Elena’s Substack

Five Ways Product Leaders Crack

And what to do about your pressure patterns

Aug 3 • Elena Luneva

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July 2026

Sweating into Powdered Sugar

A long weekend in New Orleans

Jul 11 • Elena Luneva

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June 2026

From Begging to "You're Welcome"

How to position yourself, your skills, and what you build

Jun 24 • Elena Luneva

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Two Afternoons in Copenhagen

Savoring a detour

Jun 17 • Elena Luneva

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May 2026

Super Leader

Everyone’s talking about super ICs. Nobody’s talking about who leads them.

May 12 • Elena Luneva

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April 2026

What Changes When Your Team Builds With AI

Alexandra Newman A reader of my last post Agile constraints for teams shipping non-deterministic systems asked:

Apr 27 • Elena Luneva

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What Agile Gets Wrong About AI Teams

And where to go from here

Apr 21 • Elena Luneva

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Why executives go blank under pressure

And what to do about it

Apr 11 • Elena Luneva

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February 2026

AI Outbound That Feels 1:1 w/Kyle Poyar

Watch now | Coffee chat with Kyle Poyar on signals, slop and why GTM is now a product leader's problem too

Feb 27 • Elena Luneva and Kyle Poyar

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Your Promotion Is a Portfolio Bet. Place It.

The reframe and AI tools to make your case land

Feb 19 • Elena Luneva

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37:47

Your AI Prototypes Are Moving Fast. Your Operating Model Isn't.

Update: Launching Lead AI First Teams Workshop March 21 & 22

Feb 12 • Elena Luneva

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Building Is Cheap. Coherence Is Expensive.

Why AI accelerates building and exposes leadership gaps

Feb 9 • Elena Luneva

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