Dr. Nancy Li - Director of Product

๐Ÿš€ Immigrant Moved to the US with $800 | Featured in Forbes
๐Ÿ“š Fashion To Youngest Engineering Ph.D. To Director Of Product in 4 Years
๐Ÿค“ BU, MIT Sloan, Entrepreneur, Startup Mentor
๐Ÿ”ฅHelped over 1500+ aspiring product managers and Sr. PMs land high-paying PM jobs (AI or traditional PM) in tech, such as Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, Uber, Tesla, TikTok, Coinbase, Binance, and unicorn startups
๐Ÿ”ฅ Highest salary so far: $800K Meta L7 PM role!
๐Ÿ˜ŽTaught 600+ women how to negotiate

โ–ถ๏ธ Sign up for Product Manager Accelerator at: www.pmaccelerator.io/

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Dr. Nancy Li - Director of Product

How to Write an AI Product Manager Resume That Gets You REAL Interviews

Hereโ€™s a step-by-step breakdown ๐Ÿ‘‡

1๏ธโƒฃ Contact Info + LinkedIn + Portfolio (Top of Page)

Name. Location. Email. LinkedIn.

If you have a product portfolio โ€” include it.

Recruiters spend seconds scanning. Make it effortless to reach you.


2๏ธโƒฃ Strong, Focused Objective

In 2โ€“3 lines, clarify:
- Who you are
- Your PM experience
- Why AI PM

This frames the rest of your resume.


3๏ธโƒฃ Technical Skills โ€” Show AI Fluency Early

Even if youโ€™re not coding daily, you should demonstrate familiarity with:
โ€ข LLMs
โ€ข RAG
โ€ข Prompt engineering
โ€ข Model evaluation metrics
โ€ข Data pipelines
โ€ข MLOps basics

AI PM roles require product + AI literacy.


4๏ธโƒฃ Tailor Experience to the Role

Mirror the job description.

Make sure your resume reflects relevant exposure. Generic PM bullets wonโ€™t cut it.


5๏ธโƒฃ Highlight Measurable Impact

Donโ€™t say:
โ€œLed AI initiative.โ€

Say:
โ€œImproved model accuracy from 74% to 88% by refining training dataset and evaluation loop.โ€


6๏ธโƒฃ Organize Strategically
โ€ข Experienced PM? โ†’ Lead with AI-relevant work
โ€ข Transitioning? โ†’ Emphasize projects
โ€ข Student? โ†’ Highlight builds + internships


7๏ธโƒฃ Separate AI Skills & PM Skills

Create two clear sections:
๐Ÿ“Œ AI / Technical Skills
๐Ÿ“Œ Product / Leadership Skills

This improves both ATS matching and readability.


8๏ธโƒฃ Use the Right Keywords

Balance:
- General PM terms (roadmap, MVP, stakeholder alignment)
- AI-specific terms (model lifecycle, hallucination mitigation, ML workflow, dataset management)

Relevance determines whether you get screened in.


9๏ธโƒฃ Gaining Real-World Experience Is Vital

This is the part most people skip.

Courses and certificates are helpful โ€” but recruiters ultimately ask:

Have you actually built something AI-powered?

Hands-on experience transforms your resume from theoretical โ†’ hireable.

Thatโ€™s exactly why we built our AI PM Bootcamp.

Inside the program, you donโ€™t just โ€œlearn AI.โ€

You actually build a real AI product โ€” working in a team with developers, data scientists, and designers.

By the end, you walk away with:
โ€ข Real hands-on AI product experience
โ€ข A shipped product you can confidently talk about in interviews
โ€ข Proof that you can operate at the intersection of AI + product + execution

If youโ€™re serious about breaking into AI PM, book a call with our career advisor to see if the bootcamp is the right fit for you.
๐Ÿ‘‰www.pmaccelerator.io/AI_PM_Course_Application

Because the fastest way to fix your AI PM resumeโ€ฆ
is to build something real behind it.

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Dr. Nancy Li - Director of Product

Most people think a ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ is just a collection of projects.

Itโ€™s not.

A product portfolio is a strategic tool โ€” and how you build it depends entirely on your goal.

