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PRODUCT STRATEGYHow to create a product roadmap in the AI era, step by stepSix steps from a written strategy to a roadmap that stays true when the code changes every day. The practical companion to the argument piece.PRODUCT STRATEGYYou built it with Replit or Lovable. Do you need a product strategy?You have working code and real users, or nearly. The question is no longer whether you can build. It is what to build next.PRODUCT STRATEGYGreenfield product. Do you need a product strategy before you build?With coding agents you can have a working product in three weeks. Deciding what it is for still takes an afternoon. Do the afternoon first.PRODUCT STRATEGYBrownfield product. Do you still need a product strategy?You have customers, code and a backlog older than some of your team. The strategy you need is a written answer to what the product already does and what it should do next.PRODUCT STRATEGYInternal product. Does it need a product strategy?Internal tools are where strategy goes to be skipped. Nobody sells them, so nobody decides what they are for. With coding agents that is how one internal tool becomes six.PRODUCT STRATEGYYour roadmap should know what your product already doesMost roadmaps start from a wish. The useful ones start from two facts: where you want to go and what the product can already do. The gap between them is the roadmap.PRODUCT STRATEGYAI-Native SDLC: Where Does Intent Come From?Anthropic's AI-native SDLC playbook is right about almost everything, and starts at the repository. The product decisions that produce intent live one layer above it.PRODUCT STRATEGYDoes AI Replace Product Managers?No. Two teams stopped writing code by hand. The bottleneck moved off engineering and onto deciding what to build — one of them hired a second PM.COMPARISONFeature1 vs Jira: Issue Tracking vs a Product Operating SystemJira tracks the work. Feature1 carries the reason behind it — from strategy through implementation to shipped code.COMPARISONFeature1 vs Linear: Fast Issue Tracking vs the Full Product LoopLinear is the fastest way to track issues. Feature1 runs the loop that decides which issues deserve to exist.COMPARISONFeature1 vs ChatPRD: a PRD writer vs a PRD grounded in your codeChatPRD writes strong PRDs from your prompts. Feature1 writes them against your codebase and carries them to the build.COMPARISONFeature1 vs Productboard: Roadmapping vs the Full Product LoopProductboard prioritises the roadmap. Feature1 carries it into acceptance criteria, implementation, and shipped reality.COMPARISONFeature1 vs Monday.com: Work Management vs a Product Operating SystemMonday organises any team. Feature1 runs the specific loop from product strategy to shipped software.COMPARISONFeature1 vs ClickUp: All-in-One Work App vs the Product LoopClickUp does everything broadly. Feature1 does one thing deeply: keep product intent connected to delivery.MIGRATION GUIDEExport Your AI-Built Project to GitHub: Every Tool, One PlaceNine tool-specific export guides plus the universal 5-step method that works when the tool has no export button.MIGRATION GUIDEHow to Export a v0 Project to GitHub (Step-by-Step Guide)Move your v0 (Vercel) project into a GitHub repository you own — via Vercel's Git integration or code export.MIGRATION GUIDEHow to Export a Firebase Studio Project to GitHub (Step-by-Step Guide)Firebase Studio ships a real terminal, so plain git works — here is the clean path to your own repository.MIGRATION GUIDEHow to Export a Databutton Project to GitHub (Step-by-Step Guide)A conservative export method for Databutton projects that survives plan differences and UI changes.MIGRATION GUIDEHow to Export a Create.xyz Project to GitHub (Step-by-Step Guide)A conservative export method for Create.xyz projects that survives plan differences and UI changes.PRODUCT STRATEGYFrom Feature Shipping to Capability EvolutionA practical framework for managing product development around durable capabilities instead of disconnected features.PRODUCT STRATEGYStop Using ChatGPT for Feature PlanningGeneral-purpose AI chatbots lack codebase context, team collaboration, and actionable output. Here's why Feature1 is built for real feature planning.COMPARISONChatGPT vs Feature1: Why ChatGPT Falls Short for Feature PlanningChatGPT generates great ideas. But without codebase context or execution capability, those ideas stay in a chat window.COMPARISONClaude vs Feature1: Why Claude Alone Isn't Enough for Feature PlanningClaude is the best conversational AI. But feature planning needs more than conversation — it needs codebase context and execution.COMPARISONPerplexity vs Feature1: Research Tool vs Feature Delivery PlatformPerplexity is great for research. But research isn't planning, and planning isn't shipping. Feature1 does all three.ENGINEERINGDriver-Navigator Pair Programming: Essential in the Era of AI Code GenerationAI writes code faster than ever. But speed without direction degrades your codebase. The Driver-Navigator pattern solves this.COMPARISONFrom Prototype to Production: Where Replit Ends, Feature1 StartsReplit is great for prototyping. But when you need production-grade features on existing codebases, you need a different approach.MIGRATION GUIDEReplit to GitHub + Feature1: Complete Migration HubCentral migration hub linking export-only and Feature1 continuation guides.MIGRATION GUIDEHow to Export a Replit Project to GitHub (Step-by-Step)Focused export tutorial for moving code from Replit to a clean GitHub repository.MIGRATION GUIDEHow to Continue a Replit Project in Feature1After export, move into Feature1 planning, AC-driven implementation, and PR delivery.TROUBLESHOOTINGHow to Fix Common Lovable Errors (Build, Deploy, GitHub)Troubleshooting guide for Lovable build/deploy/GitHub failures, with recovery paths and escalation points.MIGRATION GUIDEHow to Export a Lovable Project to GitHubExport-only guide for moving Lovable projects into GitHub source control.MIGRATION GUIDEHow to Export a Bolt Project to GitHubExport-only steps for migrating a Bolt project to a GitHub repository.MIGRATION GUIDEHow to Move an Emergent Project to GitHub (Fallback Method)Conservative GitHub-first migration flow when direct Emergent export docs are unclear.MIGRATION GUIDEHow to Export a Base44 Project to GitHubExport-only guide for Base44 projects heading to GitHub.