Cloudflare SVP: AI Product Teams Must Review Roadmaps Every 4-6 Weeks
Dane Knecht · Adding AI to SaaS: Inside the AI Product Strategies of Figma, Cloudflare, GitHub and Ramp · Jan 10, 2025 · at 21:47
Dane Knecht, SVP of Emerging Technologies at Cloudflare, discusses balancing long-term roadmapping with rapid AI development cycles during a SaaStr panel.
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“Really, if you're not reviewing the roadmap and really asking yourself is the next thing that we're building the right thing you're probably waiting too long.”
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