Aman Khan: belief

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…So let me give a little context on this conversation. I put out a call on Twitter and LinkedIn asking people for their favorite IC product managers, and you came up near the top of the list across both Twitter and LinkedIn, so I knew that I needed to meet you. And you're super interesting in a couple of ways. One is if I think about the Venn diagram of some of the most interesting trends in product right now, you're kind of at the center of AI and staying IC, an individual contributor, for a long time. And my sense is a lot of PMs are thinking about how do I get into AI and how do I do more AI work. Two, there's this trend of just ICs, super ICs, less managers, and you've been doing AI for a long time, you've been an IC for basically your whole career very intentionally. So with that, there's a few things I want to spend our time on. One is how to get into AI, how to become an AI PM essentially? Two is how to thrive as an AI PM? And three is how to thrive as an IC outside of AI, but I know AI plays into that? Broadly, how does that sound? Yeah, that sounds great. I think that was a crazy moment of just seeing how many people piled onto that, those posts, and then some of our discussion back and forth on this thread. And I thought it was super interesting, it was this combination of product and AI where just happens to be, I think where the space is headed or what seems to be catching so much attention. So yeah, I'm super excited to dive into that and try and share a little bit that I've learned along the way as well. This episode is brought to you by Pendo, the only all-in-one product experience platform for any type of application. Tired of bouncing around multiple tools to uncover what's really happening inside your product? With all the tools you need in one simple to use platform, Pendo makes it easy to answer critical questions about how users are engaging with your product and then turn those insights into action. Also, you can get your users to do what you actually want them to do. First, Pendo is built around product analytics, seeing what your users are actually doing in your apps so that you can optimize their experience. Next, Pendo lets you deploy in-app guides that lead users through the actions that matter most. Then, Pendo integrates user feedback so that you can capture and analyze what people actually want. And the new thing in Pendo, session replays, a very cool way to visualize user sessions. I'm not surprised at all that over 10,000 companies use it today. Visit Pendo.io/Lenny to create your free Pendo account today and start building better experiences across every corner of your product. P.S. You want to take your product-led know-how a step further, check out Pendo's lineup of free certification courses led by top product experts and designed to help you grow and advance in your career. Learn more and experience the power of the Pendo platform today at Pendo.io/Lenny. This episode is brought to you by Vanta. When it comes to ensuring your company has top-notch security practices, things get complicated fast. Now you can assess risk, secure the trust of your customers and automate compliance For SOC II, ISO 27001, HIPAA and more, with a single platform, Vanta. Vanta's market-leading trust management platform helps you continuously monitor compliance, alongside reporting and tracking risk. Plus, you can save hours by completing security questionnaires with Vanta AI. Join thousands of global companies that use Vanta to automate evidence collection, unify risk management, and streamline security reviews. Get $1,000 off Vanta when you go to vanta.com/Lenny. That's V-A-M-T-A.com/Lenny. Let's start with getting into AI PM, becoming an AI PM. There's this term that we hear a lot in AI PM, it's like bootcamp certifications become an AI PM. What's the simplest way for people to understand what that means other than just it's a PM that works with AI? Is there something more concrete that you think about when you see that title?…

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