Discusses the tension between AI-driven development speed and organizational governance. Some engineering teams are "skipping product management entirely" to maximize velocity.

Rather than eliminating oversight, Vishal advocates embedding guardrails into workflows: "Governance doesn't have to be a speed tax. When it's embedded in the workflow, engineers barely feel it."

Key arguments:

  • Speed without direction creates chaos rather than progress
  • Enterprise customers value trust alongside velocity
  • Product management becomes more critical, not less, as development accelerates
  • Intentional risk-taking differs from reckless acceleration
  • Automated code review, secret detection, and integrated safety checks allow rapid development within protective boundaries