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 about:
(00:00) How the way we build software is fundamentally changing
(03:49) Live demo: Building a music tracking app with Cursor
(5:17) The critical setup phase most people skip (tests, git, linting)
(16:03) Foreground vs background agents and when to use each
(27:34) How to create cursor rules that compound your workflows
(37:31) Why experienced engineers shouldn't fear AI tools
(42:19) Essential advice for PMs who want to learn technical skills
(44:48) How Cursor builds products without any PM
(47:18) The future of generalist engineers in an AI world
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/cursor-tutorial-for-beginners-from-cursor-head-of-ai-education-lee-robinson
Where to find Lee:
X: https://x.com/leerob
Website: https://leerob.com/
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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 state of the PM job market
(02:07) The exact structure of the product sense interview
(08:58) How to build your AI interview co-pilot step-by-step
(12:36) Live demo: AI co-pilot walking through a Meta interview question
(13:33) Why Ben designed the AI to be the candidate, not the interviewer
(25:23) How to prioritize the right user segments and problems to solve
(32:13) The biggest mistakes candidates make when challenged by interviewersThis episode covers how to build a simple AI co-pilot from scratch, but you should also check out Ben’s advanced interview AI co-pilot: https://www.benerez.com/copilotGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-build-an-ai-co-pilot-to-ace-your-pm-interviews-ben-erezWhere to find Ben:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benerez/
Website: www.benarez.com📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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 about:(00:00) Why prototypes beat PRDs
(01:43) The exact template that got his entire PM team prototyping
(05:14) From prototype to product: live demo of Vanta’s AI agent
(08:56) How to run prototype-first product reviews
(12:47) Top AI workflows that save Jeremy hours each week
(19:08) Is now the best time to be an IC PM?
(25:03) Advice for big tech PMs facing industry changes
(30:35) Separating the hype from craft for AI products
(36:16) Deep dive on AI evaluations for AI agents
Where to find Jeremy:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-epling-j40/
Website: https://vanta.com Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-get-your-team-to-start-prototyping-with-ai-jeremy-vanta📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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 V0, Lovable, and Aura
(06:42) Using references and templates instead of blank prompts
(08:54) Building a great website prompt from scratch
(16:51) Why AI should augment, not replace your creativity
(22:43) Adding testimonial sections and scrolling animations
(29:40) How to add Spline 3D backgrounds step-by-step
(36:12) The 90/10 rule: When to use AI vs manual tweaksGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/use-ai-to-create-beautiful-designs-meng-to
Where to find Meng:
X: https://x.com/MengTo
Website: https://aura.build/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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:(00:00) Why agentic coding beats vibe coding(03:21) "It's like I'm a manager and I have an AI agent team"(06:29) Why Claude Code is winning over Cursor for power users(12:15) Live demo: Building a new feature with 3 AI agents in parallel(22:32) Custom slash commands to eliminate repetitive work(36:13) AI code reviews using multiple perspectives and bots(54:55) Inside Cora: Your AI Chief of Staff for email(1:00:11) Advice for non-engineers intimidated by agentic codingGet the takeaways: Where to find Kieran:X: https://x.com/kieranklaassenWebsite: https://cora.computer/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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 Dash: Dropbox's AI agent to find anything at work
(14:35) The evaluation process behind Dash's search results
(18:49) How to ship fast while motion doesn't equal progress
(22:09) How to balance internal alignment with customer obsession
(27:27) What Morgan learned from Drew (Dropbox), Tobi (Shopify), and Zuck
(35:39) The 3 types of PMs Morgan looks for in the AI era
(38:02) What product management will look like in one yearWhere to find Morgan:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganb/
Website: https://dash.dropbox.com/Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/dropbox-vp-best-ai-workflows-to-take-back-time-morgan-brown 📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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 good AI data analyst yet
(03:32) The biggest problem with product analytics today
(06:13) Live demo: AI agents that monitor your website 24/7
(21:48) The hardest parts of building AI analytics products
(25:21) How to evaluate AI agents that run experiments
(32:53) AI product pricing strategies that actually work
(35:42) Should data scientists worry about their jobs?
(38:04) Non-obvious advice for building AI products
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/is-this-the-first-ai-analyst-that-actually-works-amplitude-james-evans
Where to find James:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-evans-7086b3126/
Website: https://amplitude.com/ai
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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.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Will AI democratize design?
