When Building Gets Cheap, Judgment Gets Expensive

Name: When Building Gets Cheap, Judgment Gets Expensive
Start: 2026-11-04T18:00
End: 2026-11-04T20:00
Location: Amazon Jasper (WAS19), 525 14th St S, Arlington, VA 22202

Organized by ProductTank Washington DC

ProductTank Washington DC hosts Andrew Skotzko, author of The Strategy Cycle, on how product teams should choose bets now that AI makes software cheaper and faster to build. He offers a practical way to decide what to build, what not to build and what must be true for a bet to work. The evening runs from 6:00 to 8:00 PM with a talk, Q&A and networking.

What to expect

ProductTank Washington DC, a local meetup for product people, hosts Andrew Skotzko for a talk called When Building Gets Cheap, Judgment Gets Expensive. The premise is that AI is sharply reducing the cost and time needed to build software, which shifts the hard part of product work to deciding what is worth building. Drawing on his book The Strategy Cycle, Skotzko offers a practical way to decide what to build, what to skip and what must be true for a bet to succeed.

Topics include choosing better bets, making real tradeoffs, telling faster execution apart from faster learning, and keeping speed from turning into chaos.

Who should attend

Founders, product managers and early product teams who are shipping quickly with AI tools and want a sharper way to prioritize. It is also a good way to meet the DC area product community.

Agenda and speakers

6:00 PM to 6:15 PM: Welcome and registration, with snacks and refreshments
6:15 PM to 7:30 PM: Talk and Q&A
7:30 PM to 8:00 PM: Networking

Andrew Skotzko is a product leader and product leadership coach and the author of The Strategy Cycle. Sponsors listed for the evening are FINRA, TalEx and CI&T.

Venue and access

Amazon Jasper (WAS19), 525 14th St S, Arlington, VA 22202. Check the event chat on Meetup before the evening for any entry details from the hosts.

How to register

RSVP on Meetup.

Frequently asked questions

Who is speaking?

Andrew Skotzko, a product leader and product leadership coach and author of The Strategy Cycle.

What is the schedule?

Welcome and refreshments at 6:00 PM, the talk and Q&A from 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM, then networking until 8:00 PM.

Where is it?

Amazon Jasper (WAS19), 525 14th St S, Arlington, VA 22202.

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