Google AI PM Reveals the Tools 99% of Product Managers Don’t Use

Marily Nika has built more AI products at Google than almost anyone. She walks through her complete 6-tool stack - from AI Studio prototyping to Notebook LM learning. Here's everything you need to master AI tools as a product manager. ---- Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:52 - Why These 6 Tools Matter 6:41 - Google AI Studio for Prototyping 11:05 - Ads 12:53 - AI Prototyping Deep Dive 19:37 - Opal vs AI Studio 27:03 - Notebook LM for Domain Expertise 31:50 - Ads 34:39 - Notebook LM in Action 37:23 - Perplexity for Reddit Research 40:00 - ChatGPT PRD Generator 55:16 - The 18-Month AIPM Roadmap 59:30 - AIPM Interview Red Flags 1:02:10 - The Future of Product Management 1:05:34 - Outro ---- 🏆 Thanks to our sponsors: 1. Jira Product Discovery: Move discovery and roadmapping out of spreadsheets - https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/product-discovery 2. Vanta: Automate compliance across 35+ frameworks - http://vanta.com/aakash 3. Maven: Maven: Get 15% off Marily’s AI PM Bootcamp with code AAKASHxMAVEN - https://bit.ly/40MEiVY 4. Mobbin: Discover real-world design inspiration - http://mobbin.com/aakash 5. Product Faculty: Get $500 off the AI PM Certification with code AAKASH25 -https://maven.com/product-faculty/ai-product-management-certification?promoCode=AAKASH550C7 ---- Summary: https://www.news.aakashg.com/p/marily-nika-podcast Key Takeaways 1. Marily's stack is just 6 tools - Google AI Studio for prototyping, Opal for mini apps, Notebook LM for learning, Perplexity for user research, ChatGPT for PRDs, and Fireflies for meetings. Each maps to one PM workflow. No tool hopping. 2. Prototype before writing PRDs. Marily builds a working app in AI Studio first, then brings engineers in to debate the actual thing. Saves weeks of back-and-forth on documents. PRDs are now for complex cross-functional work only. 3. Notebook LM learned a 4-hour video in 15 minutes. Marily had an interview the next day. She uploaded the job description and a 4-hour investor relations video. It gave her 15 key points. She memorized them and crushed the interview. 4. Perplexity's Reddit filter is your secret weapon. Turn off web search, turn on discussions and opinions. Ask "would young professionals be interested in a fitness ring?" Get 20+ Reddit sources instantly. Know what users actually want. 5. Marily's PRD generator has 10,000+ users. She trained a ChatGPT custom GPT with her voice and old PRDs. It asks probing questions before generating. Gets PRDs done in days instead of weeks. She's not embarrassed to use AI at work. 6. Tool selection has 4 rules. Does it save 10x time (not 2x)? Does it work across contexts? Does it work with your company's limitations? Does it compound over time? If not all 4, delete it. 7. "Be like a crab" for AIPM roles. Move adjacent to your experience. Hearing aids → AirPods PM. ESPN journalism → Meta sports AI PM. Don't ignore your past experience. It's your competitive advantage. 8. Red flag in AIPM interviews - missing PM craft. Ex-ML scientists dive into algorithms without asking why, who, and how to measure success. AI changes HOW you fulfill use cases, not the use cases themselves. 9. Who replaces PMs? Not AI. PMs who use AI when you're not. Don't be embarrassed about using AI at work. It's not cheating. The gap is widening between PMs who use these tools and those who don't. 10. Every PM will become an AIPM by 2026. Show Marily any product and she'll find the AI use case. Even retail stores use cameras and AI to monitor which areas get traffic. The AIPM title will just become PM. ---- 👨‍💻 Where to find Marily Nika: 1. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilynika 2. Twitter - https://twitter.com/marilynikaref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor 3. Website - https://www.marilynika.me/ 4. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBzlZnlkGeqKqa3Pd0YSCA?themeRefresh=1 5. Newsletter - https://marily.substack.com/ 6. Maven - Her course is part of my special curation with Maven - https://maven.com/marily-nika/ai-pm-bootcamp?utm_campaign=aakash-gupta&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=maven&promoCode=AAKASHxMAVEN 👨‍💻 Where to find Aakash: Twitter: https://www.x.com/aakashg0 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aagupta/ Newsletter: https://www.news.aakashg.com #AIPM #googleai --- About Product Growth The world's largest podcast focused solely on product + growth, with over 205K 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 turn on notifications to get more videos like this.