Behind the Craft
Behind the Craft features expert interviews and guides to help you level up as a product leader and creator fast.
Episodes
Inside Anthropic’s Bet on Claude Agents that Work While You Sleep | Jess Yan
As product lead at Anthropic, Jess has a first-hand look at how Anthropic teams are moving from prompting AI to building long-running agents that work overnight. In our episode, Jess showed me how to build a Claude analytics agent from scratch, then covered how Anthropic PMs use agents internally to understand the codebase, monitor customer feedback, and make better product decisions.Jess and I ta
Full Tutorial: Make Professional Launch Videos for Free with Hyperframes | Bin Liu & Jake Moran
Bin and Jake built HyperFrames, HeyGen’s free open-source tool that turns HTML into professional product launch videos. In this episode, they shared how you can one-shot a launch video for any website. Jake also walked through his personal playbook to make amazing videos with AI — from storyboarding to reusing components to polish.We talked about:(00:00) From HTML to professional video with AI(02:
Agentic Engineering, Clearly Explained in 50 Min | Matt Van Horn
Matt has no CS degree, doesn’t know how to code, and doesn’t even read the plans that AI writes. Despite this, he’s built an incredible open source track record with projects like last30days (#1 trending on GitHub with 40K+ stars) and Printing Press (a tool that lets agents use any website or app). Matt has been a huge inspiration for my AI builder journey, and I think you’ll feel the same after w
How This Ex-Meta L8 Engineer Ships 40 PRs a Day with AI Agents | Kun Chen
Kun is an ex-L8 principal engineer at Meta and Microsoft who now ships 40 PRs a day without manually reviewing code. In our episode, he walked through the free tools he built to make that possible: Lavish for visual planning in HTML artifacts, Treehouse for parallel agents, and No Mistakes for catching AI coding errors before they make it to production.Kun and I talked about:(00:00) Why he doesn&#
The Exact AI Skills This Solo Founder Uses to Build 5 Apps at Once | Josh Pigford
Josh sold his last startup for $4M and is now building 5 products solo with agents. He showed me his exact AI skills stack, including a 4-step /build skill, an /adversarial-code-review skill where he pits Opus against GPT, a /but-for-real skill that makes the AI catch its own mistakes, and a /learnings skill that improves AI’s output over time. Josh has been a solo builder for 25 years and it was
How This 5x Founder Runs His Startup Solo With AI Agents (OpenClaw, Codex, Devin) | Ryan Carson
Ryan is a serial founder who’s building his latest startup solo with only AI agents. It was fascinating to watch him demo the exact skills and routines he uses to get OpenClaw, Codex, and Devin to manage his inbox and calendar, do sales outreach, and build features while he sleeps.Ryan and I talked about:(00:00) Agents are just cron jobs and text markdown files(02:25) Demo: How Ryan set up OpenCla
Inside Anthropic: How Claude Actually Gets Built | Alex Albert
Alex is a research PM at Anthropic building the next Claude model. He gave me a rare inside look at how the research team operates — including how they turn user feedback into model training, how they decide which capabilities to prioritize, and how they improve Claude’s personality. If you’re wondering how frontier model development actually works, then this interview is a must watch.Alex and I t
Build a Claude Code Personal OS Step by Step in 40 Minutes | Moritz Kremb
Moritz is an AI founder who built a personal OS in Claude Code to manage his emails, create content, and even buy groceries. In this episode, he walks through everything you need to set up your own: folder structure, tools, memory loops, skills, and routines. We also talked about the pros and cons of OpenClaw vs. Claude Code.Moritz and I talked about:(00:00) The honest tradeoffs: OpenClaw vs. Clau
Everything You Need to Know About Context Engineering in 40 Minutes | Ravi Mehta
Ravi is a top AI instructor and former CPO of Tinder. In our episode, he did a live demo of using his 3-layer context engineering system (functional, visual, data) to build a beautiful music app instead of the usual AI slop. You’ll never build with AI the same way again after learning about Ravi’s approach.Ravi and I talked about:(00:00) Why most AI prototypes feel like slop(01:08) Context enginee
How This Solo AI Founder Bootstrapped 5 Products to 1M+ / Month | Tibo Louis-Lucas
Tibo is a solo founder making $1M+ a month (!) after bootstrapping 5 AI products. I got him to walk through his exact playbook for validating ideas fast, acquiring users, and pricing AI products. If you want to bootstrap an AI business from scratch, this interview is a must watch.Tibo and I talked about:(00:00) The right mindset for solo AI founders(04:48) Tibo's 5-step playbook to reach $1M/m
