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Human Generated Thoughts
Personal opinions and thoughts about tech, product management, startups, AI, and investing.

Michael Shmilov
Mar 7
More Efficiency, Less Control
I’m constantly amazed by how much time AI saves me these days. Whether it’s helping me write emails, better understand things, make...


Michael Shmilov
Mar 4
BeeHero, AI, and the Future of Work: Learning from a Pollination Powerhouse
I recently listened to another great episode of Aviv Frenkel’s podcast, in which he interviewed Yuval Regev (CTO and Co-Founder of...

Michael Shmilov
Feb 24
New Chapters & Open Roads: An Update on My Journey
I just finished updating my website to better reflect what I’m working on these days. Over the past few months, I’ve taken a step back...


Michael Shmilov
Sep 30, 2024
Efficiency at Scale
Product managers are juggling countless responsibilities, from feature prioritization to customer feedback analysis. Can AI help us...


Michael Shmilov
Sep 30, 2024
Whose Decision Is It?
One of the toughest tasks as a manager is firing a team member, especially when the decision isn’t fully yours. You understand the...


Michael Shmilov
Nov 28, 2021
Thoughts on Metaverse
In the past months, the world has been talking about the Metaverse - below are my thoughts on the Metaverse and what it means for us in...


Michael Shmilov
Nov 5, 2019
No Voice
Earlier this week, I return from a business trip to the US. I have visited NYC for three days and then San Francisco for another three...


Michael Shmilov
Mar 6, 2018
The first true Tesla competitor is here?!
Jaguar’s new electric SUV is cheaper than a Tesla Model X or S - since the I-Pace is Jaguar’s first all-electric car, it has plenty of...


Michael Shmilov
Dec 4, 2017
The short message service is 25 years old
This first SMS sent 25 years ago from a computer and wished merry Christmas. In the beginning, phones could only receive text messages....


Michael Shmilov
Nov 27, 2017
Rest.
New music. Something I was very much excited about in the past. New singles, albums, remixes, versions, duets, stories, etc. Streaming...


Michael Shmilov
Nov 8, 2017
Autonomous Cars; Sooner or Later?
There is a lot of excitement around self-driving cars and for many good reasons. Self-driving cars are cool. Very cool. Self-driving cars...


Michael Shmilov
Oct 16, 2017
Should We Expect Talking Cars?
Earlier today, Toyota announced it will begin testing self-driving electric cars around 2020 and use artificial intelligence (AI) to...
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