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In the SaaS world, data export is both a vital feature and a potential risk. Customers leverage exports for analytics, compliance, and migration, but unchecked access can lead to security breaches and weaken vendor lock-in. Effective management means balancing openness with strong controls—encryption, access governance, and auditability—to protect both users and the platform.

Business Sense is your north star. Without it, you’re “really junior”: effort over outcomes, consistency over impact, team wins over org-wide success. At my company, we equip leaders to make smarter calls—faster. Ask: Does this matter to the business? Are we open to all options? That’s how you earn your seat in the room.

AI speeds easy code +40%, legacy monoliths +5% (or -5% in COBOL hell). Stanford’s 100k-dev study: average win = 15-20%, mostly from boilerplate. Faster shipping = 10× rework on bad ideas. Real bottlenecks? Killer ideas + 6-week A/B tests. Verdict: Use AI as turbo-intern; keep customer calls sacred.

Behind every great product feature is a great data pipeline. For PMs, this unseen foundation is no longer a technical detail—it's a core strategic asset.