The Growth Podcast

Tyler Fisk built a $1.6 million AI education business in one year.Zero PhDs. Zero Silicon Valley pedigree. Just a systematic approach to building AI agents that actually work in production.While everyone’s vibe coding in ChatGPT, Tyler’s teaching thousands of students to build multi-agent systems for real businesses. Hundreds of production deployments. Actual revenue.Today he’s doing a live build: Taking Apple customer service from idea to working multi-agent system in under 90 minutes.No theory. Pure execution.----Brought to you by:* 1. Maven...

Today’s EpisodeEveryone’s building AI products wrong.They’re sprinkling AI on top like fairy dust. Adding chat interfaces to everything. Ignoring 70 years of design principles.Elizabeth Laraki was one of 4 designers on Google Search in 2006. One of 2 designers on Google Maps in 2007. She helped create products used by billions—products whose designs barely changed for 15+ years because they nailed it from the start.Today she breaks down exactly how to design AI features that users actually love.----Check out the conversation on Apple, Spotify...

Today’s EpisodeClaude Code hit $500 million ARR in four months.Two product managers. Zero marketing dollars. Just pure viral growth.While some PMs are still copying and pasting into ChatGPT, others are orchestrating multiple AI agents that work in parallel, automatically reading files, researching competitors, and building prototypes.Carl Vellotti runs the world’s largest PM Instagram account (55K followers) and has mastered Claude Code better than almost anyone. He’s built his own meme generation system, automated his content workflow, and uses Claude Code for everything from research to protot...

Today’s EpisodeAs an AI PM, you’re probably tired of building AI Agents and don’t know how to monetize them.But what if I told you there’s a company adding $1 million ARR every 10 days with their AI agent?Zach Lloyd, CEO of Warp and former Google engineering leader, cracked the code. His terminal-based AI agent has 700,000+ active developers paying real money.This episode is his complete playbook for AI PMs who want to build agents that actually make money.I hope you enjoy this one!...

Today's EpisodeHere's what's happening right now:Someone can clone your voice from a few YouTube videos and call your help desk pretending to be you.AI can build a perfect fake of your login page in minutes.This isn't some distant future threat. Jack Hirsch, VP of Product at Okta, sees this happening every day. Okta protects millions of logins and Jack has a front-row seat to how AI is completely changing cyber attacks.And the scary part is most PMs have no idea this is happening to...

You use ChatGPT. But being an AI-powered PM means also using AI agents.In my slack poll, only 2% of you said you use AI agents for productivity. So I want to break that down and make it dead clear: 1) why you should use AI agents and 2) how you should build them.So in today’s episode, I’ve brought in Jacob Bank, former Director of PM at Google (Gmail, Calendar) and now CEO of the AI agent builder company Relay.app.He shares all his secrets - his 12 agent EA...

AI agent PM roles are the fastest-growing, highest-paid positions in tech. These jobs pay $750K+ (TC in SF/NY) and are growing 2-3x faster than traditional PM roles.But most people don't know how to actually build AI agents. They think it's just ChatGPT with a fancy interface.Today I sat down with Mahesh Yadav, who's worked as a PM at Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. He's built AI agents at scale for 8+ years and now teaches hundreds of PMs at top companies.He breaks down the exact playbook: how to build...

Today's EpisodeRobinhood just crossed $100 billion in market cap. Its stock has 5.5x'd in the past year. It's one of the hottest companies in fintech.But here's what most people don't understand: building products at Robinhood isn't just about moving fast and breaking things. It's about moving fast while navigating regulations that could shut you down.Today I sat down with Abhishek Fatipurya, VP of Product at Robinhood, who's been there for 9 years - from intern to VP. He walked me through how they built products that democratized finance while staying compliant.<...

Today's EpisodeWhat makes AI agents different from chatbots?That’s the question we break down from every angle with today’s guest.Armand Ruiz, VP of AI Platform at IBM, who has been in AI for 16 years and has become one of the most-followed AI voices on LinkedIn.Armand leads AI platforms at IBM, building the building blocks for enterprises to build AI agents securely. He spends his time meeting with CIOs from the biggest brands who all have AI as their number one priority - and agents as one of t...

Today's guest: Julie Zhuo, Former VP of Product Design at Facebook, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of "The Making of a Manager," and now AI product leader at Sundial"Is the product designer role going to exist in 10 years? Is the product manager role going to exist in 10 years?"That's Julie Zhuo asking the existential questions every product leader is thinking but afraid to voice.Julie spent 13 years at Facebook, starting as an IC designer and rising to VP of Product Design. She wrote the Wall Street Journal bestseller "The Making of a...

