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The Growth Podcast

Aakash Gupta
Product Management
AI Product Management
Claude Code
AI Tools
AI Agents
Customer Feedback
User Research
AI Prototyping
Product-Led Growth
Product Strategy
Prototyping Tools
User Experience
User Engagement
Analytics
Product Discovery
Networking
Career Development
Product Development
AI In Product Management
Artificial Intelligence

Join 500K+ for deep dives on AI + product management. After spending a decade plus in product, I now interview PM's most insightful experts. www.news.aakashg.com

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Today’s Episode

90% of teams have adopted AI, yet 56% of CEOs say they saw no major financial benefit. Both metrics are accurate, and I’m pretty sure you fall somewhere between them.

With new AI tools flooding the market every week, it is safe to s... more

Today’s episode

Most PMs have automated something with AI by now. A PRD review. A weekly status update. The problem is that every session starts from scratch.

Loops are what fix that. A skill that runs the same way forever is just a skill. A skill ... more

Today’s episode

Today I’m showing you how to build a company operating system, with Mikhail Shcheglov, CPO at OLX Classifieds.

After 5 months of continuous building on OpenClaw and Hermes, his entire product team now runs on it.

His knowledge grap... more

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Mikhail Shcheglov
CPO at OLX Classifieds (former CPO at Azerbaijan's largest e-commerce marketplace and GPM at Bolt)
OLX Classifieds
Episode: How to build a Company Operating System with Hermes and OpenClaw
Srini Raghavan
Chief Product Officer at Freshworks
Freshworks
Episode: How Srini Raghavan helped $3.4B SaaS Giant Freshworks Embrace the AI PDLC
Oji Udezue
Former CPO at Typeform, Calendly, Parsable; former head of product of creation and innovation at Twitter
Former Chief Product Officer at multiple tech companies
Episode: 3x CPO Oji Udezue on the Essential Claude Skills for PMs
Daniel McKinnon
Former PM on the Llama models at Meta; founder of Gamow Labs
Gamow Labs
Episode: How to Build Frontier-Lab Quality Evals with Daniel McKinnon, ex-PM at Meta, Google
Eric Ries
Author of The Lean Startup, governance and startup advisor
Incorruptible / Author
Episode: The PM's Guide to Governance with Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup
Jyothi Nookula
AI PM with experience at Netflix, Meta, and Amazon
Former AI PM at Netflix, Meta, Amazon
Episode: Claude PM Masterclass from Former FAANG AI PM Jyothi Nookula
Meng To
Designer, design educator, and creator of AI-enabled design workflows
Independent designer and educator
Episode: The PM's Guide to AI Design that isn't Slop
Jiaona Zhang
Chief Product Officer at Laurel
Laurel
Episode: How to Build a Company OS in Claude Code with Jiaona Zhang, CPO at Laurel
Matthew Wensing
VP of Product and Design at Customer.io, hyper-growth AI company executive
Customer.io
Episode: How a VP of Product Uses Claude Without Producing Slop | Matthew Wensing, Customer.io

Host

Aakash Gupta
Host of The Growth Podcast, frequently engages with senior product leaders and AI-focused guests.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 191 ratings
  • Great content but needs audio leveling

    I love the content it’s top notch, but the audio volumes are way off and make it terrible to listen to. Run a compressor or balance the audio level before publishing please! Many times the audio is so quiet I have to turn the volume all the way up.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Bfoz
    United States4 months ago
  • Real Content for Real Product People

    Aakash is an outstanding product leader, and his content is impressive! Listen to learn fast!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Davidavpereira
    Germanya year ago
  • Actionable Advice from REAL PMs

    This podcast is a breath of fresh air because unlike others where we hear hours of theory-ranting and geeking around virtue-signalling frameworks and annoying Silicon-Valley echo chambers, Aakash focuses on practical, actionable advice from seasoned experts who are practicing their craft. I'm learning a lot from his recent focus on AI, separating hype from what really matters to product folks and how they can ascend in their careers by embracing the tech. Really liked the prototyping episode and... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Fu ur ads
    Canadaa year ago
  • In-Depth & Analytical

