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We Built an AI Agent to Automate PM in 73 mins (ZERO CODING) Apr 11, 2025

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If you’ve ever wanted to know how the best product teams automate their workflows, scale systems, and build platforms that actually drive impact, this episode is for you.

Brought to you by:

Amplitude: Try their 2-minute assessment of your company’s digital maturity

Product Faculty: Get $500 off the AI PM certification with code AAKASH25

In this episode:

Why Should People Watch This Episode – 00:00:00

How Airtable Reached $11.7 Billion Valuation – 00:01:18

How Airtable Is Different From Competitors – 00:03:01

Start of the Live Cooking Session – 00:07:17

How Can PMs Use Airtable AI to Automate Their Workflow – 00:07:36

Automating User Interviews – 00:08:16

Ad – 00:10:10

User Interviews Continued – 00:10:46

One Cool Thing About Airtable AI – 00:11:40

Sourcing Beta Participants – 00:20:02

Live Demo of Using CoBuilder (Airtable AI Developer Agent) for

Aakash’s Podcast Guests Calendar – 00:27:08

Ad – 00:27:52

Demo Continued – 00:28:42

Demo on Automating More Stuff (Requests From Aakash) – 00:36:02

Aakash’s Reaction After the Demo – 00:38:46

How Airtable Uses Airtable – 00:41:16

How Airtable Builds Product – 00:45:28

Measuring ARR Impact – 00:53:48

What He Thinks About Fuzzier Associations to ARR – 00:54:23

Aakash Sharing Personal Story About ARR Scenario – 00:56:19

How Airtable Manages Roadmap Planning – 00:59:29

How to Go From PM to VP – 01:01:23

Talking About Struggles Building AI Features – 01:09:42

Where to Find Anthony

Airtable

Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

I hope you enjoyed the last episode with David Pereira (where we discussed why most managers are bullish*t managers). Up next, we have episodes with:

Dr. Bart Jaworski - Senior PM, 125K+ on LinkedIn

Spenser Skates - CEO and Founder, Amplitude

Pawel Huryn - 190K+ on LinkedIn, Fmr CPO

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe

PMs Are Screwed (Here’s Why) Apr 08, 2025

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You’re not ready for this!

David Pereira exposes the 3 traps killing product teams, hot takes on b******t management, fake strategy, and what it really means to be a 10x PM.

Brought to you by:

Maven: Get $100 off David's Mastering Product Discovery course using my code AAKASHxMAVEN

Product Faculty: Get $500 off the AI PM certification with code AAKASH25

Amplitude: Try their 2-minute assessment of your company’s digital maturity

In this episode:

Why You Should Listen to This Podcast – 00:00:00

Ad – 00:01:20

Ad – 00:02:21

What Is Bullsh*t Product Management – 00:03:07

Aakash Sharing His First Full-Time Job Experience – 00:04:39

The Problem with the PM Job – 00:07:28

Sad Reality for Most PMs – 00:12:023

Common Traps for Most PMs – 00:15:25

Have You Been a Waiter Too? – 00:17:41

Navigating Your CEO's Endless Feature Requests (Role Play) – 00:23:40

One Thing Constant in Product Management Is “Challenges” (and How to Solve Them) – 00:26:14

Ad – 00:29:59

Solving Those Challenges (Continued) – 00:30:34

Summarizing What Strategy Health Check Includes – 00:38:04

They Say “Talk to Customers”, But You Don’t Have General Access – 00:40:50

Fixing Confirmation Bias in Interviews – 00:42:06

Summarizing Product Discovery Health Check – 00:43:20

Delivery Health Check – 00:43:33

What Worked for David in 2016 – 00:49:35

“I’m a Terrible Product Manager” – 00:51:24

“What Do All PMs Have in Common? Too Many Things on Their Plate” – 00:52:18

“Agile Is Dead. Scrum Is Dead. Everything Is Dead. We Know It All” – 00:56:29

How Can PMs Really Take Back the Driver’s Seat? – 00:58:53

Why You Should Look Bad in Your Job – 01:00:51

How David Is Spending His Time These Days – 01:01:58

Where to Find David

Courses

Newsletter

Untrapping Product Teams Book

Services

Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Kate Syuma (where we dived deep into 25 product designs). Up next, we have episodes with:

