💡 Product Circle ⭕ Chat - Fixing Product Management with Saeed Khan
Welcome to 💡 Product Circle ⭕ Chat on
🗓 Wednesday 20 May 2026
🕗 Tuesday 19 May 2026 6pm ET Toronto, Canada
🕗 Wednesday 20 May 2026 8am AEDT, Melbourne/Sydney, Australia
Topic: Fixing Product Management: Data and Solutions from the State of B2B Product Management Report
AI is not going to fix Product Management. But you can. 🔍
Most product teams are using AI to go faster. Faster at writing PRDs ➝ faster at generating output ➝ faster at shipping the wrong things.
The sequence is broken.
Because the real problems in B2B product management predate AI and the data proves it:
📉 Strategy is routinely overridden by sales
🔍 Most teams don't have time for discovery
🪞 Leaders and their teams see the world completely differently
🤖 AI is mostly being used to speed up execution, not improve thinking
In this 💡 Product Circle ⭕ Chat, Saeed Khan returns to Product Circle Chat to share what the State of B2B Product Management report, the most globally extensive survey of its kind, actually reveals about what's broken, and what fixing it looks like in practice.
What we'll cover
✅ What the data actually says 425 product professionals. 8 sections. 45+ questions. The findings from the most detailed global B2B product management survey to date, including what 9% of Oceania-based respondents told us about the state of the craft.
✅ The discovery gap 81% of IC product managers want to spend more time on discovery. Most don't get to. Why and what leaders need to do about it.
✅ Why AI won't save a broken product org AI covers output and execution. The real product work — discovery, strategy, differentiation — is still being missed. Here's what that costs you.
✅ What fixing it actually looks like Not theory. Practical actions drawn from the report findings and Saeed's consulting experience working with B2B product teams around the world.
You'll leave with a clearer picture of where your product organisation stands and what to do about it.
This is a chat you truly don’t want to miss!
About Saeed Khan
Saeed Khan has spent over 25 years in B2B product management across startups and public companies in both Canada and the US, in roles from individual contributor PM through to VP of Product Management.
He is the founder of Transformation Labs and works as a Product Consultant, Advisor, and Fractional CPO, helping product leaders and their teams build better products, sharper processes, and stronger organisations.
Along with Jason Knight, Saeed Khan recently published the State of B2B Product Management report (March 2026). The most detailed global survey of B2B product management professionals to date, drawing on 425 responses across 8 sections and 45+ questions. With 9% of respondents from Oceania and 30% from North America, the data speaks directly to our community.
His recent writing cuts against the AI hype, including
Saeed has been on Product Circle Chat before. Back in 2023 he joined us to talk about moving from project to product thinking. A lot has changed since then. This time, the stakes are higher.
Find his writing on Medium or connect on LinkedIn.
Zoom Link: See invite
✨Attend and WIN ✨
You know we always have something special to giveaway at every chat. This one is no different!
🏆 1 x lucky live attendee will WIN a FREE 1:1 coaching session with Saeed Khan.
✨Virtual Networking ✨
The first hour of the Chat will be recorded. Afterward, stay on for live networking with product and tech peers from around the world—no recording, just meaningful connections.
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Irene
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