Shipping Through the Storm: AI, M&A, and Product Velocity

In 2023, everyone claimed they were “AI-powered.”
This product team actually delivered on that promise.

In this episode of Tech Teams Today, we go inside the chaos—and clarity—of scaling a product org in the middle of an AI boom, global acquisitions, and shifting user expectations.

Our guest: Jose Maldonado, VP of Product at ProcessMaker, shares his experience:
Acquiring an AI company 3 months before ChatGPT exploded
Scaling from 2 to 24 product releases annually
Embedding LLMs into real workflows
Balancing PLG with enterprise sales
Keeping distributed teams motivated through uncertainty

📍 Chapters:
00:00 Opener
00:10 Intro
00:35 Meet the new host
01:13 Guest intro
01:39 From engineer to product leader
05:48 Reinventing your own product
08:22 Automation → Intelligence
11:42 AI vs. Human judgment
16:02 Shipping faster without breaking everything
20:28 Leading through chaos
26:23 AI bets that actually worked
32:00 Contrarian takes on AI
37:00 Lightning round + wrap-up

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