How to Build for AI Agents and a Claude Code Second Brain in 25 Min | Ryan Wiggins
Ryan is the VP of Product at Mercury, my favorite fintech product. We covered three things that’s on every AI builder’s mind — how to build a Claude Code second brain, how to make your product agent-ready with APIs and MCPs, and what Mercury’s data reveals about OpenAI and Anthropic’s race for the enterprise.Ryan and I talked about:(00:00) Why APIs and MCPs are the primary interface(04:40) How to
Figma CEO on How Anyone Can Get Good at Design in the AI Era | Dylan Field
Dylan is the co-founder and CEO of Figma. I asked him some tough questions on whether AI can learn taste, how he plans to compete with AI startups, and whether design systems constrain creativity. Two thirds of Figma users are now non-designers and it was also super interesting to hear Dylan talk about where he’s taking Figma next.We talked about:(00:00) Taste, craft, and point of view: the 3 skil
How OpenAI's Codex Team Builds with Codex (43 Min) | Alex & Romain
Alex is the product lead for Codex and Romain runs developer experience. They gave me a rare inside look at how the Codex team operates, including how they build products with Codex and how they ship without traditional specs and roadmaps. Alex also has some spicy takes on the future of PM and what actually matters when hiring.We talked about:(00:00) Live demo: Building a game in seconds with Code
Claude's Head of Design: Full Claude Cowork Tutorial in 40 Min | Jenny Wen
Jenny is the head of design for Claude. She gave me a rare inside look at how Anthropic operates — including how she uses Cowork to design and build products and the real story behind how Cowork was built. Anthropic is shipping new features almost everyday and it was fascinating to see how they do it.Jenny and I talked about:(00:00) How design work has changed at Anthropic(04:30) "My secret i
Master Claude Code + Figma MCP for Design in 50 Min | Felix Lee
Felix is an expert at using Claude Code and Figma MCP to design and build apps. Watch as he demos how you can build apps that look exactly like their Figma designs, build a game from a FigJam flow cart, and convert code back to Figma components that you can tweak.Felix and I talked about:(00:00) 3 products Felix designed and built in Claude Code(06:36) Building an animated world map from a screens
Inside Ramp, the $32B Company Where AI Agents Run Everything | Geoff Charles
Geoff is the CPO of Ramp and runs one of the most AI-native orgs I’ve seen. He showed me an amazing Claude Code PM skill that his team uses to go from idea to product and shared live demos of Ramp’s internal AI agents for customer research, data analysis, and more. Geoff also shared 5 specific tactics Ramp followed to go from barely anyone using AI to non-engineers shipping production code.Geoff a
I Watched 6 AI Agents Design an App In Real Time And It Blew My Mind | Tom Krcha
Tom is the CEO of Pencil, one of the coolest AI design tools that I’ve ever tried. Watching 6 AI agents design a beautiful app in real-time will genuinely blow your mind. Tom showed me how it all works under the hood (a simple JSON file?!) and how you can use Pencil to design right where you code in Cursor, Claude Code, and more.Tom and I talked about:(00:00) Watch 6 AI agents design an app togeth
Full Tutorial: Connect Claude Code to Google, Slack, and Reddit in 40 Min (Skills + MCPs)
Carl has gone deeper on Claude Code than any product leader that I know. He showed me exactly how to connect Claude Code to Google Workspace, Slack, Reddit, and Linear to get work done without opening any of these other apps. Watch as he demos how to prep for meetings, update tickets, and post Slack updates all from the terminal.Carl and I talked about:(00:00) Why you should connect Claude Code to
Full Tutorial: Use OpenClaw to Build a Business That Runs Itself in 35 Min | Nat Eliason
Nat gave his OpenClaw bot, Felix, $1,000 to build its own business 3 weeks ago. Since then, it’s made $14,718 by launching its own website, info product, and X account. Nat walked through exactly how he set up his OpenClaw bot to run its own business — from the 3-layer memory system, to multi-threaded chats, to security best practices.Nat and I talked about:(00:00) Meet Felix: The OpenClaw bot bui
Full Tutorial: Use AI Agents for Coding AND Product Management | Eno Reyes (Factory)
Eno is the co-founder of Factory and the most AI-native founder I know. He gave me a live demo of how he builds apps with AI agents, but what really blew my mind was his product management skill that writes PRDs, prioritizes features, and much more. We also had some real talk about competing in the white hot AI coding space.Eno and I talked about:(00:00) What makes Droid different from other AI ag
