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Peter Yang

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00:42:38

Full Tutorial: Connect Claude Code to Google, Slack,...

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2026/03/01

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 your apps(02:01) Google Workspace: Using Claude to prep for meetings(09:35) Linear: Creating tickets

00:35:26

Full Tutorial: Use OpenClaw to Build a Business That...

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2026/02/22

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 building its own business(03:49) “I’m going to sleep. Build a product that makes me money.”(08:03) How to

00:35:31

Full Tutorial: Use AI Agents for Coding AND Product...

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2026/02/15

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 agents(03:46) Live demo: Building a speed reading app from meeting notes(08:11) The difference between

00:53:51

How to Make Claude Code Better Every Time You Use It...

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2026/02/08

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, work, assess, compound(03:40) Live demo: The /workflows command to plan your app(13:25) How to use

00:37:43

How OpenClaw's Creator Uses AI to Run His Life in 40...

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2026/02/01

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 that lives on your computer”(03:43) “It sent me a voice message but I never set that up”(09:04) How to

00:39:17

Master Google AI Studio in 40 Minutes | Logan Kilpatrick

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2026/01/25

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: Building a social media content generator(09:31) How Logan uses AI Studio to build AI Studio(11:34)

00:51:47

Build an AI Analyst with Claude Code in 50 Min |...

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2026/01/18

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 analyst(03:04) Analyzing data with AI: Monitor → Explore → Craft → Impact(10:23) Live demo: Building a

00:51:32

Full Course: The AI Stack We Actually Use for...

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2026/01/11

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 with Claude Projects(10:21) Demo 2: Prototyping a new feature with Google AI Studio(17:10) Demo 3:

00:49:36

Full Tutorial: Build Your Personal Operating System...

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2025/12/21

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 builds Teresa's daily to do list(07:00) Working with Claude Code to brainstorm tasks and ideas(14:00)

00:41:53

A Founder's Playbook for Shipping 10x Faster with AI...

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2025/12/14

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 ideas, I've already shipped 10"(03:21) Think "how would I run this company?" not

00:29:39

An Inside Look at What Alexa Can Now Do with AI...

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2025/12/07

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 to Alexa(03:21) Live demo: Alexa uses AI to book Warriors tickets under $100(09:21) Which AI model(s)

00:38:14

A Proven 5-Step System to Prototype Apps with AI |...

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2025/11/30

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 that lead to generic designs(04:28) [Step 1] Custom GPT generates perfect specs before prompting(12:04)

00:38:43

Full Tutorial: How to Use Voice AI to Work and Code...

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2025/11/23

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 hours a day is killing your productivity(06:29) Live tutorial: Using voice to draft emails, write code,

00:45:47

Full Tutorial: Design to Code in 45 Min with Cursor's...

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2025/11/16

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 directly to code(02:06) Building a retro calculator app in one shot with plan mode(08:04) How Ryo manages

00:50:44

7 Counterintuitive Product Lessons from WhatsApp's...

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2025/11/09

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 execution = a waste of time(05:21) The ChatGPT prompt to get brutally honest feedback (11:19) Do the simple

00:39:16

Full Tutorial: From Prototype to a Real SaaS App in...

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2025/11/02

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 SaaS app needs(01:44) Client, server, database: What most prototypes miss(08:57) Live demo: Adding Stripe,

00:37:01

AI Agents, Clearly Explained in 40 Minutes | Wade...

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2025/10/26

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 workflows(01:25) The AI automation spectrum explained with real examples(05:16) Live demo: Wade's email

00:53:32

Notion's New AI Agents for Work Blew Me Away (Full...

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2025/10/19

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 actually work (01:38) Live demo: Watch a database build itself in real-time (04:56) How Akshay writes docs by

00:43:57

Inside Gemini and NotebookLM: How Google is Shipping...

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2025/10/12

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 use cases(07:12) Using NotebookLM to turn 70 sources into talking slides(12:36) How Google Labs shipped

00:51:54

Full Tutorial: A Proven 3-File System to Vibe Code...

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2025/10/05

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 AI coding workflow works so well(03:22) Explaining each file: PRD, atomic tasks, test-driven

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