50+ Funny Product Marketing Memes: AI, Growth, Product management

Sometimes, you have to laugh at yourself. Being a product manager is not easy.

For a few months now, I’ve been sharing product management memes on our social media channels every Wednesday. I thought it would be fun to gather them all in one spot, so you can easily find a laugh whenever you need it. 😄

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Burnout = Prioritizing Stakeholder > User needs

I am so burnout after including everyone into the product roadmap 😫

_{Burnout = Prioritizing Stakeholder > User Needs. A meme about the exhaustion that comes from always putting stakeholder demands ahead of what users actually need—classic PM burnout vibes}

Product Manager Memes: Studio Ghibli edition

CEO: Let’s add chatbot, AI, and blockchain this week!

Product Manager: “uhh… It’s only a MVP right now.“
(thinking: do you know how much more work we need to do that? Jeez)

_{A meme about the CEO demands every trending tech buzzword in the product, while the PM, overwhelmed, realizes the MVP isn’t ready for any of it. The PM’s internal monologue: “Do you know how much more work that is?”}

Product Manager: “I guess I have to re-do the whole Q2 roadmap tonight.”

_{Fixing Tech Debt Meme: “Let’s Just Live With It” Acknowledging that tackling technical debt is daunting, this meme pokes fun at how teams often just accept it rather than fix}

Fixing tech debt sounds like it's gonna take a while. Let’s just live with it 🙂‍↕️

_{Fixing Tech Debt Meme: “Let’s Just Live With It” Acknowledging that tackling technical debt is daunting, this meme pokes fun at how teams often just accept it rather than fix it}

That joy when it’s finally launched 🤩
That sadness when no one actually uses it 😢

_{The crazy emotion of product management in a meme. Excitment when you launch, despair when no one uses it. Is it too real or is it a meme?}

That feeling when you are panicking remembering theres a bug in the demo

It was supposed to be fixed

Not angry, just continue to be disappointed….

_{Product manager meme upset with engineering or just disappointed? Jira ticket is still open on the bug. And PM have a customer demo soon. Too real.}

Simpsons <> Vibe Coding memes edition

_{A four-panel Simpsons Vibe Coding meme using the sheep reveal format. The first panel shows a sheep labeled “'VIBE CODING' AI READING STACKOVERFLOW,” appearing innocent and naive. The second panel features the Simpson family eagerly watching from behind a fence. In the third panel, a larger, more experienced sheep labeled “SUPER STACKOVERFLOW CONTRIBUTORS” suddenly appears, startling the first sheep. The fourth panel shows the original sheep looking shocked and overwhelmed, poking fun at how AI-generated code often relies on Stack Overflow, but real experts are still miles ahead}

_{A single-panel Simpsons AI meme featuring Abe Simpson shaking his fist on the front page of a newspaper. The caption reads: “BACK IN MY DAY, WE WROTE OUR OWN EMAILS!” This image satirizes the generational grumbling about AI automation, with old-timers lamenting the loss of manual effort in favor of modern AI tools that write emails for you}

_{A two-panel Simpsons Vibe Coding meme using the BBQ pit kit gag. The top panel shows a picture-perfect BBQ kit, labeled: “NON-CODERS: 'YOU TOO CAN BUILD THIS SAAS IN A WEEKEND WITH AI.' The bottom panel reveals the disastrous reality: a pile of broken bricks and parts, mocking the overconfidence of non-coders who believe AI alone can replace true software development skills, only to end up with a mess}

_{A parody of Bilbo Baggins from Lord of the Rings, this AI marketing meme captures the obsession product managers feel after reading about the latest AI trends… suddenly, building an AI roadmap becomes their new "precious.}

_{Channeling the drama of the One Ring, this AI marketing meme jokes about the urge to abandon old AI prompts for something newer, even if the legacy version still technically works.}

_{AI Meme: Riff on the classic Boromir meme, this image pokes fun at the reality that getting a flawless AI output almost never happens on the first try… prompt engineering is a journey.}

_{Referencing a scene from Lord of the Rings, this meme lampoons the constant anticipation for the next big AI model, with one character excitedly suggesting GPT-5 while another reminds them they're still working with GPT-4… and maybe just a research preview.}

Product Manager Memes: Severance Edition

Product Manager beginning of sprint: CEO’s idea is mysterious and important ☝🏼

Product Manager end of sprint: Let’s do some team bonding! 😁

_{Severance Meme Edition: PM at the Start vs. End of Sprint. At the start of a sprint, the CEO’s ideas seem profound; by the end, the PM just wants some team bonding to recover from the chaos}

Innie Product Manager: The leadership made a good point.