How to Make Claude Code Better Every Time You Use It | Kieran Klaassen
Kieran my favorite Claude Code power user and teacher. In our interview, he walked through his Compound Engineering system that makes Claude Code better every time you use it. This same system has been embraced by the Claude Code team and others. Kieran is like Morpheus introducing me to the matrix, so don’t miss this episode 🙂Kieran and I talked about:(00:00) The compound engineering loop: Plan,
How OpenClaw's Creator Uses AI to Run His Life in 40 Minutes | Peter Steinberger
Peter is the creator of OpenClaw (formerly Molt - the name keeps changing 😅), the hottest AI right now with 2M visitors in a week. In our interview, Peter shared is personal favorite use cases including using Claw to check in to flights, control his home, and more. We also talked about his hot takes such as no plan mode or MCPs.Peter and I talked about:(00:00) “It’s like having a new weird friend
Master Google AI Studio in 40 Minutes | Logan Kilpatrick
Logan is the Product Lead for Google AI Studio. I got him to give us an inside look at how he uses AI Studio to build AI Studio (very meta) and how his team ships at startup speed inside Google. AI Studio is the feature that I rely on the most to do my product job better, so don't miss this tutorial.Logan and I talked about:(00:00) Tour of Google AI Studio's Build mode(06:29) Live demo: Bu
Build an AI Analyst with Claude Code in 50 Min | Sumeet Marwaha
Sumeet is the Head of Data at Brex and came personally recommended by the Claude Code team. In our episode, he showed me how to use Claude Code to build a data explorer that lets anyone ask questions and get insights without writing a single SQL query. If you’re tired of analyzing data manually, then this interview is a must-watch.Summit and I talked about:(00:00) How to make Claude Code your data
Full Course: The AI Stack We Actually Use for Prototyping, Strategy, and Personal OS (2026)
Tal and Aman are experienced AI PMs so I made us all share our favorite AI product workflows — from writing strategy docs to prototyping with Google AI Studio to building a personal task system with Claude Code. Watch this episode if you want to see 5 real no-BS AI product workflows in 50 minutes.We talked about:(00:00) Our best AI workflows for product work(01:13) Demo 1: Writing strategy docs wi
Full Tutorial: Build Your Personal Operating System with Claude Code | Teresa Torres
Teresa is a well-known product coach and author who runs her entire life and business using two Claude Code terminals and a note taking app. It was genuinely mind blowing to watch her use Claude Code to manage her to do list, delegate her research, and write content.Teresa and I talked about:(00:00) Why Teresa uses Claude Code to run her life(03:00) Live demo: The "today" command that bu
A Founder's Playbook for Shipping 10x Faster with AI | Yana Welinder
Yana is Head of AI at Amplitude and a good friend. We had some real talk about how to stay scrappy inside a big company, including how to avoid decision by committee and endless internal debates. Yana also demoed her favorite AI workflows to triage her emails and aggregate customer feedback. I think you’ll love our banter 😅Yana and I talked about:(00:00) "By the time you've debated 2 idea
An Inside Look at What Alexa Can Now Do with AI (December 2025) | Daniel Rausch
As VP of Alexa, Daniel builds product for 600M Alexa devices. He had a great answer to my tough question: “Why has it taken so long to add AI to Alexa?” and then gave a live demo of what an AI-powered Alexa looks like. We also had a great chat about how to apply Amazon’s working backwards process to build useful AI products.Daniel and I talked about:(00:00) The real reason Amazon delayed adding AI
A Proven 5-Step System to Prototype Apps with AI | Xinran Ma
Xinran is a top AI instructor who has taught 100s of product teams how to design and prototype with AI. He shared 5 practical techniques to avoid generating AI slop — from side-by-side exploration to reverse prompting to component libraries — that you can start trying today. If you want to level up on AI prototyping, this is a must watch.Xinran and I talked about:(00:00) The 5 gaps in vibe coding
Full Tutorial: How to Use Voice AI to Work and Code 10x Faster | Tanay Kothari
Tanay is the CEO and co-founder of Wispr Flow, my favorite app to dictate to AI 10x faster than typing. I asked him to do a live tutorial on how to get the most out of AI voice dictation, how his brain-to-text device reads your thoughts without speaking, and how he built an AI product that has 70% annual retention (unheard of!) by NOT focusing on ARR.Tanay and I talked about:(00:00) Why typing 5 h
