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# First PMM hire at an AI startup must be product-obsessed, voracious bug finder, and great writer

## Claim
Our first PMM needs to get into the product, find and report bugs voraciously, and be a truly great writer, not just a marketer.

## Mechanism
At an early-stage AI startup, PMM must live inside the product to understand its quirks and communicate them clearly; writing quality and hunger matter more than traditional PMM experience.