Dr. Bart Jaworski - Senior PM, 125K+ on LinkedIn

Spenser Skates - CEO and Founder, Amplitude

Anthony Maggio - VP Product, Airtable

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe

25 Product Designs That Will Make You Jealous Apr 04, 2025

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Ex-Miro design lead Kate Syuma helped scale Miro to 20M users.

Now she’s breaking down LIVE 25 world-class product flows so you can steal what works for growth, onboarding, and activation.

Brought to you by:

WorkOS: Your App, Enterprise Ready

Amplitude: Try their 2-minute assessment of your company’s digital maturity

Kate also runs a 3-week live course User-Centric Product-Led Growth. Use code AAKASHxMAVEN for $100 off.

In this episode:

Web Page Breakdown Examples

Dropbox & Linear – 00:03:30

Rows – 00:06:47

Amplemarket – 00:09:07

Signup Flow Examples

Figma / FigJam – 00:10:53

Dropbox (Signup perspective) – 00:12:48

Loom – 00:14:52

Grammarly – 00:16:10

FigJam (Post-signup) – 00:17:25

Onboarding Examples

Canva – 00:21:01

Slack – 00:23:49

Notion – 00:25:23

Miro – 00:28:58

Ad Break

Ad – 00:30:01

Miro (Continued) – 00:30:48

Sharing & Invitation Flow Examples

Linear – 00:32:47

Airbnb – 00:34:16

Notion & Figma (Invitation flow) – 00:38:11

Upgradation Flow Examples

Riverside – 00:41:07

Grammarly (Premium upgrade) – 00:42:45

Canva – 00:43:51

Loom – 00:45:29

Miro – 00:46:25

Figma – 00:46:59

Wrap-Up

What Kate is up to these days – 00:48:38

Where to Find Kate

GrowthMates Website

GrowthMates Newsletter

GrowthMates Podcast YT

3-Week Maven Course - Use code AAKASHxMAVEN for $100 off.

Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Bryan Helmig (where we learned how to draft your email with MCP and AI). Up next, we have episodes with:

David Pereira - Author of Untrapping Product Teams

Dr. Bart Jaworski - Senior PM, 125K+ on LinkedIn

Spenser Skates - CEO and Founder, Amplitude

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Explained for Product Managers in 2026 Apr 01, 2025

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This is wild!

Bryan Helmig LIVE shows how to turn AI models into real agents using MCP and Zapier to send Slack messages, draft emails, and automate workflows without writing a single line of code.

Brought to you by:

Amplitude: Try their 2-minute assessment of your company’s digital maturity

Maven: Get $100 off their courses with code AAKASHxMAVEN

Product Faculty: Get $500 off the AI PM certification with code AAKASH25

In this episode:

Why Should People Watch This Podcast – 00:00:00

Ads – 00:01:34

What is MCP (Model Context Protocol) – 00:03:03

Does MCP Only Work with Anthropic? – 00:04:33

Why Zapier’s Take on MCP Matters – 00:05:43

Live Demo 1: AI Agent Sends Slack Message via MCP – 00:07:52

The Real Limitations of MCP and LLMs – 00:11:27

Live Demo 2: ChatGPT Drafts Gmail Replies Automatically – 00:15:56

Live Demo 3: Claude-Powered Slack Bot That Responds with Jokes – 00:23:18

Ad – 00:30:06

Why AI Needs Structure (Not Freeform Outputs) – 00:30:53

How Zapier Builds AI Features for the Real World – 00:31:54

How Zapier Structures Teams Around AI Work – 00:36:28

Zapier’s Culture of Fast AI Prototyping – 00:39:03

Where to Find Bryan

Zapier

Zapier AI agents

Zapier MCP

Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Lewis Lin (where we discussed how to nail Product Management Interviews). Up next, we have episodes with:

