Product Development in the Age of AI (1st session)

Product Development in the Age of AI (1st session) East Bay Founders: Product & Engineering Leadership User Group Thursday, July 16, 2026 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM (Doors open 4:30) Zinfi Office: 4733 Chabot Drive, Suite 175, Pleasanton, CA 94588 AI is not simply changing software development. It is fundamentally reshaping how products are imagined, designed, built, tested, and delivered. The traditional playbook of lengthy Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), quarterly roadmaps, and carefully staged releases is rapidly evolving into something very different: Prototypes built in hours instead of weeks AI agents participating directly in product workflows Continuous experimentation and feedback loops Smaller teams delivering dramatically larger outcomes Products that increasingly adapt and evolve after launch As organizations embrace AI-native product development, leaders face a new set of challenges: What does product development look like in an AI-first world? Are agile methodologies still sufficient? How do teams balance speed with governance, trust, and reliability? What new skills will…