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A product manager mastering VibeCoding is the fastest and most direct way to deal with AI.

A product manager mastering VibeCoding is the fastest and most direct way to deal with AI. You will at least understand what large model APIs do, which company has strong DR cap...

July 20, 2025 · 1 min read

A product manager mastering VibeCoding is the fastest and most direct way to deal with AI.

You will at least understand what large model APIs do, which company has strong DR capabilities, which company has good multi-modality, how to combine it, etc.

Although it looks a bit like a R&D function, this is the trend now.

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