Full Tutorial: Design to Code in 45 Min with Cursor's Head of Design | Ryo Lu
As the head of design at Cursor, Ryo is at the cutting edge of designers who ship code instead of mocks. He showed me how he built a retro OS with AI and did a live demo of adding a new feature using Cursor’s new agent mode. We also covered how to avoid AI design slop and how the Cursor team reached $29B valuation without full-time PMs.Ryo and I talked about:(00:00) Why designers should go directl
7 Counterintuitive Product Lessons from WhatsApp's Former Head of Product | Ami Vora
Ami is the one of my favorite product leaders, period. In my new episode, she breaks down why shipping fast beats the best strategy, how to build simple products that win, how to ask AI for brutally honest feedback, and more. Ami led product at Faire and WhatsApp, but above all she just has great, practical advice for all builders.Ami and I talked about:(00:00) Why perfect strategy + poor executio
Full Tutorial: From Prototype to a Real SaaS App in 40 Minutes | Colin Matthews
Colin has taught 1000s of students how to build SaaS apps with AI. In this episode, he showed me exactly why my vibe coded prototype was insecure and how to convert it into a real SaaS app with auth, payments, and more. If you want to learn to build SaaS apps in 40 minutes with Cursor and Claude Code, then this episode is for you.Colin and I talked about:(00:00) The 7 components that every real Sa
AI Agents, Clearly Explained in 40 Minutes | Wade Foster (Zapier)
Wade is the co-founder and CEO of Zapier. We’re both sick of everyone calling everything an “AI agent” so we had some real talk about what actually works instead. Wade gave me a practical demo of his AI workflow that triages 100+ emails to 10 and shared exactly how to find automation opportunities on your calendar.Wade and I talked about:(00:00) Why most people asking for agents actually want work
Notion's New AI Agents for Work Blew Me Away (Full Tutorial) | Akshay & Ryan
Everyone calls their AI product an “agent” but Notion’s actually live up to the hype. It took Akshay (Notion’s co-founder) and Ryan (AI lead) 2 years of failure to build agents that can create databases, respond to Slack, and more. We had a great chat about their most surprising lessons from building the best AI agents for work.We talked about:(00:00) What it really took to build agents that actua
Inside Gemini and NotebookLM: How Google is Shipping Non-Stop | Josh Woodward
Josh is the the VP of Gemini, Google Labs (NotebookLM), and AI Studio and widely considered one of Google’s most beloved leaders. In our interview, he demoed how to get the most out of Gemini and NotebookLM, the startup culture inside Google, and where he thinks Gemini is headed next.We talked about:(00:00) How Josh brings startup hustle to Google(01:19) Live demo of Nano Banana's top image us
Full Tutorial: A Proven 3-File System to Vibe Code Production Apps | Ryan Carson
Today, I want to share a new episode with Ryan Carson.Ryan is a serial founder who has developed an amazing 3-file system to vibe code without frustration that has 5,000+ stars on Github. In our interview, he demoed adding a new feature to his production app by using AI to create a spec, generate atomic tasks, and build automated tests for each task.Ryan and I talked about:(00:00) Why his 3-file A
AI Evaluations Crash Course in 50 Minutes (2025) | Hamel Husain
Today, I want to share a new episode with Hamel Husain.Hamel has trained 2,000+ PMs and engineers from companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google on how to run AI evals. In my new episode, he shares a free master class on how to build evals for a real AI agent in just 50 minutes using a simple spreadsheet. I learned a lot from Hamel and I think you will too.Hamel and I talked about:(00:00) What
Full Tutorial: From Design to Code with Claude Code in 40 Minutes | Meaghan Choi
Today, I want to share a new episode with Meaghan Choi.As the design lead for Claude Code, Meaghan not only designs new features but also ships code on a regular basis. She showed me her exact design to code workflow along with her top 3 use cases for Claude Code. This interview is a must-watch if you’re a designer or PM who dreams of shipping to production. Meaghan and I talked about:(00:00) Why
Inside Claude Code: How an AI Native Team Actually Works | Cat Wu
Today, I want to share a new episode with Cat Wu.Cat is the product lead for Claude Code and I got her to share how one of the most AI-native teams in tech actually works. Highlights include getting user feedback every 10 minutes, going straight to prototypes instead of docs, and designers checking in code directly. Cat also shared her 3 best Claude Code tips and what’s next for the product.Cat an
