Product management

Dec 26, 2025

Shipping AI That Works: An Evaluation Framework for PMs – Aman Khan, Arize

This talk provides a practical framework for product managers to move beyond simple "vibe checks" to implement rigorous, data-driven evaluation for LLM-powered products. Using a live demo of a multi-agent AI trip planner, the speaker breaks down essential methodologies, including human feedback, code-based checks, and LLM-as-a-judge systems, and demonstrates how to iterate on both prompts and the evals themselves to ensure consistent quality and build user trust.

Dec 14, 2025

Why humans are AI's biggest bottleneck (and what's coming in 2026) | Alexander Embiricos (OpenAI)

Alexander Embiricos, product lead for OpenAI's Codex, discusses the vision of AI as a proactive software engineering teammate, not just a tool. He covers the product decisions that led to Codex's 20x growth, how it enabled shipping the Sora Android app in 18 days, and why the real bottleneck to AGI-level productivity is shifting from model capability to human review speed and interaction.

Nov 20, 2025

Mental models for building products people love ft. Stewart Butterfield

Stewart Butterfield, co-founder of Slack and Flickr, shares the product frameworks and leadership principles that guided his success. He delves into concepts like "utility curves" for feature investment, the "owner's delusion" in product design, and why focusing on "comprehension" is often more important than reducing friction. He also introduces powerful mental models for organizational effectiveness, such as combating "hyper-realistic work-like activities" and applying Parkinson's Law to team growth.

Oct 28, 2025

From Idea to $650M Exit: Lessons in Building AI Startups

In a talk at AI Startup School, Casetext co-founder Jake Heller breaks down how he built and sold his AI legal assistant, CoCounsel, for $650 million. He provides a practical framework for founders on identifying valuable AI business ideas, building reliable products that go beyond simple demos, and creating a go-to-market strategy centered on trust and product quality.

Oct 10, 2025

Inside Google's AI turnaround: AI Mode, AI Overviews, and vision for AI-powered search | Robby Stein

Robby Stein, VP of Product at Google, shares insights on the development of Google's AI products, including AI Mode and AI Overviews. He discusses the product principles that guided the creation of billion-user products like Instagram Stories, the philosophy of "relentless improvement," and why AI is expanding, not replacing, Google Search.

Oct 05, 2025

Finding hidden growth opportunities in your product | Albert Cheng (Duolingo, Grammarly, Chess.com)

Albert Cheng, who has led growth at Duolingo, Grammarly, and Chess.com, shares his framework for finding and scaling growth opportunities. He discusses the explore-exploit model, the keys to consumer subscription success like retention and resurrected users, and how AI is accelerating the experimentation cycle.