Letโ€™s break down the 3 types ๐Ÿ‘‡


1๏ธโƒฃ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  / ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ-๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐๐Œ๐ฌ

๐†๐จ๐š๐ฅ: Break into product management.

If you donโ€™t have official PM experience, your portfolio must:
- Demonstrate transferable skills
- Show the end-to-end product lifecycle
- Prove you can think like a PM

Your projects should clearly walk through:

Problem โ†’ User research โ†’ Insights โ†’ MVP definition โ†’ Prioritization โ†’ Launch plan โ†’ Metrics

Youโ€™re not just showing โ€œa cool idea.โ€

Youโ€™re proving:
- You understand structured thinking
- You can make trade-offs
- You can ship

Hiring managers arenโ€™t looking for perfection.

Theyโ€™re looking for product judgment.


2๏ธโƒฃ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ ๐๐Œ๐ฌ

๐†๐จ๐š๐ฅ: Showcase impact and leadership.

At this stage, no one cares that you โ€œran sprints.โ€

They care about outcomes.

Your portfolio should highlight the 3 major launch phases:
1. Pre-launch โ€“ strategy, alignment, risk mitigation
2. Launch โ€“ execution, stakeholder management, GTM
3. Post-launch โ€“ metrics, iteration, impact

Focus on:
- Revenue impact
- User growth
- Retention improvements
- Cost savings
- Strategic influence

Experienced PM portfolios are about results, not responsibilities.


3๏ธโƒฃ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐Œ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ

๐†๐จ๐š๐ฅ: Demonstrate thinking under pressure.

This type is highly customized to the company you're interviewing for.

For example, one of my students built a tailored portfolio for TikTok โ€” showing how she would improve a core product experience. That portfolio helped her land a Senior PM role.

In interview portfolios:
- Prioritize the problem
- Define the user clearly
- Narrow the scope
- Present a structured solution
- Show trade-offs
- Tie everything to metrics

And remember โ€” youโ€™ll likely have limited time.

Clarity > Complexity.


๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž?

Using the same portfolio for every scenario.


Your portfolio is not a scrapbook.
Itโ€™s a strategy.

Before building one, ask yourself:
What outcome am I optimizing for?

If youโ€™re serious about building a strong portfolio but donโ€™t know what projects to start withโ€ฆ

I created a free resource for you:
13 ๐‘†๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘—๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐ถ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘ƒ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘œ

These are practical, PM-ready project ideas designed to help you:
- Demonstrate real product thinking
- Showcase end-to-end execution
- Stand out in interviews

Download it here ๐Ÿ‘‡
www.pmaccelerator.io/pm-project-list

Stop waiting for experience.

Start building it.


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Dr. Nancy Li - Director of Product

One of the most common PM interview questions:

โ€œ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.โ€

Iโ€™ve interviewed 1000+ candidates.

Most people either:

- Go too high-level and vague
- Or drown in tiny details that donโ€™t matter

Hereโ€™s what interviewers are actually looking for ๐Ÿ‘‡

Not just your story.

But:

1๏ธโƒฃ Have you really done product work before?

2๏ธโƒฃ Do you understand modern product methodology (Agile, MVP, iteration, GTM)?


If your answer doesnโ€™t clearly show both โ€” youโ€™ll lose the room.


So hereโ€™s a simple 3-Phase Framework you can use:

When I answer this question (or coach my students), I structure it like this:


โ€œ๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘˜ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ 3 ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ :

๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘โ„Ž โ†’ ๐‘€๐‘‰๐‘ƒ โ†’ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘โ„Ž.โ€

Clean. Structured. Confident.


๐๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ: ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก

Donโ€™t just say โ€œwe did research.โ€

Be specific.

- What problem were you solving?

- Who were the users?

- Did you run customer interviews?

- What alternatives existed?

- What insight changed your direction?


Show that your decisions were driven by real user signals, not opinions.

Interviewers want to see how you think.


๐๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ: ๐Œ๐•๐

This is where many candidates get weak.

Transition clearly:

โ€œBased on our research, we discovered X. So I proposed Y.โ€

Then explain:

- What was the MVP? (1โ€“2 clear sentences)

- Who did you collaborate with? (engineering, design, stakeholders)

- How did you iterate?

