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The X-Shaped Individual: Solving for Problems in 3D

February 8, 2026

Last month, I prototyped a website, wrote copy, managed tickets, wrote code, ran tests, and mapped acquisition. A friend said: "That's like five different jobs."

No. It's one job: solving the problem.

The X-shaped person sees problems in 3D—connecting Product, Design, Tech, and Go-to-Market. AI doesn't replace them. It amplifies them.

This used to be a startup thing. Now it's going mainstream. If you feel like a threat everywhere you go—you're not broken. You're in structures built for specialists, and you see in 3D.

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Tags AI, ProductManagement, AIProductDevelopment, FutureofWork, ProductOwnership
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