What it takes to be a top PM today | Robby Stein (Google Search)

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When AI can help build almost anything, what makes a product people love? At the Lenny and Friends Summit, Google's Robby Stein draws on his work on Instagram Stories, Reels, and AI search to argue that a PM’s most important skill is making great decisions. He shares a three-part approach: understand people’s needs, diagnose why a product isn’t working, and refine the details that make it useful and delightful. Recorded live at Lenny and Friends Summit on September 10, 2026, in San Francisco.

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