# AI-Driven Development Should Focus on Product Value, Not Just Faster Shipping

DevFeed: [AI-Driven Development Should Focus on Product Value, Not Just Faster Shipping](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/are-you-asking-the-real-questions-40032.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dpereira.substack.com/p/are-you-asking-the-real-questions>)

Author: David Pereira

Published: 2026-06-10T12:27:59Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Untrapping Product Teams](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/untrapping-product-teams.md>)

Topics: [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>), [product analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/product-analytics.md>), [session replay](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/session-replay.md>), [experiments](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/experiments.md>), [datadog](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datadog.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [ITMO](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/itmo.md>)

Tags: [agentic-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-ai.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analytics.md>), [datadog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/datadog.md>), [product-analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-analytics.md>), [session-replay](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/session-replay.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that AI-assisted development should be judged by the value it creates for customers and businesses, not simply by shipping speed. It contrasts new products with existing products that have customers, legacy constraints, churn concerns, and growth goals, and suggests combining product analytics, session replay, and experiments to inform roadmaps.

## Source excerpt

The world is getting weird.