- What feedback loops did you build?

Mention iteration. Mention stakeholders. Mention learning.

That signals real product experience.


๐๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘: ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก

Now, talk about execution.

- What was your go-to-market strategy?

- Who did you work with?

- What metrics did you track?

- What impact did you achieve?


And PLEASEโ€ฆ

End with results.


Revenue. Adoption. Conversion. Retention.
Give me numbers.


Strong PMs donโ€™t just build.
They deliver outcomes.

The biggest mistake?
Describing activities.


Great candidates describe ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž-๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ.

Research โ†’ MVP โ†’ Launch
Insight โ†’ Action โ†’ Impact


Want to be fully prepared for PM interviews at top companies?

๐Ÿ“ฅ Download my free resource: ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘ 50 ๐‘ƒ๐‘€ ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ค ๐‘„๐‘ข๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐ท๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’ โ€” all the questions tier-1 companies ask to land a job offer in 60 days.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.pmaccelerator.io/50FAANG

Stop guessing. Start practicing. Land that offer.

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Dr. Nancy Li - Director of Product

Heads up, PMs! Intuit is hiring across multiple levels this February.

Theyโ€™ve opened positions for:

- Interns
- Mid-level PMs
- Senior PMs
- Staff & Principal PMs
- Group PM Managers

Curious? Check out the full list of openings here:
www.intuit.com/careers/

โœจ If you see a role you like, DM me with the Job ID and I'll ensure your resume gets straight to the hiring manager.

#PMAccelerator #TechHiring

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Dr. Nancy Li - Director of Product

Have you ever snapped at your kidโ€ฆ
and later realized you werenโ€™t reacting to them โ€”
you were reacting to something inside you?

One of our students built an AI app around that exact moment.

Itโ€™s called Parenting & Nurture Self โ€” an emotional awareness + inner child healing app designed for parents who want to raise their kids without repeating the same cycles they grew up with.

The app helps parents:

- Pause and identify what theyโ€™re actually feeling
- Use an emotion wheel to name emotions quickly
- Do body scans to notice where feelings show up physically
- Practice grounding and cognitive reframing
- Get personalized support from an AI mindful guide
- Track emotional patterns through an insights dashboard

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ. ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž. ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ.

๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’:

๐Ÿ‘‰ parenting-and-nurtureself.vercel.app

If youโ€™re a parent (or healing your own inner child), go explore it and send her feedback. Shipping something this personal isnโ€™t easy.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐?

She built and launched this in just 11 weeks inside our AI PM Bootcamp.

Inside the program, you donโ€™t just sit and learn AI concepts.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐.

You work in a cross-functional team with developers, data scientists, and designers โ€” just like you would in a real company.


By the end, you walk away with:

โ€ข Real hands-on AI product experience

โ€ข A shipped product you can confidently talk about in interviews

โ€ข Proof that you can operate at the intersection of AI + product + execution

๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .

If youโ€™ve been sitting on an idea thinking,
โ€œMaybe one dayโ€ฆโ€

Book a free call with our career advisor here:
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.pmaccelerator.io/AI_PM_Course_Application


At some point, you stop consuming.
You start shipping.


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If you donโ€™t have a product portfolio yetโ€ฆ this is your sign.

Here are the ๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ“ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐…๐€๐’๐“ โ€” no excuses, no expensive software.

1๏ธโƒฃ ๐–๐ข๐ฑ
One of the easiest ways to host your portfolio website.
- Free plan is more than enough for PM portfolios
- Upgrade only if you want a custom domain
- Perfect for showcasing your end-to-end product thinking

You donโ€™t need to overcomplicate it. Just publish.


2๏ธโƒฃ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ
Sounds simple? Thatโ€™s the point.

You can:
- Create customer personas
- Show market research
- Compare competitors
- Walk through product strategy
- Demonstrate how you solve problems

PM is about thinking, not fancy tools. PowerPoint lets you clearly show your structured thinking and transferable skills.


