mikebal.com/

👨‍💻 Where to find Aakash:
Twitter: https://www.x.com/aakashg0
LinkedIn:   / aagupta  
Newsletter: https://www.news.aakashg.com

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