Behind the Craft
Episodes
Full Tutorial: Build Your Personal Operating System with Claude Code | Teresa Torres
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ge...
A Founder's Playbook for Shipping 10x Faster with AI | Yana Welinder
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 decisi...
An Inside Look at What Alexa Can Now Do with AI (December 2025) | Daniel Rausch
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ale...
A Proven 5-Step System to Prototype Apps with AI | Xinran Ma
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 gene...
Full Tutorial: How to Use Voice AI to Work and Code 10x Faster | Tanay Kothari
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ge...
Full Tutorial: Design to Code in 45 Min with Cursor's Head of Design | Ryo Lu
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
7 Counterintuitive Product Lessons from WhatsApp's Former Head of Product | Ami Vora
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 simp...
Full Tutorial: From Prototype to a Real SaaS App in 40 Minutes | Colin Matthews
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
AI Agents, Clearly Explained in 40 Minutes | Wade Foster (Zapier)
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 actua...
Notion's New AI Agents for Work Blew Me Away (Full Tutorial) | Akshay & Ryan
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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) ...
Inside Gemini and NotebookLM: How Google is Shipping Non-Stop | Josh Woodward
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Full Tutorial: A Proven 3-File System to Vibe Code Production Apps | Ryan Carson
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 frustra...
AI Evaluations Crash Course in 50 Minutes (2025) | Hamel Husain
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Full Tutorial: From Design to Code with Claude Code in 40 Minutes | Meaghan Choi
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
Inside Claude Code: How an AI Native Team Actually Works | Cat Wu
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Full Tutorial: Build an AI Co-Pilot for Your Life with Claude Code | Alex Finn
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ranking 15 PM Skills: What Survives vs. Gets Disrupted by AI | Nan Yu (Linear)
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 in...
Complete Beginner's Course on AI Evaluations: Step by Step (2025) | Aman Khan
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Cursor Tutorial for Beginners from Cursor's Head of AI Education (2025) | Lee Robinson
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ar...
How to Build an AI Co-Pilot to Help You Ace PM Interviews | Ben Erez (ex-Meta)
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
How to Get Your Team to Start Prototyping with AI | Jeremy Epling (CPO Vanta)
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Full Tutorial: Use AI to Create Beautiful Designs (No Generic Slop) | Meng To
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 l...
Full Tutorial: Build an App with Multiple AI Agents (Claude Code)
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Dropbox VP's Best AI Workflows to Help You Take Back Time at Work | Morgan Brown
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 workflow...
Is This the First AI Analyst That Actually Works? | James Evans (Amplitude)
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ch...
Canva Co-Founder: The AI Playbook Behind the World's Most Popular Design Tool | Cameron Adams
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
How OpenAI's Head of Business Products Uses ChatGPT to Save Time at Work | Nate Gonzalez
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Complete Vibe Coding Tutorial: Build a Full Stack App in 30 Min with AI | Matt Palmer
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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-frie...
Complete AI Course on Prompting, Evals, RAG, and Fine-Tuning | Adam Loving (Meta)
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, e...
How to Advance Your Career Without Managing People | Sam Gregg-Wallace
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
From Idea to Product in 30 Min Using AI Agents (Full Tutorial) | Claire Vo
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Figma's AI Prototyping Tool is Here and...It's a MUST TRY | David Kossnick
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Best AI Coding Tools to Use in 2025 | Colin Matthews
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 - f...
5 Harsh Truths About Wealth You Don't Want to Realize Too Late | Sahil Bloom
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
He Built Uber Eats to $25B, Now He's Pushing AI Beyond Chat | Stephen Chau
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 vi...
I Built a $100M Company in 3 Years by Betting on AI Agents | Arvind Jain (CEO Glean)
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ha...
Exclusive: Inside the Best AI Model for Coding and Writing | Scott White (Anthropic)
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 hybri...
AI Does 90% of My Work Now as a Product Leader | Yana Welinder (Kraftful)
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 surv...
We were going to shut down our company…now we’re worth $700M | Eric Simons (Bolt)
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
This Vision Playbook Will Change YouTube and Your Life | Ebi Atawodi
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
This AI Tool Lets You Build Apps Faster Than Googling | Amjad Mosad (Replit)
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The #1 Hack to Build Apps With AI Without Getting Stuck | Colin Matthews
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 codi...
