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Marily Nika, an AI product leader who built machine-learning products at Google and Meta, teaches AI Product Sense: translating unpredictable, probabilistic models into reliable experiences. Her methods address model uncertainty, AI-native workflows, and career transitions in technology.
Maggie Crowley, a former Olympic speed skater and product leader, popularized the one-pager as a tool for simplifying customer problems before execution. Her philosophy combines teamwork, strategic pacing, and an honest view of the unglamorous realities of shipping software.
Lauryn Isford, a product leader who scaled product-led growth at Notion and Airtable, drives self-serve revenue by redesigning onboarding and defining precise activation metrics. Her methods show how software can sell itself and how teams should be structured to sustain it.
Laura Modi, co-founder and CEO of Bobbie, built an organic infant formula company after struggling to find options meeting her standards as a new mother. Her decisions illuminate operating through a national shortage and confronting the stigma around formula feeding.
Lane Shackleton, Coda’s Chief Product Officer after nearly a decade leading product at Google and YouTube, formalized rituals such as the two-way write-up. His approach turns vague problems into clear systems for stronger decisions, team culture, and product organizations.
Kristen Berman co-founded Irrational Labs to bring behavioral economics into product design. Her 3B Framework—Behavior, Barriers, and Benefits—shows why environments shape action more powerfully than willpower or stated desires, grounding systems in real decision-making.
Peter Deng is a product leader who helped scale Instagram, Facebook, Uber, Airtable, and OpenAI. His five product manager archetypes and human-centric approach illuminate how teams can build useful consumer AI around people, not raw technical capability.
Nick Turley, OpenAI’s Head of ChatGPT, helped launch the product in a ten-day sprint. His approach pairs rapid shipping with close study of raw user behavior, prioritizing clear utility as ChatGPT develops into a proactive assistant.