Kate Syuma - Ex. Head of Growth Design at Miro

David Pereira - Author of Untrapping Product Teams

Dr. Bart Jaworski - Senior PM, 125K+ on LinkedIn

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe

500,000 Professionals Have Used His Book To Crack Interviews at Big Companies Mar 28, 2025

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When it comes to product management interviews, there’s no more authoritative voice than Lewis Lin (author of the legendary Decode and Conquer).

His books (over 500,000+ copies sold) have helped hundreds of thousands of PMs land jobs at top tech companies.Today, he shares everything he knows about nailing PM interviews:

Brought to you by:

Maven: Get $100 off my curation of their top courses

GibsonAI: The awesome new AI Database Engineer startup

Attio: The next generation CRM built natively for AI

In this episode:

00:01:38 - "Decode and Conquer" helped Aakash land a $40K raise00:02:40 - Why Lewis is rewriting "Decode and Conquer" from scratch00:04:18 - AD: Amplitude Digital Experience Assessment00:04:52 - The rise of interview assignments00:10:04 - How to excel at interview assignments while juggling a full-time job00:15:04 - AD: Maven Courses00:16:14 - The 6 critical types of metrics questions you'll face00:19:57 - Lewis's advice on the best way to prepare for metrics questions00:26:51 - Why mock interviews matter most00:31:30 - AD: Maven AI PM Certification00:32:14 - How to discover real pain points using the GRR method00:35:15 - Coming up with thoughtful product solutions that stand out00:42:21 - How to approach system design interviews00:46:15 - The most common behavioral questions PMs get asked00:50:29 - Mistakes candidates make when answering behavioral questions00:54:51 - Misconceptions candidates still have after reading his book00:57:37 - What it takes to get a PM interview in 202501:02:26 - What Lewis is focused on now

Where to Find Lewis

YouTube

Website

Medium

Most famous books:

- Decode and Conquer

- The Product Manager Interview

- Be the Greatest Product Manager Ever

Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Eric Simons (where we built a remote job board with Bolt). Up next, we have episodes with:

Bryan Helmig - CTO and Founder of Zapier

Kate Syuma - Ex. Head of Growth Design at Miro

David Pereira - Author of Untrapping Product Teams

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe

Bolt Tutorial from the CEO: We Live Build a Remote Job board Mar 25, 2025

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Eric Simons, Bolt, joins us to live-build a remote job board app — a clone of Remote OK — using Bolt’s AI-native coding environment.

This episode may be a better experience on YouTubeorSpotify, which have video.

Brought to you by:

Maven: Get $100 off my curation of their top courses

GibsonAI: The awesome new AI Database Engineer startup

Amplitude: Try their 2-minute assessment of your company’s digital maturity

In this episode:

Building remote job board in Bolt - 00:00:00

Ad - 00:04:30

Important Checklist - 00:06:00

Creating Supabase - 00:07:48

Writing PRDs in Bolt - 00:12:04

API to scrap jobs into Bolt - 00:18:19

Debugging the error - 00:23:14

Ad - 00:26:21

Integrating the API - 00:26:57

Fixing error with cached jobs - 00:33:43

Deploying to web - 00:42:28

Uploading the code to GitHub - 00:44:38

Adoption trends for Bolt - 00:52:26

Mobile App tutorial - 00:53:47

Bolt vs. other AI tools - 01:02:01

Where to Find Eric

Bolt.new

Company

Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Tal Raviv (where we built an AI PM in only 58 minutes). Up next, we have episodes with:

Lewis Lin - Author, Decode and Conquer

Bryan Helmig - CTO and Founder of Zapier

Kate Syuma - Ex. Head of Growth Design at Miro

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe

We Built an AI Product Manager in 58 mins (Claude, ChatGPT, Loom + Notion AI) Mar 21, 2025

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Today, we’re back on "using AI like a pro" series — this time with Tal Raviv, known for building powerful AI copilots for product managers.