Outie Product Manager: Why the heck I said yes… 

_{A split-personality meme: the “Innie” PM tries to justify leadership’s decisions, while the “Outie” PM wonders why they agreed in the first place}

Product Manager Memes: Futurama Edition

_{Imagines how the iconic Futurama characters would handle product management expect chaos and comic misunderstandings}

If Bender was a product manager…

If Fry was a product manager…

Something about our marketing attribution is wrong…

_{Product marketer memes, what marketing activities are actually driving results… something always feels off}

John Wick Meme Edition:

When I join endless zoom meetings, each one I thought would be the “last one today.”

Until my manager said, “Got 5 min?” 😡

_{Every Zoom call feels like it should be the last, but there’s always “just one more” until the Product Manager snaps, John Wick style. Product manager meme <> John Wick}

When the sales team promises custom features we don’t have, I just want to smash them with the product roadmap. 🤬

_{When sales overpromises, the Product Manager wants to “smash them with the product roadmap” meme for every PM who’s been there.}

Push our AI model to production, and see the error logs keep rolling in.

_{Pushing an AI model live only to watch error logs pour in… a familiar pain for PMs in the AI meme.}

_{A meme about AI and how a CEO and sales rep have a tense exchange as the company realizes their AI onboarding is outperforming the sales team, leading to unexpected consequences for the staff}

_{Product led growth meme: A product manager excitedly puts on glasses, initially thrilled by a surge in signups, only to be shocked by the harsh reality of high user churn revealed by a closer look at the data}

_{A meme about a triumphant product manager struts through the city, celebrating how simply adding "AI" to product features suddenly attracts investor attention and excitement}

Engineer accidentally getting added to the Signal group chat with other Product Managers…

Product Manager 1: "Can we launch this feature tomorrow? The CEO wants it ASAP!"

Product Manager 2: "Wait, I thought we were scrapping this feature for the new roadmap?"

Product Manager 3: "No, no, we need to add 3 more integrations before launch."

Product Manager 4: "Actually, let's rename it and position it for a different market."

Product Manager 5: "What about the user feedback from last quarter? Shouldn't we address that first?"

_{An engineer meme on getting a front-row seat to Product Manager chaos after being mistakenly added to their group chat}

Sometimes Slack just sucks life of you.

Ever been the orange guy, or the guy in fetal position, or the meme lady?

That one time I shared a Meme on #random…

Yep, staying quiet on the public channels for the rest of the quarter.

Slack notification: #General announcement

Me: Nope. It wasn’t important enough for you to post earlier, then it isn’t important to read it now.

Boss slacks you @ 4:59pm: Quick Question?

Boss slacks you @ 5:01pm: You got 5minute?

Me: Nope.

To Product Managers, reminder sometimes: Stay off LinkedIn…

Product Manager muttering under breath: Goddam you!

Product Manager muttering under breath: Better late than never!

_{A reminder for PMs to avoid LinkedIn memes when the comparison game and self-doubt kick in.}

Vibe Coding + Vibe Marketing = Winging it

What’s our strategy?

Me: "vIbE mArKeTINg"

ChatGPT AI: Turn X to Y

Me: Yep, that sounds good, let’s put it on homepage!

_{When strategy is just “vibe marketing” memes and improvisation, not actual planning.}

Product Calls

You get an email introducing you to a promising SaaS tool that seems like the perfect solution for your team. Excited, you dive in, only to find yourself stuck in a cycle of sales-led motions—multiple demos, repetitive sales calls, and no clear answers. Frustrated, you abandon the process altogether.

Ever been excited about a promising SaaS tool, only to realize you're stuck navigating endless demos and sales calls? This meme perfectly captures the feeling. Sometimes, the sales-led motion just isn’t worth the hassle. Squidward gets it—do you?

When all you wanted was to try the product, but instead you get CC’d into a 12-step sales process. 😩

_{Excitement about a new SaaS tool quickly turns to frustration as you get trapped in endless sales calls and demos, sometimes, it’s just not worth it. Product Led Growth memes.}

During a company meeting, the CEO insists on aligning the product messaging with the latest industry trends. Reluctantly, you as the product manager declare, “We’re AI-first,” knowing it’s just another buzzword. The room erupts in applause, but you can’t help but cringe internally.

This classic Simpsons meme captures the corporate buzzword fatigue. The CEO is not satisfied till the product manager says the line, "We’re AI-first", an overused tech jargon.

Product Manager: Can we get investment for our data science team?

CEO: No

Product Manager: Then, are we an AI-first company?

CEO: Yes, now put it on our website.

