7 Steps to Become an AI PM | Aakash Gupta of Product Growth

Aakash Gupta writes the Product Growth newsletter for over 140,000 subscribers and hosts the Product Growth podcast, where he helps product managers, product leaders and aspiring product managers.

In today's episode:

• Aakash's journey to newsletter success
• The 7 steps to follow to become an AI Product Manager
• Aakash's tips on growing your network and audience

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Aakash's contact info:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aagupta
• Product Growth Newsletter on Substack
• Product Growth Podcast on YouTube 

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Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling

In this episode, we cover: 

(00:00) Preview
(00:49) Intro
(02:01) The growth of Product Growth
(07:32) Step 1: Shape your content diet
(12:55) Step 2: Take relevant courses
(20:25) Step 3: Gain hands-on experience
(23:46) Step 4: Structure your portfolio
(26:25) Step 5: Network
(36:38) Step 6: Snag interviews
(41:14 ) Step 7: Ace the homework and interview
(50:52) Final thoughts 

Useful links from the episode:

• AI for Everyone by Andrew Ng
• Jeff Su's YouTube channel
• Dwarkesh Patel's Podcast
• SVPino on YouTube

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