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 are still vibe coding, Lee showed me how to build apps properly using planning, test-driven development, AI agent workflows, and more. This is a must-watch tutorial for beginners who want to learn how to build with AI the right way.Lee and I talked about:

(00:00) How the way we build software is fundamentally changing

(03:49) Live demo: Building a music tracking app with Cursor

(5:17) The critical setup phase most people skip (tests, git, linting)

(16:03) Foreground vs background agents and when to use each

(27:34) How to create cursor rules that compound your workflows

(37:31) Why experienced engineers shouldn't fear AI tools

(42:19) Essential advice for PMs who want to learn technical skills

(44:48) How Cursor builds products without any PM

(47:18) The future of generalist engineers in an AI world

Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/cursor-tutorial-for-beginners-from-cursor-head-of-ai-education-lee-robinson

Where to find Lee:

X: https://x.com/leerob

Website: https://leerob.com/

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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 jobs in tech. I got him to show me exactly how to ace product sense interviews and build an AI-copilot that his students say feels like having a "calibrated interviewer that's available 24/7."Ben and I talked about:(00:00) The current state of the PM job market

(02:07) The exact structure of the product sense interview

(08:58) How to build your AI interview co-pilot step-by-step

(12:36) Live demo: AI co-pilot walking through a Meta interview question

(13:33) Why Ben designed the AI to be the candidate, not the interviewer

(25:23) How to prioritize the right user segments and problems to solve

(32:13) The biggest mistakes candidates make when challenged by interviewersThis episode covers how to build a simple AI co-pilot from scratch, but you should also check out Ben’s advanced interview AI co-pilot: https://www.benerez.com/copilotGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-build-an-ai-co-pilot-to-ace-your-pm-interviews-ben-erezWhere to find Ben:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benerez/

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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 that he used to get his entire team to prototype with AI, his favorite AI workflows for PM work, and why now might be the best time to be an IC PM. We also did a deep dive on how Vanta ran AI evaluations for their new AI agent.

Jeremy and I talked about:(00:00) Why prototypes beat PRDs

(01:43) The exact template that got his entire PM team prototyping

(05:14) From prototype to product: live demo of Vanta’s AI agent

(08:56) How to run prototype-first product reviews

(12:47) Top AI workflows that save Jeremy hours each week

(19:08) Is now the best time to be an IC PM?

(25:03) Advice for big tech PMs facing industry changes

(30:35) Separating the hype from craft for AI products

(36:16) Deep dive on AI evaluations for AI agents

Where to find Jeremy:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-epling-j40/

Website: https://vanta.com Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-get-your-team-to-start-prototyping-with-ai-jeremy-vanta📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!