Full Tutorial: Build an AI Co-Pilot for Your Life with Claude Code | Alex Finn
Today, I want to share a new episode with Alex Finn.Alex is a founder who has built a complete “Claude Life” operating system to automate research, curate AI news, analyze brain dumps, and more. I asked him to walk through exactly how to set up this system using Claude Code slash commands and sub-agents in just 25 minutes.Alex and I talked about:(00:00) How Alex uses Claude Code to automate his li
Ranking 15 PM Skills: What Survives vs. Gets Disrupted by AI | Nan Yu (Linear)
Today, I want to share a new episode with Nan Yu (Linear’s Head of Product).Despite only having 2 PMs, Linear has scaled to over 15,000 companies including OpenAI and Ramp. In our chat, Nan and I did a fun exercise to rank what PM skills still matter in the AI era and he also demoed Linear’s new AI agents that can write code, triage tickets, and analyze customer feedback.Nan and I talked about:(00
Complete Beginner's Course on AI Evaluations: Step by Step (2025) | Aman Khan
Today, I want to share a new episode with Aman Khan.The best way to learn about AI evaluations is to watch 2 PMs build them live from scratch. In our new episode, Aman and I walk through creating evals for an AI customer support agent — from labeling a golden dataset to aligning LLM judges. This is the complete beginners AI eval course you've been waiting for.Aman and I talked about:(00:00) Wh
Cursor Tutorial for Beginners from Cursor's Head of AI Education (2025) | Lee Robinson
Today, I want to share a new episode with Lee Robinson.Lee is the VP of Developer Experience at Cursor and a legend in his field. While most people are still vibe coding, Lee showed me how to build apps properly using planning, test-driven development, AI agent workflows, and more. This is a must-watch tutorial for beginners who want to learn how to build with AI the right way.Lee and I talked abo
How to Build an AI Co-Pilot to Help You Ace PM Interviews | Ben Erez (ex-Meta)
Today, I want to share a new episode with Ben Erez.Ben is a former Meta PM who has helped 100s of people ace their PM interviews and land their dream jobs in tech. I got him to show me exactly how to ace product sense interviews and build an AI-copilot that his students say feels like having a "calibrated interviewer that's available 24/7."Ben and I talked about:(00:00) The current s
How to Get Your Team to Start Prototyping with AI | Jeremy Epling (CPO Vanta)
Today, I want to share a new episode with Jeremy Epling.Jeremy is the CPO of Vanta and former VP of Product at Github. He showed me the exact template that he used to get his entire team to prototype with AI, his favorite AI workflows for PM work, and why now might be the best time to be an IC PM. We also did a deep dive on how Vanta ran AI evaluations for their new AI agent.Jeremy and I talked ab
Full Tutorial: Use AI to Create Beautiful Designs (No Generic Slop) | Meng To
Meng is the founder of Aura, an AI prototyping tool for designers. He has spent 100s of hours using AI to create beautiful designs that don’t look like generic AI slop. Watch as he shares his exact process in this episode — from prompting to layouts to animations, and more without having to code.Timestamps:(00:00) Why most AI websites look generic and how to fix it(01:19) Comparing prompts across
Full Tutorial: Build an App with Multiple AI Agents (Claude Code)
Today, I want to share a new episode with Kieran Klaassen.Kieran is the founder of Cora, a beautiful AI email assistant. While we’ve all been vibe coding, Kieran has gone to the next level to manage multiple AI agents to code for him at the same time. I got him to show me exactly how he does this using Claude Code, voice, slash commands, and more. You don’t want to miss this episode 🙂Timestamps:(0
Dropbox VP's Best AI Workflows to Help You Take Back Time at Work | Morgan Brown
Today, I want to share a new episode with Morgan Brown.Morgan is the VP of Product for AI at Dropbox. He gave me an inside look at his top AI workflows. We also talked about building Dash, Dropbox’s new AI agent for work, and how AI will reshape PM.Timestamps:(00:00) How Morgan uses AI as a companion for everything he does(01:26) Morgan's 3 best AI workflows to save time at work(06:07) Inside
Is This the First AI Analyst That Actually Works? | James Evans (Amplitude)
Today, I want to share a new episode with James Evans.James is the Head of AI for Amplitude, the leading product analytics platform. We had a great chat about why nobody has built a good AI analyst yet and why he’s betting on AI agents that can monitor your product 24/7. James also shared some real talk about whether AI will displace PM and analyst jobs.Timestamps:(00:00) Why nobody has built a go
Canva Co-Founder: The AI Playbook Behind the World's Most Popular Design Tool | Cameron Adams