Inside Suno, the AI Music App You Won't Be Able to Stop Listening To | Mikey Shulman (Suno)
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 so...
The 5 Hidden Rules Behind Successful AI Products | Chris Pedregal (Granola)
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 h...
The AI Skill That Will Define Your PM Career in 2025 | Aman Khan (Arize)
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
This is What Top 1% PMs Do Differently | Amit Fulay (VP Microsoft)
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Make 2025 Your Best Year Yet With This Ritual | Katia Verresen
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Insta...
This Will Make You Rethink Your Product and Career in 2025 | Sachin Rekhi (Notejoy)
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How to Survive and Thrive as a Busy Working Parent | Deb Liu (CEO Ancestry)
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Zapier Co-Founder on Using AI Agents to 10X Your Productivity | Mike Knoop (Zapier)
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
How the Product Manager Role is Changing in 2025 | Jiaona Zhang (CPO Linktree)
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ab...
Why K-12 Education Is Broken for High Achieving Kids | Niels Hoven (Mentava)
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Inside How Perplexity is Disrupting Online Search | Aravind Srinivas (CEO)
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Inside Duolingo Unhinged Growth to a $500M Business | Cem Kansu (Duolingo)
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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+ i...
How to Crack the PM Interview in 2024 | Satish Mummareddy (Meta)
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 candid...
LinkedIn's Chief Product Officer on Growing to 1B with AI | Tomer Cohen (LinkedIn)
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Tomer Cohen, Chief Product Officer at LinkedIn. Tomer gave me an inside look at LinkedIn’s growth from 100M to 1B+ users by trans...
Founder Mode Lessons from Instagram, Airbnb, and Coinbase | Sanchan Saxena
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Sanchan Saxena, SVP at Atlassian. Sanchan worked directly with 4 of the best founders out there — Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger ...
How I Built a 7-Figure Business in Less than A Year with AI | Ben Tossell (Ben's Bites)
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Ben Tossell, founder of Ben's Bites. Ben built a 7-figure business that has taught 10,000+ people how to use AI to save time and au...
How to Break into AI PM from Google AI Product Leader | Marily Nika (Google)
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Marily Nika, AI Product Lead at Google. Marily built AI products at Meta and Google for 12+ years after getting a PhD in machine le...
How I Built an $8M Business with 0 Employees | Justin Welsh (Solopreneur)
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Justin Welsh, a 7-figure solopreneur and creator. Justin burned out from startups in 2019 after suffering from a panic attack. Sinc...
This Framework Will Change How You Think about Your Career | Shishir Mehrotra (Coda)
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Shishir Mehrotra, co-founder and CEO of Coda. Shishir is the co-founder and CEO of Coda and was YouTube's Chief Product Officer...
Ex-Meta VP Reveals His Top Lessons after 25 Years Leading Product Design | Jon Lax (Meta)
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Jon Lax, former VP of Design at Meta. Jon is a 25-year design veteran who most recently led design for Meta’s Reality Labs (e.g.,...
Cancer Changed Everything: Finding Empathy, Balance, and Grace | Sharmeen Chapp (Stripe)
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Sharmeen Chapp, Head of Product for Revenue and Finance Automation at Stripe. In 2021, Sharmeen was diagnosed with breast cancer af...
Building 0 to 1 and The Story Behind Figma Slides | Mihika Kapoor (Figma)
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Mihika Kapoor, product lead at Figma. Mihika and team built Figma Slides from just an idea to a featured product at Config this yea...
The Ultimate Guide to Developer Marketing | Lee Robinson (Vercel)
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Lee Robinson, VP Product at Vercel. Lee has built products and great developer experiences for over a decade and has written some o...
Real Talk about Empowered vs. Feature Product Teams | Chris Jones (SVPG)
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Chris Jones, partner at Silicon Valley Product Group. Chris and Marty Cagan wrote the best-selling book Empowered based on their 30...
OpenAI and Ex-Shopify Product Lead Reveals How He Builds AI Products | Miqdad Jaffer
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Miqdad Jaffer, ex-head of AI products at Shopify. Miqdad leads enterprise products at OpenAI and was previously Head of AI Products...
How Top Experts Use AI to Write, Code, and Run Their Business | Dan Shipper (Every)
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Dan Shipper, co-founder of Every. Dan co-founded Every and hosts a podcast called AI & I, where he has interviewed 25+ AI exper...