3๏ธโƒฃ ๐…๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐š
My favorite for designing your MVP.
- Create clean, beautiful product mockups
- Design clickable prototypes
- Export visuals and embed them into your website

Many of our students design their MVP in Figma and then upload the images to Wix โ€” boom ๐Ÿ’ฅ end-to-end portfolio case study.


4๏ธโƒฃ ๐Œ๐ข๐ซ๐จ
Perfect for system design & architecture diagrams.

It became huge during quarantine because everyone needed remote whiteboarding.

We use it inside PM Accelerator to:
- Teach system design
- Create engineering architecture diagrams
- Map user flows

Flexible. Visual. Free.


5๏ธโƒฃ ๐€๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐š ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ

Everyone asks: โ€œWhat tool must PMs know?โ€

Yes, Jira is common in enterprises โ€” but you donโ€™t need expensive enterprise tools to practice.

Asana and Trello:
- Let you write user stories
- Track requirements
- Manage backlogs
- Simulate real PM workflows

Even my team at PM Accelerator uses Asana to manage processes and requirements.


Most people donโ€™t lack talent.
They lack proof.

Recruiters donโ€™t hire potential.
They hire demonstrated thinking.

A strong portfolio turns
โ€œIโ€™m interested in PMโ€
into
โ€œHereโ€™s how I think. Hereโ€™s how I build.โ€

Thatโ€™s the difference.

๐Ÿ‘‰ I created a FREE resource: โ€œ13 ๐‘†๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘—๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐ถ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘ƒ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘œโ€
These are real, practical project ideas you can start immediately to build yours.

Download it here:
www.pmaccelerator.io/pm-project-list

Stop saying โ€œI donโ€™t have experience.โ€

Build it. Show it. Own it.

#PMAccelerator

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Dr. Nancy Li - Director of Product

Here are 10 AI tools you should know โ€” from beginner to advanced ๐Ÿ‘‡

1๏ธโƒฃ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ญ๐†๐๐“ (๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐€๐ˆ)

- Your default AI copilot.

- PRDs, emails, debugging, research, interview prep โ€” this is the modern productivity layer.

- If you're an aspiring AI PM, this is where you practice prompt design and workflow thinking.


2๏ธโƒฃ ๐†๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข (๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž)

- Googleโ€™s multimodal LLM.

- Strong with real-time information and tightly integrated with Googleโ€™s ecosystem.

- Useful for research-heavy tasks and market analysis.


3๏ธโƒฃ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐๐ž (๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ)

- Excellent at long-context reasoning and structured writing.

- Great for strategy docs, reports, and enterprise-level thinking.


4๏ธโƒฃ ๐ƒ๐€๐‹๐‹ยท๐„ ๐Ÿ‘

- Text-to-image inside ChatGPT.

- Perfect for rapid prototyping, UI mock concepts, and creative testing.


5๏ธโƒฃ ๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ

- High-quality artistic generation.

- Widely used by designers and AI-first startups for branding and visual experimentation.


6๏ธโƒฃ ๐†๐ข๐ญ๐‡๐ฎ๐› ๐‚๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ

- An engineerโ€™s force multiplier.

- Code completion, function generation, bug hints.

- If youโ€™re building AI products, this dramatically increases iteration speed.


7๏ธโƒฃ ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ

- Production-grade ML framework from Google.

- Helps you understand how AI systems are actually trained and deployed at scale.


8๏ธโƒฃ ๐๐ฒ๐“๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ก

- Flexible, research-dominant deep learning framework.

- Many state-of-the-art models are built on it.


9๏ธโƒฃ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž

- The modern AI model hub.

- Thousands of pretrained models across NLP, CV, and audio.

Critical for fast experimentation in AI products.


๐Ÿ”Ÿ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐ฏ๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ

- AI-powered content creation.

- Great for PMs validating ideas with fast decks, visuals, and marketing assets.


You donโ€™t need to build a foundation model to enter AI.


But you do need to understand:

โ€ข What todayโ€™s AI tools can and cannot do

โ€ข How they integrate into workflows

โ€ข Where product opportunities emerge

โ€ข Why technical constraints shape product decisions


AI fluency is becoming the new baseline skill.