Today, I want to share a new episode with Cameron Adams.Cameron leads product for Canva where people are creating 1B+ designs every month. We talked about how AI will transform design and why he believes in prototypes over PRDs and coaches over managers. I also loved hearing Cam’s stories about Canva’s rubber ducky easter egg and what a bike accident taught him about persistence.This episode is br
How OpenAI's Head of Business Products Uses ChatGPT to Save Time at Work | Nate Gonzalez
Today, I want to share a new episode with Nate Gonzalez.Nate leads ChatGPT for Work which is now used by 92% of Fortune 500 companies. In our chat, he reveals how OpenAI runs with less than 30 PMs, what they look for in new hires, how he personally uses ChatGPT to save time at work, and more.Timestamps:(00:00) 92% of Fortune 500 companies already use ChatGPT(02:06) OpenAI's latest features for Cha
Complete Vibe Coding Tutorial: Build a Full Stack App in 30 Min with AI | Matt Palmer
Matt Palmer is the Head of Developer Relations at Replit and a vibe coding expert. He showed me how to build an app to help busy parents find kid-friendly places (playgrounds, hikes) nearby in just 30 minutes without writing a single line of code. We covered frontend, API, databases, authentication, security and more.Timestamps:(00:00) The 3 core traits that make successful vibe coders(02:32) Star
Complete AI Course on Prompting, Evals, RAG, and Fine-Tuning | Adam Loving (Meta)
Adam Loving (Meta) has helped 100s of companies craft AI products. Our interview is a complete, beginner friendly AI course on how to use prompting, evals, RAG, and fine-tuning to build great AI products.Timestamps:(00:00) The 2 types of AI optimizations every PM needs to know(02:52) 4 tips to craft compelling AI prompts(07:14) 4 types of AI evaluations to consider(12:06) The scoring trick for adv
How to Advance Your Career Without Managing People | Sam Gregg-Wallace
Today, I want to share a new episode with Sam Gregg-Wallace.As VP of Talent at Shopify, Sam is building a radical career system where ICs are paid the same as managers, AI usage is mandatory, and employees can advance their career by mastering their craft. If you’re tired of the corporate ladder, then this episode is for you.Timestamps:(00:00) It's time to kick down the traditional corporate l
From Idea to Product in 30 Min Using AI Agents (Full Tutorial) | Claire Vo
Claire is the Chief Product Officer of LaunchDarkly, founder of ChatPRD, and host of the How I AI podcast. No product leader uses AI as much as Claire so I was thrilled to get her to demo how she builds a new feature with AI agents and how she’s advising PMs to adapt to AI in the next 18 months.This episode is brought to you by Vanta — Join 9K+ companies like Atlassian who use Vanta to manage risk
Figma's AI Prototyping Tool is Here and...It's a MUST TRY | David Kossnick
David is the Head of AI Product at Figma and gave me an exclusive demo of Figma Make, Figma’s new AI prototyping tool. We had a great chat about how Make stands out from other tools and how it works under the hood, including a deep dive on evals.This episode is brought to you by Merge — Merge gives SaaS companies like Ramp and Drata a single API to launch over 200 product integrations fast. Book a
The Best AI Coding Tools to Use in 2025 | Colin Matthews
Colin Matthews has taught 1000+ students on how to prototype apps with AI. In this interview, we demoed the best AI coding tools for each use case - from prototyping to production apps.This episode is brought to you by Vanta — Join 9K+ companies like Atlassian who use Vanta to manage risk and prove security in real-time. Get $1000 off at https://vanta.com/peterTimestamps:(01:02) The current state
5 Harsh Truths About Wealth You Don't Want to Realize Too Late | Sahil Bloom
Sahil is the founder, investor, and New York Times bestselling author of The Five Types of Wealth. In our chat, he shares some profound life lessons that will be a wake-up call for any high achiever in tech and exactly how he grew to 1M+ followers.Timestamps:(00:00) The one thing high-achievers are missing(02:58) The five types of wealth that create a truly rich life (08:31) The conversation that
He Built Uber Eats to $25B, Now He's Pushing AI Beyond Chat | Stephen Chau
My guest today is Stephen Chau.Stephen is the co-founder of Cove, a Sequoia-backed startup that lets you interact with AI through a ground-breaking visual interface instead of chat. We had a great chat about why the future of AI is generative UI, how to build great AI products, and how he scaled Uber Eats from $0 to $25B.This episode is brought to you by Merge — Merge gives SaaS companies like Ram
I Built a $100M Company in 3 Years by Betting on AI Agents | Arvind Jain (CEO Glean)
