Marily Nika, AI Product Lead at Google and founder of the AI Product Academy, demonstrates how product managers can leverage AI tools to dramatically accelerate their workflow. Using a smart-fridge concept as an example, Marily walks us through the exact workflow she uses to build products faster: doing user research with Reddit debates, generating PRDs with custom GPTs, prototyping with v0, and even creating stakeholder-ready video mockups using VEO and Sora. She shows how “tool hopping” between specialized AI applications creates a powerful workflow that transforms traditional PM processes and enables more compelling product storytelling.
What you’ll learn:
- How to use Perplexity’s “discussions and opinions” filter to mine Reddit for user insights and create pro/con agent debates that reveal product-market fit requirements
- A workflow for transforming market research into comprehensive PRDs using custom GPTs that maintain your personal voice and style
- Techniques for turning PRDs into interactive prototypes using v0.dev that make your product vision tangible for stakeholders
- How to create persuasive product videos using Flow and Sora that communicate your vision more effectively than traditional presentations
- Why “tool hopping” between specialized AI applications creates a more powerful workflow than using a single tool
- How to use NotebookLM as an interactive judge for product demos and pitch competitions
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Where to find Marily Nika:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilynika/
Website: https://www.marilynika.me/
Substack: https://marily.substack.com/
AI Product Management Bootcamp & Certification by AI Product Academy: https://bit.ly/4p8tn2r
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Where to find Claire Vo:
ChatPRD: https://www.chatprd.ai/
Website: https://clairevo.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/
X: https://x.com/clairevo
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In this episode, we cover:
(00:00) Introduction to Marily Nika
(02:54) Smart-fridge use case inspiration
(06:15) Using Perplexity to mine Reddit for user research
(11:19) Creating a comprehensive PRD with ChatGPT
(13:40) Building an interactive prototype with v0
(16:20) Using prototypes as stakeholder influence tools in product reviews
(21:30) Generating product videos with Flow and Sora
(30:17) The complete 20-minute product workflow, from research to video
(32:06) Using NotebookLM as an AI judge for product demo days
(37:38) What to do when AI tools aren’t giving you what you want
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Tools referenced:
• Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/
• ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/
• v0.dev: https://v0.dev/
• Flow (Google Labs): https://labs.google/flow/about
• Sora: https://openai.com/sora
• NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google/
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Other references:
• AI Product Management Bootcamp: https://maven.com/lenny/ai-product-management
• Lenny’s List on Maven: https://maven.com/lenny
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