If you want structured guidance, I put together a free resource:

๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘ 8 ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  โ€” curated for engineers and PMs who want real, career-relevant AI skills.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Download it here: www.pmaccelerator.io/aicourses

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Dr. Nancy Li - Director of Product

Most people donโ€™t realize how fragile their career positioning is right now.

Not because theyโ€™re bad at their jobs.

But because ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐›๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ .

Thatโ€™s why I invited Sunny Youn onto the podcast.

On paper, her path looks impressive โ€” Wall Street โ†’ Big Tech โ†’ now GenAI at Meta.

But what stood out wasnโ€™t the resume.

It was how she reinvented herself before the market forced her to.

During our conversation, she said something that hit hard:

โ€œThe market doesnโ€™t care how good you were at your last job.โ€

Her finance and analytics expertise didnโ€™t disappear when she moved into tech.

But it wasnโ€™t enough.

What mattered more was her ability to:
โ€“ Translate her skills into new contexts
โ€“ Understand how technology changes decision-making
โ€“ Ask: What part of my job can be automated โ€” and what part shouldnโ€™t?


๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค.


They either panic and try to learn everything about AI.

Or they ignore it and hope experience carries them.

Both are risky.

At Meta, GenAI isnโ€™t about flashy demos.

Itโ€™s about:
โ€“ Knowing where AI creates real value
โ€“ Understanding the cost of wrong predictions
โ€“ Designing systems where humans and models work together

Itโ€™s less about writing perfect PRDs.

More about asking better questions:

What assumptions is this model making?

Where could this break at scale?

What should never be automated?

Reinvention isnโ€™t a dramatic job change.

Itโ€™s a mindset.

Sunny didnโ€™t pivot when she was desperate.

She pivoted ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž โ€” ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž.

Thatโ€™s the sweet spot.

Ask yourself:

If my job disappeared tomorrow,

what problem-solving ability would still be valuable?

That question should guide what you learn next.

If youโ€™re wondering whether your role is future-proof โ€” or whether you need to move into AI โ€” this episode gives you a clear framework.

๐ŸŽง Watch Sunny's full story here: https://youtu.be/sjZWA4mWtZ8

And one last thing.

Recruiters arenโ€™t impressed by AI certificates anymore.

Theyโ€™re asking:
๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ?

Thatโ€™s why inside our AI PM Bootcamp, you build and launch real AI products in cross-functional teams โ€” not just learn theory.

๐Ÿ‘‰If youโ€™re serious about breaking into AI (or staying relevant as a PM), book a free call with our career advisor.

www.pmaccelerator.io/AI_PM_Course_Application


Theory wonโ€™t get you hired.
Real AI experience will.


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Dr. Nancy Li - Director of Product

Product Managers โ†’ AI Product Managers

This shift is already happening.

Over 70% of companies are using AI in their daily operations.

More than half of recent VC funding is flowing into AI startups.

AI isnโ€™t โ€œthe future.โ€
Itโ€™s the present.

Yet many experienced PMs still struggle with one question:

What does an AI Product Manager actually do โ€” and how is it different from traditional PM?

Letโ€™s break it down.


๐Ÿ’ก๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ˆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ?
An AI Product Manager owns the development and deployment of AI-powered products.

At its core, the role sits at the intersection of three things:
- Business
- Data
- Technology

Unlike traditional PMs, AI PMs must go beyond feature delivery and deeply understand how data and models shape product outcomes.

The biggest difference?
Data is no longer an input โ€” itโ€™s the foundation.

๐Ÿ’ก ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ˆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ ๐๐š๐ฒ-๐ญ๐จ-๐๐š๐ฒ?

If you look at real AIPM job descriptions, clear patterns emerge:

1๏ธโƒฃ Define AI product strategy & vision

AI strategy moves faster than traditional product strategy. New models, tools, and competitors emerge constantly. AI PMs must balance short-term adaptability with long-term vision.

2๏ธโƒฃ Own the end-to-end AI product lifecycle

From AI hypothesis โ†’ MVP โ†’ launch โ†’ scaling.
This includes validating whether AI is a must-have, nice-to-have, or not needed at all.

