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Product Therapy

Product Therapy

Coaching The Future of Product and Engineering with AI

May 21, 2026 · 38m

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Christian Idiodi sits down with Mike Fisher, CEO of MyFitnessPal and former CTO of Etsy, to make the counterintuitive case on AI and technical work. The common assumption is that if AI makes engineers, designers, and product teams more efficient, companies will simply need fewer of them. Mike argues the opposite: when technology makes work cheaper and easier, the world tends to demand more of it, not less. They get practical about what actually changes for product and engineering leaders, what stays stubbornly human, and how to lead well through the shift. – Today's discussion unpacks: Why making technical work cheaper expands the field instead of shrinking it What radiology's last decade…