"AI has been the biggest driver of change in experimentation I've seen in my career."That's Frederic De Todaro, Chief Product Officer at Kameleoon (profitable SaaS with 2K+ customers).Fred has been at Kameleoon for 12+ years. In that role, he's helped thousands of teams use AI to experiment faster and smarter.In today’s episode he’s breaking down:How AI changes experimentationHow to experiment with AI featuresLast week, I covered how one aspect of this: vibe experimentation. Today’s video is the A to Z AI i...

Check out the conversation on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.Brought to you by:* Jira Product Discovery: Build the right thing* AI PM Certification: Get $550 with code AAKASH550C7* The AI Evals Course for PMs: Get $1050 off with code ag-product-growth* Maven: Get $100 off my curation of their top coursesToday's EpisodeToday’s guest is at the epicenter of AI - and he hasn’t done any podcasts before.In today’s in-person chat, I sit down with Jake Brill, the Head of Integrity Produc...

If you’ve ever said “I just wish I had an assistant who knew exactly how I think”... Lindy is that assistant. These agents aren’t demos. They’re real, customizable workflows anyone can build. No code.Flo Crivello (founder of Lindy and ex-Cruise/YC) joined us to show how his personal AI stack runs his entire workday: From triaging emails, summarizing meetings, blocking spam, managing contacts, and even sourcing candidates.We’re not talking theory here. You’ll see what’s possible today (no prompting skills, no code), just real agents doing real work when you give th...

In today’s episode, we have one of the two voices I wanted most when I started this podcast: Teresa Torres. Alongside Marty Cagan, she was in my top guests to have.That’s because she has trained over 17,000 PMs in 100 countries.And in today’s episode, she’s breaking down one of the most important elements of PMing: discovery. She gives a masterclass on how to use the learnings from her smash hit book Continuous Discovery Habits for the AI age, covering both:1. How to do discovery for non-AI features with AI...

I made $1M in the last 12 months — with zero full-time employees. In this podcast, I’ll share and show you (watch the YT version) the 7 AI workflows that helped me scale faster, save over $400K in costs, and launch multiple income streams, all powered by AI agents. You’ll see exactly how I use tools to: - Automate my inbox - Build and ship SaaS prototypes - Write and produce video ads - Grow a podcast to 50K+ listeners/episode - Repurpose and distribute content across...

If this 80 minutes podcast doesn't make you an AI PM, I'll delete my channel!Yes, I know what I just said. But this is too good!You’ll learn:- How to become an AI PM without any tech experience- 2 main categories of AI PMs and how to break into each- How to build great AI products your users love- All concepts like Evals, RAG, MCP, etc- Creating AI PM portfolioAnd so much more----...

Nan Yu shares Linear's proven product-building method that helped them took Linear to a $1.25B product with just 2 PMs.You’ll learn:- How top companies like Linear are actually building AI features- Secrets to building a lean product that users genuinely love- Nan Yu’s advice for landing top PM jobs.- The Linear method in detail----Brought to you by:The AI Evals Course for PMs & Engineers: You get $800 with this linkVanta: Automate compliance, Get $1,000 with...

Today, we’ve got some of our most requested guests yet: Hamel Husain and Shreya Shankar, creators of the world’s best AI Evals cohort.You’ll learn:- Why AI evaluations are the most critical skill for building successful AI products- What common mistakes people are making and how to avoid them- How to effectively "hill climb" towards better AI performanceIf you're building AI features, or aiming to master how AI Eval actually works, this episode is your step-by-step blueprint.----Brough...

We could talk a million things with Tanguy Crusson but I’m keeping it to what I like the most about his work - Product Discovery.He shares a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how his team at Jira Product Discovery uncovers real user problems, validates solutions quickly, and avoids wasting time on ideas that won’t land.----Brought to you by:Jira Product Discovery: Plan with purpose, ship with confidenceProduct Faculty: Get $500 off the AI PM certification with code AAKASH25Vanta: Automate compliance, security, and trus...

Amazon banned him. Ivy Leagues kicked him out.And still, he went mega viral, built a $6M ARR AI startup, and raised $15M from a16z… all in a matter of weeks.This might be the craziest founder story you’ll hear all year.If you’re building in a competitive market, struggling to stand out, or just want to learn how to blend controversy with growth, this one’s for you.----Brought to you by:AI PM Certification: Get $500 with code AAKASH25Jira Product...