The AI PM’s Guide to Building AI Agents, with Warp CEO Zach Lloyd

Today’s EpisodeAs an AI PM, you’re probably tired of building AI Agents and don’t know how to monetize them.But what if I told you there’s a company adding $1 million ARR every 10 days with their AI agent?Zach Lloyd, CEO of Warp and former Google engineering leader, cracked the code. His terminal-based AI agent has 700,000+ active developers paying real money.This episode is his complete playbook for AI PMs who want to build agents that actually make money.I hope you enjoy this one!----Brought to you by:* Vanta: Automate compliance, manage risk, and prove trust* Kameleoon: Leading AI experimentation platform* Amplitude: The market-leader in product analytics* The AI Evals Course for PMs: Get $1155 off with code ‘ag-evals’----Timestamps00:00:00 - Intro00:01:55 - Interview Begins00:02:02 - Warp's Scale & Growth00:03:08 - The Turning Point00:04:32 - Learn or Get Left Behind00:05:50 - Framework for AI Value00:08:30 - Warp's Development Process00:12:28 - UX Challenges in Agentic Products00:14:53 - Ads00:19:29 - Who's Making Money with Agents00:28:31 - Future Predictions00:29:24 - Ads00:30:26 - Contrarian Takes on AI's Future00:35:44 - 90-Day Roadmap for PMs00:38:33 - Outro----Key Takeaways----Where to Find Zach Lloyd* Linkedin* X (Twitter)* Warp----Related ContentPodcasts:* He built the top AI agent startup* AI Agents for PMs in 69 Minutes* How to Build AI Agents (and Get Paid $750K+)Newsletters:* AI Agents: The Ultimate Guide for PMs* Ultimate Guide to AI Prototyping Tools* How to Land a $300K+ AI Product Manager Job----P.S. More than 85% of you aren’t subscribed yet. If you can subscribe on YouTube, follow on Apple & Spotify, my commitment to you is that we’ll continue making this content better.----If you want to advertise, email productgrowthppp at gmail. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe