3 Game-Changing Workflows for Product Managers

By: Amir Klein Host: Claire Vo Source: How I AI (ChatPRD) Type: podcast

Summary

How I AI episode with Amir Klein, AI PM at monday.com (ranked #4 of 90 PMs in AI tool usage, even after two months of paternity leave). Three workflows showing how to offload PM mental burden to AI: (1) AI-powered “second brain” for product management and customer feedback — creates dedicated project folders in Claude and ChatGPT loaded with kickoff decks, PRDs, product documentation, and marketing pages as PDFs (“everything is text” mindset); used Claude to write a Python Reddit scraper (no deep coding skills required) that pulled 34,000 rows of conversations about monday.com and AI agents; fed the CSV back to Claude for frequency, percentage, weight, and key discussion point analysis with citation verification to prevent hallucination; configured the AI persona to give candid feedback, challenge ideas, and push back rather than being supportive of every idea; uses the brain for PRD drafting and quick stakeholder answers; (2) Custom GPT writing coach for concise professional communication — uploaded Wes Kao’s concise writing frameworks from Lenny’s Newsletter plus “On Writing Well” (Zinsser) and “The Elements of Style” (Strunk & White) as PDFs; GPT rewrites Slack messages to be concise and clear while maintaining natural voice with specific style directives (avoid dashes, limit bullet points); daily draft-paste-iterate coaching loop; resulted in measurably more responses to his Slack messages; (3) Product interview prep with GPT Voice Mode — custom GPT loaded with product sense and execution interview structures, expert coaching resources, personal CV, and target job link; Voice Mode simulates realistic conversational mock interviews with candid feedback and no hints or guidance; tracks improvement across sessions (e.g., “your user segmentation has improved”). Also applicable to public speaking practice and reading comprehension.

Key Ideas Extracted

Dedicated AI “second brains” per initiative: Create separate project folders in Claude/ChatGPT loaded with all context (kickoff decks, PRDs, docs, site PDFs) — offloads the mental burden of context switching across multiple projects
“Everything is text” mindset: Print web pages, marketing sites, and support pages as PDFs to upload into AI projects — any information can become part of the AI’s knowledge base
Claude-generated Reddit scraper for customer feedback: Asked Claude to write a Python script for Reddit API scraping with “explain it like I’m five” instructions — pulled 34,000 rows of genuine customer conversations without deep technical skills
Citation verification against hallucination: After AI analysis, ask it to provide specific quotes from the source data for its claims, then manually check those citations — critical quality control for large-scale feedback analysis
Configure AI persona for candid pushback: Explicitly instruct the AI to challenge ideas and not be “too nice” or “super supportive of every idea” — makes it a better thought partner
Custom GPT writing coach with expert sources: Upload expert frameworks (Wes Kao, Strunk & White, Zinsser) and set specific style constraints — creates an always-available coaching loop that’s faster than human feedback
GPT Voice Mode for realistic interview simulation: Conversational format simulates real interview pressure in ways typing can’t — configure to give no hints, let you take the reins, and provide candid feedback at the end
Progress tracking across practice sessions: Voice Mode can identify improvement patterns over time (“your user segmentation has improved”) — provides the kind of longitudinal coaching feedback usually reserved for expensive human coaches

Notes

Published Sep 29, 2025 on How I AI (ChatPRD). ~13 min read. (Note: filename says 2025-09-22 but actual publication date is Sep 29, 2025)
Sponsors: GoFundMe Giving Funds, Miro
Amir Klein background: AI PM at monday.com; ranked #4 of 90 PMs in AI tool usage; was put in charge of AI agents initiative
Tools: Claude (scraper generation, analysis, second brain), ChatGPT (custom GPTs, Voice Mode), Python (Reddit API scraper), Reddit API
Writing references: Wes Kao (Lenny’s Newsletter), “On Writing Well” (William Zinsser), “The Elements of Style” (Strunk & White)
Key stat: 34,000 rows of Reddit conversations scraped and analyzed
Three companion workflow guides published Jan 8, 2026
Cross-references: Second brain pattern, Reddit scraping for product insights, AI coaching, interview prep

Raw Content

Re-scraped from ChatPRD 2026-02-16. Full article content captured in Summary and Key Ideas above.