(06:32) How Canva runs AI evaluations for its product
(10:17) Moving beyond chat boxes to visual AI interfaces
(22:23) Why Canva skips PRDs and goes straight to prototypes
(29:08) The rubber duck Easter egg that became a cultural icon
(33:13) Keeping craft and quality as a priority as the team grows
(35:32) Why Canva gives everyone executive coaching, not just managers
(39:23) How AI is blurring boundaries between PM and design
(43:26) The bike accident story that almost derailed Canva's launch
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/canva-co-founder-ai-playbook-most-popular-design-tool-cameron-adams
Where to find Cameron:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themaninblue/
Website: https://www.canva.com/ai-assistant/
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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 ChatGPT at work
(14:52) Why OpenAI has less than 30 PMs for 5,000 employees
(15:58) What traits OpenAI looks for when hiring PMs
(18:31) The 10-minute AI hack that changed how Nate works
(25:56) The most surprising thing about working at OpenAI
(29:48) The biggest barriers to AI adoption and how to overcome them
(38:36) Using ChatGPT roleplay to prep for important meetings
(41:04) ChatGPT's future: From assistant to trusted coworker
(43:06) The specific skill that will keep your job safe in the AI eraGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-openais-head-of-business-products-uses-chatgpt-at-work-nate-gonzalezWhere to find Nate:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-gonzalez/
Website: https://openai.com/chatgpt/enterprise/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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) Start with vibe PMing before vibe coding
(05:17) Don't just give AI text prompts, do this instead
(25:01) How Replit Agent debugs and tests for you
(28:15) You have to be comfortable with failure
(33:33) Adding login and databases with one magic prompt
(46:43) Where vibe coding is headed (spoiler: AI agents)
(48:28) Agency, curiosity, and courage: the vibe coder mindset
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/complete-ai-vibe-coding-tutorial-build-full-stack-app-replit-matt-palmer
Where to find Matt Palmer:
X: https://x.com/mattppal
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matt-palmer/
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mattpalmer
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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 advanced AI evaluations
(21:50) Retrieval augmented generation explained
(27:29) Is fine-tuning basically lobotomizing your AI model?
(30:31) Now I finally understand vector databases
(41:40) Why Meta thinks open source will win
(44:04) Adam's best advice after leading 100s of AI integrationsWhere to find Adam:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamloving/
Website: https://www.llama.com/Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/complete-ai-course-on-prompting-evals-rag-fine-tuning-adam-loving📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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 ladder
(02:00) Shopify's dual career path for crafters and managers
(04:32) Live demo: Why Shopify employees have "mastery points"
(09:07) "Show me the outcome and I'll show you the incentive"
(17:00) Live demo: Employees choose their equity/cash split every quarter
(24:04) She made one video and got hired in 20 hours
(27:36) Driving AI adoption in Shopify after Tobi's AI memo
(32:01) Shopify's "low distraction" mode internal operating system
(39:22) 3 rules to build a crafter's paradise at your company
Where to find Sam:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samgreggwallace/
Website: https://www.shopify.com/news/mastery
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-advance-your-career-without-managing-shopify📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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 and prove security in real-time. Get $1000 off at https://vanta.com/peterTimestamps:
(00:00) Why traditional PM is dead (and what's coming next)
(01:46) Live demo: Building a new feature using ChatPRD and Devin
(05:34) The prompting trick that makes AI work like a real team member
(08:08) Why Devin has replaced Cursor for 70% of Claire's coding needs
(21:05) How Claire uses AI to build product strategy
(34:22) Balancing CPO duties, side projects, and family
(37:24) The real reason product management jobs are changing
(42:43) 3 skills that will future-proof your PM career in the AI era
(50:05) Why we’re entering the year of multiplayer AI agents
Where to find Claire:
X: https://x.com/clairevo
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4aRP2XSavdtrLG5FZoonOKGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-become-an-ai-product-leader-claire-vo
Get the takeaways:
https://creatoreconomy.so/p/from-idea-to-product-in-30min-using-ai-agents-claire-vo
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 meeting via https://www.merge.dev/peteryang and get a $50 Amazon gift card when you attend.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Building the best design-to-prototype tool in the market
(03:17) Demo: From static image to interactive solar system
(06:05) 3 ways that Make stands out from other prototyping tools
(12:01) How Make actually works behind the scenes
(15:21) 4 types of evals to improve Make's AI prototypes
(17:40) How the "Great Bakeoff" transformed the product
(23:29) The biggest product challenges in building Make
(27:23) Why prototypes are now the gold standard for design
(35:07) How Figma learned from its past AI mistakes
(40:36) Demo: Drawing apps, games, and more with Make