_{A Simpsons meme where the PM is forced to declare the product “AI-first” just to satisfy the CEO, even if it’s just a buzzword}

As a product manager researching competitors, you notice every B2B SaaS company is branding itself with the same AI-related terms: "AI Copilot," "Gen AI," "LLM-powered," and more. It feels like everyone’s offering the same thing, leaving you wondering how to differentiate your product in this crowded space.

The Spider-Man pointing meme hilariously illustrates the current state of B2B SaaS marketing. With terms like "AI Copilot," "LLM," "Gen AI," and "AI-powered" flying around, it’s hard to tell them apart. No one knows what the customers like…

“Which word should we use on our landing page?! 🤔” - your marketing team

_{An AI marketing meme depicts how every B2B SaaS company uses the same AI buzzwords, making differentiation nearly impossible}

You’re presenting your product roadmap to stakeholders, trying to explain how all the pieces fit together. With diagrams, sticky notes, and detailed explanations, it starts to feel like a conspiracy board. By the end of it, everyone is confused—and so are you!

This meme perfectly encapsulates the product manager’s struggle to explain their roadmap. With diagrams, charts, and endless sticky notes, they try to make sense of it all—only to end up looking like a conspiracy theorist.

When the Product Manager is tasked with updating the landing page…

_{Trying to explain the product roadmap memes to stakeholders turns into a tangled mess of sticky notes and diagrams, leaving everyone confused.}

Product Manager: Q2 is half way over, and I still haven’t launch anything… Praying to the engineering gods for no more tech debt delats… 😫

_{Tech Debt memes: The PM faces the daunting task of updating the landing page, hoping for no more tech debt delays as the quarter slips by}

Even when PLG is working… you will always find the company hiring more sales reps… 😅

Gotta get that T2D3! 🙃

_{Product-Led Growth (PLG) memes: Companies can’t resist hiring more sales reps because T2D3 growth goals never sleep}

Me, doing Growth: Living the PLG dream... until the Q4 numbers hit

Also me… : nervously checks MRR daily 😰

CEO: "Cool product analytics dashboard. Now show me the sales pipeline dashboard."

_{Product Led Growth Memes: Celebrating PLG success, but anxiety sets in when quarterly metrics don’t meet expectations… cue nervous MRR checks}

“Fine. I'll do it myself.”

It’s actually the way I prefer, lol 😉

AI's Coming to Town 🎅🤖

Oh, you better watch out,
You better not cry,
Better not pout,
I'm telling you why:
AI is coming to town!

It's making a list,
And checking it twice,
Gonna find out who's efficient and nice.
AI is coming to town!

It sees you when you're slacking,
It knows when you're on track,
It knows if you've been bad or good,
So be good for goodness' sake!

Oh, you better watch out!
AI's Coming to Town

_{A holiday jingle parody about AI memes: “making a list and checking it twice”… satirizing the hype and anxiety around AI adoption in tech}

After I get that job, I am totally on the right 😜

_{A Head of Growth meme about the lack of commission for PMs driving PLG success, compared to sales reps}

This is pretty common:

Where is my PLG commission??? 😡

I know as a PM, I welcome another PM… they can go deep and own a product-line

Maybe a marketer would rather hire an agency who do their work… then the company to invest in another marketer — I could be wrong…  😂

_{PM memes: PMs are happy to add another PM to the team, while marketers might prefer outsourcing to agencies instead of hiring more marketers}

Even with ChatGPT, wow I got other stupid updates and product documents I have to write at 1am… 😭

_{ChatGPT Meme: After using ChatGPT for work, the PM ends up treating it like a therapist, venting frustrations and anxieties late at night}

Ever since using ChatGPT, I have been thinking of what to ask.

It’s getting to a point where I am not* even asking questions anymore. I am just saying all my frustrations, anxiety, and problems in life and letting ChatGPT become my private therapist and coach.

While creating this meme, it got me into a rabbit hole…

According to some research, 85% of ChatGPT mobile users are men.

In regards to the Product Led Growth, I wonder if that is the same % distribution as paid ChatGPT users vs. free ChatGPT users?

Giving out 5 ⭐️ G2 Reviews… is you get that $25 gift card for semi-lying 🤑

Steve Jobs meme

_{The first meme humorously contrasts the way people wait for ChatGPT’s response in two everyday scenarios: sitting patiently at a desk versus sitting in a more relaxed, relatable posture while on the toilet. The juxtaposition highlights how AI tools like ChatGPT are now part of both professional and personal routines.}

_{This meme plays on the stereotypical uses of major web browsers, depicting a suited individual behind three vintage computers labeled with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. Each browser is humorously assigned its most common “real-world” use, downloading another browser or watching YouTube, poking fun at the cyclical habits of internet users and the enduring quirks of browser preferences.}

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