3๏ธโƒฃ Make data-driven decisions

Sometimes you build models with data scientists.
Sometimes you integrate existing LLMs.
Either way, AI PMs are accountable for model performance and outcomes.

4๏ธโƒฃ Lead cross-functional teams

AI PMs work closely with:
- data scientists
- AI/ML engineers
- designers
- legal & compliance teams

5๏ธโƒฃ Define AI-suitable problem statements
Not every product needs AI.

There are typically three categories:
- Products that cannot function without AI (e.g. self-driving cars)
- Products that create entirely new experiences with AI (e.g. AI chatbots)
- Products that enhance existing workflows with AI features (e.g. smart predictions)

Choosing the wrong category is why most AI products fail.

6๏ธโƒฃ Still do core PM work
Yes โ€” AI PMs still write PRDs, prioritize backlogs, define MVPs, and own go-to-market strategy.

If users donโ€™t adopt your product, the model doesnโ€™t matter.

7๏ธโƒฃ Ensure AI compliance & responsible use
Ethics, privacy, and compliance are no longer optional.

AI Product Management isnโ€™t a niche anymore.

Itโ€™s quickly becoming the default evolution of product leadership.


If youโ€™re ever thinking, โ€œDo I need to pivot now?โ€

The answer is: the earlier, the better.

Want a clear, step-by-step path to break into AI Product Management?

Iโ€™m hosting a free AI PM workshop where I teach you ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ˆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ—๐ŸŽ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ โ€” even with no prior AI or PM experience.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Jumpstart your AI PM career now: www.pmaccelerator.io/AIPM

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Dr. Nancy Li - Director of Product

Amazon cut 16,000 jobs โ€” again.

When the news broke, we were in the middle of our AI PM Bootcamp Product Idea Pitch Day. My students and I were genuinely shocked.

And Amazon isnโ€™t alone.

January marked the highest number of U.S. layoffs at the start of a year since 2009, led by tech and logistics.

If youโ€™re worried you might be next, pause for a moment.

This isnโ€™t the end. It's a reset.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ?

Hereโ€™s a simple, practical playbook.

๐Ÿ) ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ

Before anything else:
- Breathe. Youโ€™re not defined by a job title.
- Tell close contacts youโ€™re okay โ€” honesty builds support.
- Confirm details: last pay, benefits continuation, severance, references.

This part matters. You canโ€™t focus on your next role if youโ€™re running on empty.


๐Ÿ) ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐š ๐Š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ

Your resume is your first impression โ€” make it count.

Focus on three things:
โœ” Results over responsibilities
โœ” Clear metrics ("increased adoption by 40% in 6 months")
โœ” A tight format recruiters can scan in 6โ€“10 seconds


A strong structure looks like this:
- Headline + summary: Define who you are and what you do.
- Core achievements: Use bullet points with numbers.
- Skills + tools: Tailor to the role you want next.
- No fluff: Delete generic lines like "detail-oriented."

If your resume reads like a job description, itโ€™s working against you.

At the end of the day, your resume is about how clearly youโ€™re positioned in a crowded market.


๐Ÿ‘) ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ

Especially in product roles, resumes only tell half the story.

A portfolio shows your thinking, decision-making, and impact. Hereโ€™s how to build one quickly:

โœ… Choose 3โ€“5 projects
Focus on work where YOU drove outcomes โ€” not vague team stuff.

โœ… Tell why you did it
What problem were you solving?

โœ… Show the process
Research โ†’ Strategy โ†’ Execution โ†’ Results

โœ… Use visuals
Mockups, charts, flows โ€” let people see your thinking.

Your portfolio doesnโ€™t need to be perfect.

It needs to answer one silent question:
"Can this person move the business forward?"

๐Ÿ’) ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‰๐จ๐› ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ง ๐ˆ๐ญ โ€” ๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ

โœ” Reach out to past teammates
Ask for a quick call โ€” no agenda necessary.

โœ” Send value, not just "Hey, Iโ€™m job hunting."
Share an article, a thought, or feedback.

โœ” Update LinkedIn
A thoughtful post about what you learned and where youโ€™re heading invites opportunities.

๐Ÿ“) ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐š ๐…๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž

You still have your skills.

You still have your experience.

And you still control your next move.

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