@hovinthenorth Β· Aug 5, 2026

7 Things I Would Prioritize Right Now If I Was Head of Product at 𝕏

Nikita stepped back. Here’s what I’d ship next β€” seven product bets, starting with commerce that actually fits Premium.

Hovhannes Mkhitaryan

@hovinthenorth

Head of Product Β· X

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Give direction to great talent. Talk to the people. Front-facing vision β€” not a spam fight.

  • OnlyBuilds.ai Β· Founder
  • Growth Chef Β· Marketing group
  • OptimCommerce Β· Shopify apps
  • $SPCX Β· Pre-IPO investor
  1. Phone showing a product shopping card on a dark surface
    1Featured

    01 / 07

    X Shop

    Premium users opted out of ads. Shopify native commerce turns them into buyers β€” catalogs, intent, one-click checkout.

    The Premium Blind Spot
  2. Abstract live audio room with glowing speaker orbs
    2

    02 / 07

    X Spaces

    Reinvest. Fix the basics β€” connection is the product.

    • Hosts passing the mic
    • Higher speaker count
    • Who’s speaking / who you can hear
    • No crash after a few seconds offline
  3. Abstract live video surface above audio room forms
    3

    03 / 07

    Live inside Spaces

    Stop standalone streaming. Every live stream embeds in Spaces.

  4. Chair and microphone in a circle of silhouettes
    4

    04 / 07

    Lead in public

    Head of Product talks to users regularly and sets vision out loud.

  5. DJ silhouette facing a glowing crowd of orbs
    5

    05 / 07

    X Music

    Original musicians. Live sets, DJs, and ambient audio in Spaces.

  6. Floating glass app cards above a smartphone
    6

    06 / 07

    Grok Builds Apps

    Just rolled out. Next: a native marketplace of web apps β€” user accounts + X Money.

    • Marketplace, not one-off links
    • Tied to X accounts
    • Paid with X Money
  7. Living room TV with remote in soft focus
    7

    07 / 07

    X TV

    Long-form on Roku and Apple TV. Creator revenue attached.

Context

Nikita steps back as Head of Product

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to pass the torch and demote myself to my natural state: a poster. I'll be stepping back from leading product for 𝕏 and will continue on as an advisor.

Serving the X community has been t…

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