    "This podcast is a goldmine for anyone interested in product growth! Every episode delivers actionable insights, real-world case studies, and expert interviews that dive deep into what it truly takes to scale a product. The hosts do a brilliant job of breaking down complex growth strategies into practical steps that are easy to understand and implement. Whether you're a product manager, startup founder, or growth enthusiast, this podcast keeps you ahead of the curve with trends, tools, and frame... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sujay Koner
    Indiaa year ago
  • Great learning

    The podcast is rich with a lot of information. The guests share a lot of stuff to help us get what we need to amplify our growth in career.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mkrishnakanth
    Indiaa year ago

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Positive reception of the lineup and depth, though a few episodes feel lengthy for some listeners.
Listeners appreciate the focus on actionable advice from seasoned experts rather than abstract theory.
The show is a go-to resource for staying ahead in product and tech, with deep dives into AI-enabled workflows.
The host delivers top-tier content with practical, actionable takeaways for real-world PMs.

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#156
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#102
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#151
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#151
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#249
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

How to Build Frontier-Lab Quality Evals with Daniel McKinnon, ex-PM at Meta, Google
Q: What's changed since you wrote that article in terms of evals and benchmarks?
The benchmarks have evolved from QA-centric questions to agentic tasks that require longer horizons, tool use, and multi-step reasoning; you must design prompts and scoring to reflect capabilities like reasoning, planning, and external tool integration, not just factual recall.
How to Build Frontier-Lab Quality Evals with Daniel McKinnon, ex-PM at Meta, Google
Q: What's the difference between offline Eval and shipping online?
Offline Evals are a pre-baked set of prompts and scoring criteria used during development to gauge model behavior without exposing users to risk; online/evaluations involve live deployment where the product is tested with real user data to verify that offline expectations translate to actual user satisfaction.
How to Build Frontier-Lab Quality Evals with Daniel McKinnon, ex-PM at Meta, Google
Q: So I want to start with your article. You had this provocative claim and meme here. Do evals replace the PRD? What is the role of evals?
Evals replace the traditional PRD notion by communicating what the product should do through concrete examples and measurable criteria, especially in GenAI where products must handle many capabilities. They serve as a bridge between customer needs and engineering, outlining success with offline evals before shipping and guiding how to iterate.
3x CPO Oji Udezue on the Essential Claude Skills for PMs
Q: Oji, what are people going to learn today if they stay till the end?
They'll learn that PMs should balance coding with product judgment and business skills, using AI scaffolding to speed up market research, product briefs, and code readiness while maintaining critical checks and governance.
The PM's Guide to AI Design that isn't Slop
Q: What are the things that a PM needs to know if they're going to go from PM to founder to really succeed?
The key is becoming technically fluent enough to understand AI models (like GPD2, Image 2.0) and to manage a fleet of agents; PMs should focus on building knowledge bases, workflows, and the ability to orchestrate automation, so they can transition to higher leverage roles and even run their own AI-enabled ventures.

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What is The Growth Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show consistently centers AI-enabled product management, practical workflows, and real-world tooling. Across episodes, guests demonstrate hands-on methods for harnessing AI to accelerate discovery, prototyping, governance, and scaling—often via live demos of frameworks, agent-based workflows, and AI-native operating systems. Notable threads include how PMs collaborate with AI agents, the Claude ecosystem, evaluation architectures, design-to-development handoffs, and strategies for scalable rollout in enterprises. The format tends to blend actionable techniques with thoughtful governance and cautionary notes about over-reliance on automated outputs, making it a go-to resource for product leaders, builders, and designers exploring AI-firs... more

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2. Srini Raghavan
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4. Daniel McKinnon
5. Eric Ries
6. Jyothi Nookula
7. Meng To
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