How To Break Into AI Product Management (& Why It Might KILL Regular PM Roles in 2025) - w/ Aman

In this episode, featured not-expert is Aman Goyal. Resources: Aman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amangoyal99/ Articles and Resume Keywords, Template -https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QaBsCwkIUXxEVqXioFZUSP_djXqHZufbhv0ft2teHpg/edit?usp=drive_link Product Design prep https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OGekPplaTWcjRLY6OcNtB436cbIt64PurhXztU0HJ2Y/edit?usp=drive_link Behavioral prep https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WfxAXkpuHYtKV1FzyfdNGv3m0cJg0E3Fe9b1ixqsio8/edit?usp=drive_link Product Execution https://docs.google.com/document/d/15KY-i_Q2cdlHTLvoSxXEMIZAQkEAeATlfUcacaDrLkE/edit?usp=sharing Guesstimateshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1tsFbB7QnBP9SmoU_-WtM0-AaomO5m2eaJe5t7z1nhNY/edit?usp=sharing ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + Background 02:16 On AI replacing APM and Jr PM roles (and eventually PM) 04:35 Even TPM/EPM roles are probably not safe 07:35 Aman Goyal's Journey to Product Management 10:15 Project to detect triply riders on two wheelers 12:12 Why product management? 13:47 Transitioning from Technical Roles to Product Management 15:39 Product breakdowns to prepare for PM roles 19:43 Upskilling for (AI)PM roles 23:34 Reading suggestions for PM (Why Cracking the PM Interview sucks) 25:54 How to get people to agree to coffee chats on LinkedIn 29:20 How are AIPM roles different from generic PM roles? 32:37 Without technical ML experience, are you doomed? 35:26 The Importance of Experience and Projects 36:09 Job Application Insights for US Students 37:49 Networking Strategies for Success 41:10 Mastering Mock Interviews 43:50 Lewis Lin's community is a GAME CHANGER for mock interviews 46:27 Naman's Google TPM interview experience 48:04 How mock interviews helped Aman crack first US internship 51:29 How to prep for Product Design Questions 53:11 How to answer behavioral interview questions 58:36 Outro + Gratitude