AI Hacks to Scale Your Business and Life From a 3x Founder | Siqi Chen (Runway)
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Siqi Chen, co-founder and CEO of Runway. Siqi is a 3x founder who’s an expert at using AI to scale his business and life. We disc...
Why You Should Push Yourself to Do Hard Things | Nat Eliason (Author)
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Nat Eliason, one of my favorite writers online. Nat is the author of Crypto Confidential, a real-life thriller about how he made an...
Proven Rituals of Great Product Teams | Lane Shackleton (CPO Coda)
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Lane Shackleton, Chief Product Officer of Coda. Lane has interviewed hundreds of product teams from Figma, Uber, Spotify, and more ...
Unlock Your Storytelling Superpower | Robbie Crabtree (Coach)
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Robbie Crabtree, founder of Competitive Storytelling. Robbie is a top storytelling coach who has helped hundreds of founders raise ...
Inside the $550M AI Browser That's Taking on Google Chrome | Josh Miller (CEO Browser Company)
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Josh Miller, CEO of the Browser Company. Josh and his team built Arc, an AI-first browser that users can’t stop raving about. To ...
Proven Tactics to 10x Your Impact as a Leader | David Kline (Bridgewater)
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Dave Kline. David led teams at Bridgwater for 20+ years, working directly with billionaire Ray Dalio. Since then, he’s coached 1...
Build Your Career by Collapsing the Talent Stack | Scott Belsky (CPO Adobe)
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Scott Belsky, Adobe’s Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Design and Emerging Products. Scott has also advised ...
Get Unstuck in Your Career in 5 Steps | Ethan Evans (former VP Amazon)
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Ethan Evans, former VP at Amazon. Ethan rose to VP at Amazon over 15 years and then retired to make $700,000 teaching product leade...
How to Become an AI First PM and Designer | Paul Adams (CPO Intercom)
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Paul Adams, Chief Product Officer of Intercom. When ChatGPT launched, Paul and the Intercom team blew up their roadmap to go all in...
The Best Product Designer I Ever Worked With | Alex Cornell (Meta AI)
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Alex Cornell, Director of Design at Meta AI. Alex is one of the best product designers I’ve ever worked with. He helped design Fa...
Inside How Figma Builds AI Products | Yuhki Yamashita (CPO Figma)
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Yuhki Yamashita, Chief Product Officer of Figma. Yuhki and I talked about how Figma: - Created a culture where employees love their ...
Building the World's Most Wearable AI | Dan Siroker (CEO Limitless)
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Dan Siroker, CEO of Limitless. In just 24 hours after launch, Dan and team sold over 10,000 AI pendants to help people augment thei...
Build Your Spiky Point of View to Stand Out | Wes Kao (Co-Founder, Maven)
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Wes Kao, co-founder of Maven, a very popular online course platform. Wes and I talked about how to create, market, and teach an onli...
How the Best AI Products Grow | Brian Balfour (CEO Reforge)
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Brian Balfour, CEO of Reforge. Brian and I did a deep dive into how 4 of the best AI products grew so fast. We spoke about: Why Ch...
How to Crack Your Product Strategy | Jackie Bavaro (PM Author)
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Jackie Bavaro, author of Cracking the PM Career and Cracking the PM Interview, two of the most popular books on product management o...
How the PM Role is Changing in 2024 | PM Expert Panel
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guests today are Sanchan (ex-general manager at Airbnb), Nickey (Product Director at Duolingo) and John (Senior Director at Toast). We talked abo...
The journey from SVP to solopreneur | Elena Verna (Dropbox)
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elena Verna is a solopreneur who has served as head of growth at Dropbox, Amplitude, Miro, and more. Elena and I talked about: 1. Why she left a ful...
How Shopify rages against meetings | Kaz Nejatian (COO)
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaz Neyatian is the Chief Operating Officer of Shopify. Kaz and I spoke about about: 1. Why traditional career ladders are broken 2. Why strategy i...
Focus on work that actually matters | Fareed Mosavat (Ex-Slack)
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fareed Mosavat is a growth veteran who has worked at Reforge, Slack, Instacart, Pixar, and other top companies. We had some real talk about how to: ...
Elevate the individual contributor | Claire Vo (CPO LaunchDarkly)
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Vo is the Chief Product Officer of LaunchDarkly and ex-CPO of Color and Optimizely. Claire believes that it’s never been a better time to ...