Kiyani · 1 min read · Product Teams
🧠Community Wisdom: Community Wisdom Top Contributors Summer Class 2026 + ML recommendation systems, getting back into product after being fired, deciding when to quit a side project, and more
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This week's Community Wisdom edition highlights top contributor recognition for Summer 2026 alongside key member discussions on ML recommendation systems, returning to product management after being fired, and knowing when to quit a side project. The newsletter is a subscriber-only Saturday publication featuring curated conversations from a members-only Slack community. PostHog is featured as the month's community sponsor, offering product analytics and agent context tools.
Key Takeaways
- Community spotlight recognizes top contributors from the Summer 2026 class within the product management community
- Members are discussing practical challenges like navigating ML recommendation systems in product roles
- The community addresses sensitive career topics such as re-entering product management after being fired
- Discussions include strategic decision-making around when to abandon or persist with side projects
- PostHog is highlighted as a tool that combines analytics, error tracking, session replays, and business data to provide product context for both humans and AI agents
Excerpt
👋 Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of ✨ Community Wisdom ✨ a subscriber-only email, delivered every Saturday, highlighting the most helpful conversations in our members-only Slack community . A big thank-you to this month’s community sponsor, PostHog . Give your agents product context. PostHog combines and stores your analytics, errors, replays, and business data so you and your agents can understand and act on it. Claim a free year of PostHog (exclusively for paid subscribers) here . Read more