Where to find David:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkossnick/
Website: https://www.figma.com/make/
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/figmas-make-ai-prototyping-tool-is-here
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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 of AI coding tools and what to expect (06:43) Text-to-prototype showdown: Bolt vs. V0 vs. Lovable vs. Replit(09:09) The surprising winner for Figma-to-prototype conversion (17:30) Building JavaScript games with a single prompt (24:28) Full-stack app development: Cursor vs. Windsurf (32:57) Our recommendations for each AI coding use case (35:34) Why enterprise players could dominate the AI prototype market (39:29) Can non-engineers really build production apps with AI?Where to find Colin:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinmatthews-pm/Course: https://maven.com/tech-for-product/tech-fundamentalsGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/an-opinionated-guide-on-which-ai-coding-tool-2025📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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 completely changed Sahil's POV
(13:38) What would make him instantly reject a $100M job offer
(17:33) Hidden insecurities of the world's most successful people
(19:04) The devastating truth about how little time you have with your kids
(26:54) This 85-year Harvard study reveals the key to living longer
(34:10) Sahil's creator journey and the drivers of his million-follower growth
(41:05) The framework for deciding what to delegate vs. do yourselfWhere to find Sahil:YouTube: @Sahil_Bloom Book: https://www.the5typesofwealth.com/ Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/5-harsh-truths-about-wealth-you-dont-want-to-realize-too-late 📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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 Ramp and Drata a single API to launch over 200 product integrations fast. Book a meeting via https://www.merge.dev/peteryang and get a $50 Amazon gift card when you attend.Timestamps: (00:00) The future of AI is generative UI
(01:53) Demoing Cove's visual AI interface for trip planning
(05:02) Beyond chatbots: Co-creating with AI in a natural way
(09:01) Context-aware AI that updates content automatically
(11:11) Putting AI to the test to list premium Japanese snacks
(14:02) Building AI apps directly within your workspace
(16:35) Demoing real world use cases for visual AI interfaces
(27:39) Generative UI and just-in-time AI apps
(31:16) Why chatbots are the "DOS stage" of AI interfaces
(45:44) The secret to building Uber Eats to $25B
(54:51) The best way to build your AI product senseGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/he-built-uber-eats-now-pushing-ai-beyond-chat-stephen-chauWhere to find Stephen:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenchau/Website: https://cove.ai/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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 integrations fast. Book a meeting via www.merge.dev/peteryang and get a $50 Amazon gift card when you attend.
Timestamps:
(00:00) How to find job security with AI
(03:10) Everyone will manage a team of AI agents
(05:53) Is PM well positioned to thrive with AI?
(10:27) How anyone can build powerful AI agents now
(12:28) Three real barriers to enterprise AI adoption
(17:34) How Glean reached $100M ARR in only 3 years
(22:52) Making AI work with messy internal company data
(26:51) Critical skills you need to build to craft AI products
(33:33) Are 5-year plans completely worthless?
(36:12) Glean's vision is to give everyone an AI team
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/100m-company-in-3-years-ai-agents-glean-arvind-jain
Where to find Arvind:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jain-arvind/
Website: https://www.glean.com/
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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 — Join 9,000+ companies like Atlassian and Quora, and use Vanta to manage risk and prove security in real time. Get $1000 off at vanta.com/peterScott and I talked about:(00:00) How Claude will evolve from assistant to agent(01:58) Inside Claude 3.7: The first hybrid reasoning AI(04:51) How Claude became best in class at coding(08:50) Top 3 ways that Scott uses Claude to build Claude(13:49) PMs can now design and collapse the talent stack(17:00) Will AI models become commoditized, and Claude's personality (22:34) How to work with AI researchers(27:20) Step by step how Scott builds AI product(32:37) Why every PM must master writing AI evals(35:53) If Mike Krieger has brought Instagram's principles to Anthropic(38:41) How to get hired at Anthropic(43:01) Flipping the script on Claude's futureGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/inside-the-best-ai-model-for-coding-claude-scott-white Where to find Scott:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottiewhite/Website: https://claude.ai/ 📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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 Deep Research for competitive analysis(11:05) Unlocking Deep Research to get medical advice(13:29) More everyday use cases for AI you might not know about(19:07) The key problem with AI startups(22:32) What should the PM actually do if AI will do everything?(25:36) The ups and downs of being an AI founder(29:02) How to balance prompting, RAG, fine-tuning, and evals(32:09) The right time horizon to plan for AIGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/ai-does-my-work-now-as-a-product-leader-yanaWhere to find Yana:
X: https://x.com/yanatweets
Website: https://www.kraftful.com/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
