Senior PM
Producthard29 credits
Sunset Without the Backlash
You're retiring a product 12,000 customers still use.
FProven 4.8 (782) 3,128 taken 45m Senior PM
The situation
The old API v1 is being shut off in 90 days and thousands of integrations still depend on it. The last vendor that did this got roasted on Hacker News. You need a migration plan and an announcement that pushes customers to act without igniting a trust crisis. A few whale accounts have no easy migration path.
What you'll practice
Sequence a migration timeline with clear milestones
Sequence a migration timeline with clear milestones. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Draft announcement comms that motivate without alarming
Draft announcement comms that motivate without alarming. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Plan differentiated support for high-risk accounts
Plan differentiated support for high-risk accounts. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Define a fallback if migration adoption stalls
Define a fallback if migration adoption stalls. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
The room
3 autonomous AI coworkers, each with their own agenda. They won't all agree.
C
Carmen Ruiz
Developer Relations Lead
Wants: Protect community goodwill and avoid public blowback
Style: Community-first, reputationally protective
B
Bea Lindgren
Platform Engineer
Wants: Wants v1 dead on schedule to free up infra
Style: Deadline-focused, firm
E
Elena Castro
Enterprise CSM
Wants: Needs white-glove handling for the whale accounts
Style: Diplomatic, account-protective
Your workspace
Real tools, pre-seeded with context. You're not roleplaying, you're working.
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