And just like Colin’s episode, we’re going deep again.

9 real-world PM workflows. All powered by AI. All demonstrated live.

If you're looking to 2x your output without burning out, this 75 Minutes AI PM Copilot masterclass is for you.

Brought to you by:

Maven: Tal runs a 3-week course Build Your PM AI Copilot. Use code AAKASHxMAVEN for $100 off.

WorkOS: Your app, enterprise ready

GibsonAI: Your AI Database Engineer

We're covering:

Analysing Qualitative Survey Results - 00:00:00

Context Window in Claude – 00:02:09

Ad – 00:04:10

Ad – 00:05:02

Best Thing About AI – 00:06:15

Context for Making the Project Effective – 00:07:31

Use Case of AI for PMs – 00:09:10

Integration with Google Calendar for Data – 00:12:37

When to Edit the Prompt – 00:14:30

Why to Care About RAG – 00:17:08

A/B Testing for PMs – 00:19:45

Result of Bad User Experience – 00:22:24

Reverse Simulating a Hard Conversation – 00:24:44

Ad – 00:28:49

Creating Notion Document – 00:30:14

Work Unfairly in an Unfair Role – 00:30:59

Bug During Recording – 00:34:08

Recording a Whole 30-Minute Meeting – 00:37:09

Recording a Loom – 00:38:00

Hide, Ignore or Automate Slack – 00:41:59

Managing Notifications on Slack in Deep Work Mode – 00:46:40

Head Start on Discovery with Product Scrapbooking – 00:50:04

Notion AI Search – 00:55:00

Tal’s Future Goals – 00:56:16

Where to find Tal

Twitter

Maven Course: Build Your Personal PM AI Copilot

Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Ethan Evans (where we dived into how he’s making $950k per year, post retirement, working part time). Up next, we have episodes with:

Lewis Lin - Author, Decode and Conquer

Kate Syuma - Ex. Head of Growth Design at Miro

Eric Simons - CEO and Founder, Bolt

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe

Amazon VP: The Magic Loop Framework to Get Promoted Mar 18, 2025

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Ethan worked at Amazon for 15+ years. He went from Director to VP Product faster than most ever do.

In this podcast, he's sharing what he has taught 1000s of his students about promotion.

Brought to you by:

Maven: Get $100 off my curation of their top courses

GibsonAI: The awesome new AI Database Engineer startup

Attio: The next generation CRM built natively for AI

In this episode:

Preview – 00:00:00

Working only 20 - 30 hours a week – 00:00:41

Ad – 00:03:06

Ad – 00:03:53

Ethan's team structure – 00:04:17

Magic Loop Framework to get promotions – 00:05:39

How to get to the top of the curve – 00:10:03

Why you should ask for more responsibilities – 00:14:20

What is the role of CEO in PM decisions – 00:21:26

Ethan's journey from Director to VP at Amazon – 00:26:23

Ad – 00:28:32

The chess move to get a promotion – 00:29:32

The magic behind insane career growth – 00:37:58

Why people need to rethink how they manage their time – 00:43:37

Chess-playing strategies applied to job-hopping – 00:49:43

Being on the right side of the percentile distribution of performance – 00:55:28

Building a great resume – 01:00:16

Applying tweet-style writing to a resume – 01:06:01

Breaking into big tech – 01:11:14

How to make yourself a magnet for recruiting teams – 01:14:21

Posting on LinkedIn while employed – 01:17:56

Ethan on living the dream life – 01:22:53

Where to Find Ethan

Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Satish (where we dived deep into how w went from $50k to $750k/yr). Up next, we have episodes with:

Tal Raviv - Gen AI PM, Early Patreon, Riverside

Lewis Lin - Author, Decode and Conquer

Eric Simons - CEO and Founder, Bolt

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe

This PM Went From $50k to $750k/Year - Here's How Mar 14, 2025

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This Indian Went From $50k to $750k at Meta (Masterclass in Career Growth in 72 Minutes)

Satish's story is pretty WILD.