My guest today is Arvind Jain.Arvind is the CEO of Glean and believes every employee should have a team of AI agents to help them get work done. We had a great chat about how AI agents will impact work and Arvind’s top lessons from scaling Glean to $100M ARR in 3 years.This episode is brought to you by Merge — Merge gives SaaS companies like Ramp and Drata a single API to launch over 200 product i
Exclusive: Inside the Best AI Model for Coding and Writing | Scott White (Anthropic)
My guest today is Scott White.Scott is the Head of Product for Claude at Anthropic, and I’m excited to be the first to interview him about the hybrid reasoning AI model Claude 3.7 Sonnet. Scott also gave me a behind-the-scenes look at how Anthropic builds AI products, the most essential skills in the AI era, and how Claude will evolve from assistant to agent.This episode is brought to you by Vanta
AI Does 90% of My Work Now as a Product Leader | Yana Welinder (Kraftful)
My guest today is Yana Welinder.Yana is the CEO of Kraftful, an AI product that helps 50,000 product teams extract insights from user reviews and surveys. She’s also a power user of ChatGPT and did a live demo of her top AI workflows for Deep Research and Operator.Timestamps:(00:00) At this point, I’m not doing anything without AI(01:38) Live demo of Operator automating product work(08:07) Using D
We were going to shut down our company…now we’re worth $700M | Eric Simons (Bolt)
My guest today is Eric Simons.Eric is the CEO of Bolt, the AI coding platform that has exploded from 0 to 3M users in less than a year. Eric gave me a live demo of building a $2B mobile app from scratch with Bolt, how his “overnight” success was seven years in the making, and how real product teams use Bolt to get work done faster.This episode is brought to you by Vanta — Join 9,000+ companies lik
This Vision Playbook Will Change YouTube and Your Life | Ebi Atawodi
My guest today is Ebi Atawodi.Ebi is the Director of Product for YouTube Studio, the home for 65M creators (including me). Ebi gave me an inside look at crafting Studio’s vision and how to define yourself beyond your job title. Ebi’s super inspiring, and you'll love our chat.This episode is brought to you by Vanta — Join over 9,000 global companies like Atlassian, Quora, and Factory who use Vanta
This AI Tool Lets You Build Apps Faster Than Googling | Amjad Mosad (Replit)
My guest today is Amjad Mosad, CEO and founder of Replit.Amjad is the CEO of Replit, an AI coding platform with 34M users that’s making it possible for anyone to build an app in 60 seconds from their phone. In our chat, Amjad shared how you can learn to code with AI and gave me a live demo of Replit’s AI agent. We also discussed the skills that will still matter in AI. This episode is brought to y
The #1 Hack to Build Apps With AI Without Getting Stuck | Colin Matthews
My guest today is Colin Matthews.
Colin is a rockstar instructor who teaches a popular AI Prototyping for PMs course on building AI apps without coding skills. In our interview, Colin shared how to pick the right AI prototyping tool, what you should do before asking AI to code, and how to build a habit-tracking app step by step in just 20 minutes.
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Inside Suno, the AI Music App You Won't Be Able to Stop Listening To | Mikey Shulman (Suno)
My guest today is Mikey Shulman.
Mikey is the CEO and co-founder of Suno, the best AI music app available. I’ve had so much fun using it to make songs with my kids. In our chat, Mikey shares how music LLMs work, how Suno builds AI products, and the good and bad futures of music with AI.
Timestamps:
(00:00) The good and bad futures of AI in music
(03:41) How Suno's music AI actually works
(07:31)
The 5 Hidden Rules Behind Successful AI Products | Chris Pedregal (Granola)
My guest today is Chris Pettigrew.
Chris is the co-founder and CEO of Granola, an AI meeting notes app that has become indispensable to me. Granola has 70%+ weekly user retention, almost unheard of for consumer AI. In our interview, Chris shared five hard-won rules for building AI products that users love and explained why AI will fix meetings.
Timestamps:
(00:00) The #1 mistake you can make wh
The AI Skill That Will Define Your PM Career in 2025 | Aman Khan (Arize)
My guest today is Aman Khan.
Aman is the Director of Product at Arize AI. Last year, we both heard the Chief Product Officers of OpenAI and Anthropic share that AI evaluations will be the most important skill for PMs in 2025. Aman gave me a crash course on how to build this critical skill in our interview.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Evals force you to get into your user's shoes
(03:42) 5 skills to
This is What Top 1% PMs Do Differently | Amit Fulay (VP Microsoft)
My guest today is Amit Fulay.
