Macedo Notes

A weekly newsletter for senior product managers, on craft, careers, and how AI is changing the job.

The work is changing. AI did not lower the bar for PM craft, it moved it. The question used to be "can you produce the artifact." Now it is “can you tell me which parts you do not trust." This newsletter is about doing the work in that new reality.

Who writes this

I am Luiz Macedo, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft Global Skilling, 22 years in tech. I work on hands-on learning experiences for cloud, AI, security, and developer platforms. Before product, I was a Senior Content Developer and owned the AZ-400 certification, and DevOps tracks on Microsoft Learn.

What you will get here

• One essay every week on PM craft, careers, and how AI is changing the job

• Operational, not theoretical. Real frameworks, real numbers, real failures

• Plain English, no listicles, no “10 ways to leverage AI”

• Written for senior PMs (L60+) at FAANG, scaleups, and regulated enterprise

Who this is for

If you are a senior PM trying to figure out what stays human and what changes, this is the conversation. Subscribe to get every issue in your inbox.

Practical things

• Cadence: Tuesday 6:30 AM Central Time, every week

• Cost: Free. If a paid tier shows up later, the weekly essay stays free

• Replies: hit reply on any issue, it lands at hi@macedonotes.com

Views are my own and do not represent Microsoft.