# Behind Modem.dev's Product Velocity

DevFeed: [Behind Modem.dev's Product Velocity](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/behind-modem-dev-s-product-velocity-5026.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/behind-modem-dev-product-velocity>)

Author: Carlota Soto

Published: 2026-01-29T17:31:27Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Discord](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/discord.md>), [Slack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/slack.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [case-studies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/case-studies.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [discord](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/discord.md>), [feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [slack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/slack.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

Modem uses Neon's database branching to accelerate development while building an AI product manager that centralizes user feedback, groups it into actionable topics, preserves conversation context, and automates follow-ups. The article highlights branching as a safer way to test, compare, and discard database changes, including migrations.

## Source excerpt

"Neon branching fundamentally accelerates our developer experience. It's a huge reason we're able to ship faster without worrying about breaking things" (Ben Vinegar, Co-founder at Modem) If you're a PM or even an engineer at a small startup, this will hit home: This is the pain...