Freshworks CPO on Product Builders: why PM, design and eng titles will die
aakashgupta · x · 2026-08-28
A long interview with the CPO of $3.4B Freshworks arguing that the future of engineering, design and product management is the "Product Builder" — one role merging all three.
Topics include why PM/designer/engineer titles die, data-first vs AI-first, the AI PDLC, PRD Genie, why Cursor, a live 12-step build process, agents asking PMs clarifying questions, and why he switched to Grok.
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