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Why Product Managers Need to “Unlearn” Marketing (A Lesson from European Data Privacy)
The Hardest Instruction I Ever Received When I moved to Europe and applied for my driver’s license, my instructor told me something fascinating on day one: “Vimalesh, before you can learn to drive here, you must unlearn everything you know about driving.” Coming from India, driving for me was Intuitive. It was a negotiation with the road. When we honk, it isn’t aggression—it is communication. It implies “I am here, stay safe.” It works because everyone is hyper-aware of their surroundings. It relies on human judgment. But in Europe, the system is Rigid. The horn is not for communication; it is a warning. If you drive based on “intuition” instead…