This is a story that makes you believe that you can build wealth while working 9-5. In this podcast, we're diving deep into how you can do the same.

Brought to you by:

Maven: I’ve just launched my unique curation of their top courses

GibsonAI: Your AI Database Engineer

Amplitude: Perfect your product without the guesswork

In this episode:

Preview – 00:00:00

Breaking into Product Management – 00:01:01

Salary at Yahoo – 00:03:28

Ad 1 – 00:04:27Ad 2 – 00:05:19

Experience at Yahoo – 00:06:43

The Real Magic of Moving Into Big Tech – 00:07:15

Summarizing His Roles & Experiences at Big Companies – 00:16:33

When He Started Earning More Compensation – 00:18:42

Getting Great Performance Ratings – 00:20:46

The Big Reason Behind His Success – 00:24:07

Getting a $750K Paycheck at Meta – 00:25:53

Harsh Truths About Promotions – 00:33:23

Ad – 00:35:02

High-Performance Culture – 00:35:39

Preparing for Reviews – 00:38:47

Lessons on Going From $140K to $750K – 00:42:05

What I Learned About Leveling Up in My Career – 00:52:24

Do This to Get Bigger Paychecks – 00:55:22

5 Important Skills to Develop for Career Growth – 00:58:52

Is Product Management Really Dead? – 01:04:19

How Much He’s Making From Maven Courses – 01:10:07

Where to Find Satish

Twitter

Website

His Courses:

Accelerate Your PM Career Course (Free)

Uplevel Your Product Thinking (Maven)

Influence Without Authority (Maven)

PM Interview Bootcamp (Maven)

Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Gayle McDowell (where we dived deep into cracking the PM Interview). Up next, we have episodes with:

Ethan Evans - Fmr VP, Amazon

Tal Raviv - Gen AI PM, Early Patreon, Riverside

Lewis Lin - Author, Decode and Conquer

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe

Cracking the PM Interview, with the author of the book Gayle McDowell Mar 11, 2025

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Everyone thinks they know how to prepare for a PM interview until the interviewer baffles you with a twisted question.

Gayle McDowell, the author of Cracking the PM Interview and the architect behind hiring processes at top tech companies, breaks down exactly how to ace behavioral and case interviews.

By the end of this episode, I’m confident you’ll know why most candidates fail PM interviews and exactly what to do instead.

Brought to you by:

Maven: I’ve just launched my unique curation of their top courses

GibsonAI: Your AI Database Engineer

In this episode:

Preview - 00:00:00

Hierarchy of Practicing for Interviews - 00:01:41

Ad Break - 00:05:29

Understanding How Your Words Are Interpreted - 00:07:34

Recognizing the Assumptions People Make About You - 00:11:04

The Correct Way to Answer "What's Your Weakness?" - 00:15:16

How to Answer "Tell Me About Yourself" - 00:19:04

Practicing Responses for "What's Your Biggest Weakness?" - 00:27:06

Ad Break - 00:32:41

How to Answer "Why Do You Want to Work Here?" - 00:35:21

Approach to Answering Behavioral Questions - 00:38:39

Handling Product Design Case Interviews - 00:43:04

Handling Execution Case Interviews - 00:50:05

How to Land Interviews in 2025 - 00:56:59

Optimizing Your Resume - 01:03:00

Gayle’s Future Goals - 01:06:14

Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

I hope you enjoyed the last episode, where I shared 11 key lessons from 50 podcast episodes and answered a bunch of your questions. Up next, we have episodes with:

Satish Mummareddy - L7 PM at Meta (Fmr)

Ethan Evans - Fmr VP, Amazon

Tal Raviv - Gen AI PM, Early Patreon, Riverside

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe

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