Agency matters more than skills in the AI era—Max Schoening, Notion's head of product, explains why cultivating the ability to change things trumps technical prowess. As AI makes the first 10% of projects 'free,' successful builders combine high agency, taste development through iteration, and focus on tiny core features that become superpowers. Agency—not skills—separates thriving product leaders from those falling behind, because AI now provides skills on-demand; cultivate agency by making things and recognizing you can change the world around you.