Amit is a product VP at Microsoft who previously spent 15 years building products like News Feed (Meta) and Google Meet (Google). In our interview, he reveals the three types of product leaders, how to build trust at each career stage, and what AI means for PMs. He also teaches a popular on leveling up from PM to influential product leader (get $100 off with this link
Make 2025 Your Best Year Yet With This Ritual | Katia Verresen
My guest today is Katia Verresen.
Katia is one of Silicon Valley's most sought-after leadership coaches. Her clients include Fidji Simo (CEO of Instacart), Kate Rouch (CMO of OpenAI), Deb Liu (CEO of Ancestry), who all rave about how she transformed their careers. In our chat, Katia shared her proven techniques to help you achieve your goals in the new year.
Timestamps:
(00:00) How to stop doubt
This Will Make You Rethink Your Product and Career in 2025 | Sachin Rekhi (Notejoy)
My guest today is Sachin Rekhi.
Sachin scaled LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator to $200M ARR and 500 employees. He then left it all behind to start Notejoy; a team notes app. I had a great chat with him about finding market fit for your product and career in 2025 and how to design work to suit your life, not vice versa.
Timestamps:
(00:00) I got my dream PM job then realized I didn’t want it
(02:19) The
How to Survive and Thrive as a Busy Working Parent | Deb Liu (CEO Ancestry)
My guest today is Deb Liu.
Deb is the CEO of Ancestry, former VP at Meta, and writer of Perspectives. But for our interview, I wanted to talk to Deb about a more personal topic: How to survive and thrive as a busy working parent with your spouse, aging parents, and kids. In our interview, Deb shared her best advice on building a 60-60 relationship with your spouse, raising resilient kids, caring
Zapier Co-Founder on Using AI Agents to 10X Your Productivity | Mike Knoop (Zapier)
My guest today is Mike Knoop, co-founder of Zapier.
Mike co-founded Zapier and started the ARC Prize to accelerate progress towards open AGI. We had a great chat about how Zapier works, how PMs and marketers can use AI to automate even more work, and why LLMs won’t reach AGI by themselves.
Timestamps:
(00:00) There are two types of AI automation
(01:57) How Zapier automation works
(05:14) I qui
How the Product Manager Role is Changing in 2025 | Jiaona Zhang (CPO Linktree)
My guest today is Jiaona Zhang, CPO of Linktree.
JZ is the Chief Product Officer of Linktree and a guest lecturer at Stanford. We had a great chat about AI’s impact on PM managers and super ICs, the shift towards PM specialists, and whether becoming a creator can help advance your PM career.
(00:00) Find what makes you happy in your PM career
(01:44) AI's impact on PM managers and super ICs
(04:
Why K-12 Education Is Broken for High Achieving Kids | Niels Hoven (Mentava)
My guest today is Niels Hoven, founder and CEO of Mentava.
Niels founded Mentava, an education startup teaching 2-year-olds to read at the 2nd-grade level. We had a great chat about why K-12 education is broken for high-achieving kids, whether AI will unlock personalized learning, and how his software teaches 2-year-olds to read.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Our schools don't work for high-achieving kids
Inside How Perplexity is Disrupting Online Search | Aravind Srinivas (CEO)
My guest today is Aravind Srinivas, CEO and co-founder of Perplexity.
Aravind is the CEO of Perplexity, the AI answer engine disrupting online search. Aravind gave me an inside look at how Perplexity builds products, how it scaled to 100M queries a week, and how it’ll deliver better ads than Google’s ten blue links.
Timestamps:
(00:00) We don't do product reviews
(01:22) The secret to Perplexity'
Inside Duolingo Unhinged Growth to a $500M Business | Cem Kansu (Duolingo)
My guest today is Cem Kansu.
Cem is the Head of Product at Duolingo. Over 8 years, he helped Duolingo grow to 100M+ monthly active users and $500M+ in annual revenue. I had a super fun chat with Cem about Duolingo's unhinged product culture, the top drivers of Duolingo's user and revenue growth, and whether AI will democratize education.
Timestamps:
(00:00) We love being unhinged with our owl
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How to Crack the PM Interview in 2024 | Satish Mummareddy (Meta)
My guest today is Satish Mummareddy, ex-product leader at Meta.
During his 6 years at Meta as an IC7 product leader, Satish interviewed 200+ PM candidates and mentored 100+ PMs. We had a great chat about how to crack the PM interview, choose the right job offer, and find strong mentors.
Timestamps:
(00:00) How not to let rejection get you down
(01:53) Hot takes after interviewing 200+ PMs at Meta
