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Apr 2025
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We Built an AI Agent to Automate PM in 7...

Aakash Gupta
About this episode

If you’ve ever wanted to know how the best product teams automate their workflows, scale systems, and build platforms that actually drive impact, this episode is for you.

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In this episode:

Why Should People Watch This Episode – 00:00:00

How Airtable Reached $11.7 Billion Valuation – 00:01:18

How Airtable Is Different From Competitors – 00:03:01

Start of the Live Cooking Session – 00:07:17

How Can PMs Use Airtable AI to Automate Their Workflow – 00:07:36

Automating User Interviews – 00:08:16

Ad – 00:10:10

User Interviews Continued – 00:10:46

One Cool Thing About Airtable AI – 00:11:40

Sourcing Beta Participants – 00:20:02

Live Demo of Using CoBuilder (Airtable AI Developer Agent) for

Aakash’s Podcast Guests Calendar – 00:27:08

Ad – 00:27:52

Demo Continued – 00:28:42

Demo on Automating More Stuff (Requests From Aakash) – 00:36:02

Aakash’s Reaction After the Demo – 00:38:46

How Airtable Uses Airtable – 00:41:16

How Airtable Builds Product – 00:45:28

Measuring ARR Impact – 00:53:48

What He Thinks About Fuzzier Associations to ARR – 00:54:23

Aakash Sharing Personal Story About ARR Scenario – 00:56:19

How Airtable Manages Roadmap Planning – 00:59:29

How to Go From PM to VP – 01:01:23

Talking About Struggles Building AI Features – 01:09:42

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Where to Find Anthony

LinkedIn

Airtable

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Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

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I hope you enjoyed the last episode with David Pereira (where we discussed why most managers are bullish*t managers). Up next, we have episodes with:

Dr. Bart Jaworski - Senior PM, 125K+ on LinkedIn

Spenser Skates - CEO and Founder, Amplitude

Pawel Huryn - 190K+ on LinkedIn, Fmr CPO

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.



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