5 AI Agents Every PM Must Use in 2025 (Act Fast)

If you’ve ever said “I just wish I had an assistant who knew exactly how I think”... Lindy is that assistant. These agents aren’t demos. They’re real, customizable workflows anyone can build. No coding experience required. Flo Crivello (founder of Lindy and ex-Cruise/YC) joined us to show how his personal AI stack runs his entire workday: From triaging emails, summarizing meetings, blocking spam, managing contacts, and even sourcing candidates. We’re not talking theory here. You’ll see what’s possible today (no prompting skills, no code), just real agents doing real work when you give them instructions in plain English Language. Transcript: https://www.news.aakashg.com/p/flo-crivello-podcast Timestamps: Introduction: AI Agents vs Human Workers - 0:00 Are Lindy Agents Really 100x More Effective? - 1:34 Agent 1: Meeting Recording That Never Forgets - 3:28 Agent 2: Email Triage That Works While You Sleep - 10:48 Agent 3: CRM Agent That Manages Your Network - 13:25 Ad: Mobbin (Product Design Library) - 15:20 Ad: Jira Product Discovery - 16:23 Agent 4: Removing Twitter Spam Automatically - 18:04 Agent 5: Recruiting Software Engineers at Scale - 22:04 How to Measure and Improve Your AI Agents - 26:02 Secret: Auto-Posting from Twitter to LinkedIn - 28:03 Ad: AI PM Certification Course - 29:29 Top AI Agents Every Product Manager Needs - 31:06 Framework: When to Build an AI Agent - 35:55 ChatGPT vs Claude vs Lindy: Key Differences - 40:30 How Big Has Lindy Become? (5x Growth in 6 Months) - 44:50 Hiring the Most Famous Engineer (5-Job Scammer) - 48:29 From Product Manager to AI Founder Journey - 53:04 The One Key Insight That Changed Everything - 56:42 Should All PMs Become AI Founders? - 1:00:31 Hardest Moment: The Pivot Valley of Death - 1:04:35 AI Agent Agencies: The New Gold Rush Business - 1:07:38 Future: Will AI Agents Run Companies Autonomously? - 1:11:19 Conclusion: How to Get Started with AI Agents - 1:15:33 Thanks to our sponsors: 1. Mobbin: Discover real-world design inspiration - mobbin.com/aakash 2. Jira Product Discovery: Build the right thing - https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/product-discovery 3. Product Faculty's #1 AI PM Certification with OpenAI's Product Lead (get $500 off) - https://maven.com/product-faculty/ai-product-management-certification?promoCode=AAKASH25 Takeaways: 1. You don’t need to be a “Founder” to act like one. Early in his career, Flo treated his work at Uber like it was his own company. That ownership mentality made him a better PM than most founders. 2. Write Like Your Career Depends on It. Clarity of thought = clarity of writing. He said the best PMs he’s worked with are excellent writers, not because it looks good, but because it reflects structured thinking. 3. Avoid Resume-Driven Decisions. Instead of chasing shiny brand names or job titles, ask: “Will this environment force me to grow?” For him, going from Uber to starting Lindy wasn’t a linear step up—it was a leap into discomfort. 4. Product Sense Is a Muscle. He builds product by imagining it from the user’s emotional POV. Not “What features should we ship?” but “What would delight the user in this moment?” 5. You Can't Delegate Taste. No matter how senior you are, if you're not involved in the details of product quality, you’ll lose the magic. He reviews designs himself, edits copy, and obsesses over UX—because product taste is not outsourceable. 6. Go where product is sacred. A PM’s growth is tied to the culture. He picked Uber because product rigor was high. At Lindy, he made product obsession part of the DNA. If your company doesn’t value product deeply, leave. 👨‍💻 Where to find Flo: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florentcrivello/ X: https://x.com/altimor?lang=en Lindy: https://www.lindy.ai 👨‍💻 Where to find Aakash: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aakashg0 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aagupta/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aakashg0/ #ai #aiagents #aiagent 🧠 About Product Growth: The world's largest podcast focused solely on product + growth, with over 180K listeners. Hosted by Aakash Gupta, who spent 16 years in PM, rising to VP of product, this 2x/ week show covers product and growth topics in depth. 🔔 Subscribe and like the video to support our content! And turn on the bell for notifications.

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EPISODE INFO

Released: August 18, 2025
Duration: 1h 16m
Channel: Aakash Gupta
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

If you’ve ever said “I just wish I had an assistant who knew exactly how I think”... Lindy is that assistant. These agents aren’t demos. They’re real, customizable workflows anyone can build. No coding experience required. Flo Crivello (founder of Lindy and ex-Cruise/YC) joined us to show how his personal AI stack runs his entire workday: From triaging emails, summarizing meetings, blocking spam, managing contacts, and even sourcing candidates. We’re not talking theory here. You’ll see what’s possible today (no prompting skills, no code), just real agents doing real work when you give them instructions in plain English Language. Transcript: https://www.news.aakashg.com/p/flo-crivello-podcast Timestamps: Introduction: AI Agents vs Human Workers - 0:00 Are Lindy Agents Really 100x More Effective? - 1:34 Agent 1: Meeting Recording That Never Forgets - 3:28 Agent 2: Email Triage That Works While You Sleep - 10:48 Agent 3: CRM Agent That Manages Your Network - 13:25 Ad: Mobbin (Product Design Library) - 15:20 Ad: Jira Product Discovery - 16:23 Agent 4: Removing Twitter Spam Automatically - 18:04 Agent 5: Recruiting Software Engineers at Scale - 22:04 How to Measure and Improve Your AI Agents - 26:02 Secret: Auto-Posting from Twitter to LinkedIn - 28:03 Ad: AI PM Certification Course - 29:29 Top AI Agents Every Product Manager Needs - 31:06 Framework: When to Build an AI Agent - 35:55 ChatGPT vs Claude vs Lindy: Key Differences - 40:30 How Big Has Lindy Become? (5x Growth in 6 Months) - 44:50 Hiring the Most Famous Engineer (5-Job Scammer) - 48:29 From Product Manager to AI Founder Journey - 53:04 The One Key Insight That Changed Everything - 56:42 Should All PMs Become AI Founders? - 1:00:31 Hardest Moment: The Pivot Valley of Death - 1:04:35 AI Agent Agencies: The New Gold Rush Business - 1:07:38 Future: Will AI Agents Run Companies Autonomously? - 1:11:19 Conclusion: How to Get Started with AI Agents - 1:15:33 Thanks to our sponsors:
1. Mobbin: Discover real-world design inspiration - mobbin.com/aakash
1. Jira Product Discovery: Build the right thing - https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/product-discovery
1. Product Faculty's #1 AI PM Certification with OpenAI's Product Lead (get $500 off) - https://maven.com/product-faculty/ai-product-management-certification?promoCode=AAKASH25 Takeaways:
1. You don’t need to be a “Founder” to act like one. Early in his career, Flo treated his work at Uber like it was his own company. That ownership mentality made him a better PM than most founders.
1. Write Like Your Career Depends on It. Clarity of thought = clarity of writing. He said the best PMs he’s worked with are excellent writers, not because it looks good, but because it reflects structured thinking.
1. Avoid Resume-Driven Decisions. Instead of chasing shiny brand names or job titles, ask: “Will this environment force me to grow?” For him, going from Uber to starting Lindy wasn’t a linear step up—it was a leap into discomfort.
1. Product Sense Is a Muscle. He builds product by imagining it from the user’s emotional POV. Not “What features should we ship?” but “What would delight the user in this moment?”
1. You Can't Delegate Taste. No matter how senior you are, if you're not involved in the details of product quality, you’ll lose the magic. He reviews designs himself, edits copy, and obsesses over UX—because product taste is not outsourceable.
1. Go where product is sacred. A PM’s growth is tied to the culture. He picked Uber because product rigor was high. At Lindy, he made product obsession part of the DNA. If your company doesn’t value product deeply, leave. 👨‍💻 Where to find Flo: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florentcrivello/ X: https://x.com/altimor?lang=en Lindy: https://www.lindy.ai 👨‍💻 Where to find Aakash: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aakashg0 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aagupta/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aakashg0/ #ai #aiagents #aiagent 🧠 About Product Growth: The world's largest podcast focused solely on product + growth, with over 180K listeners. Hosted by Aakash Gupta, who spent 16 years in PM, rising to VP of product, this 2x/ week show covers product and growth topics in depth. 🔔 Subscribe and like the video to support our content! And turn on the bell for notifications.

SPEAKERS

Aakash Gupta
host
Product leader and creator of the Aakash Gupta channel/podcast, interviewing PMs and tech founders about product and AI.
Flo Crivello
guest
CEO and founder of Lindy, an AI agent platform focused on automations and integrations.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Aakash Gupta, featuring Aakash Gupta and Flo Crivello, 5 AI Agents Every PM Must Use in 2025 (Act Fast) explores five AI agents PMs should deploy now to scale work Flo Crivello argues many knowledge-work tasks are now 100× cheaper/faster with agents, framing the shift as everyone becoming an “orchestrator” rather than a doer.

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