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Inside Claude Code: How an AI Native Team Actually Works | Cat Wu
Today, I want to share a new episode with Cat Wu.Cat is the product lead for Claude Code and I got her to share how one of the most AI-native teams in tech actually works. Highlights include getting user feedback every 10 minutes, going straight to prototypes instead of docs, and designers checking in code directly. Cat also shared her 3 best Claude Code tips and what’s next for the product.Cat and I talked about:(00:00) The process behind the best Claude Code features(05:00) How engineers can own features from idea to launch(10:04) Getting feedback every 10 minutes from 1000+ users(14:00) How designers and PMs can ship production code(19:58) How the Claude Code team does AI evaluations(29:04) 3 tips from Cat to get the most out of Claude Code(30:12) Why your Claude.md file is so important (33:32) What's next for Claude Code Thanks to our sponsor: Lorikeet: The AI concierge that gets it done lorikeetcx.ai/peter My top 10 takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/inside-claude-code-how-an-ai-native-actually-works-cat-wuWhere to find Cat:X: https://x.com/_catwuWebsite: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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Full Tutorial: Build an AI Co-Pilot for Your Life with Claude Code | Alex Finn
Today, I want to share a new episode with Alex Finn.Alex is a founder who has built a complete “Claude Life” operating system to automate research, curate AI news, analyze brain dumps, and more. I asked him to walk through exactly how to set up this system using Claude Code slash commands and sub-agents in just 25 minutes.Alex and I talked about:(00:00) How Alex uses Claude Code to automate his life (04:18) Inside "Claude Life" — Alex’s life operating system(05:29) The newsletter research agent that saves hours weekly(09:09) How to use custom slash commands and sub-agents (14:41) The most important skill that everyone needs in 2025(18:01) Brain dump analysis to find new content pillars(21:14) Daily brief agent that aggregates AI newsGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/full-tutorial-build-an-ai-life-copilot-with-claude-code-alex-finnWhere to find Alex:X: https://x.com/AlexFinnXWebsite:https://www.creatorbuddy.io/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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Ranking 15 PM Skills: What Survives vs. Gets Disrupted by AI | Nan Yu (Linear)
Today, I want to share a new episode with Nan Yu (Linear’s Head of Product).Despite only having 2 PMs, Linear has scaled to over 15,000 companies including OpenAI and Ramp. In our chat, Nan and I did a fun exercise to rank what PM skills still matter in the AI era and he also demoed Linear’s new AI agents that can write code, triage tickets, and analyze customer feedback.Nan and I talked about:(00:00) Why Linear is a billion dollar company with just 2 PMs (03:22) Ranking PM skills: What survives vs gets disrupted by AI(11:10) Why strategy is actually being disrupted by AI(21:51) The new skills PMs must build: context and agent management(26:57) Craft vs speed: Linear's 10% rule for shipping fast(38:09) Live demo: Using MCP to analyze customer feedback instantly(53:04) Delegating entire backlogs to AI agents with one command(57:12) Linear's future as an operating system for human-AI collaborationGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/ranking-every-pm-skill-what-still-matters-gets-disrupted-by-ai-nan-yu-linearWhere to find Nan:X: https://x.com/thenanyuWebsite: https://linear.app/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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Complete Beginner's Course on AI Evaluations: Step by Step (2025) | Aman Khan
Today, I want to share a new episode with Aman Khan.The best way to learn about AI evaluations is to watch 2 PMs build them live from scratch. In our new episode, Aman and I walk through creating evals for an AI customer support agent — from labeling a golden dataset to aligning LLM judges. This is the complete beginners AI eval course you've been waiting for.Aman and I talked about:(00:00) What are AI evals and how to get good at them (02:52) The 4 types of AI evaluations everyone should know(06:08) Live demo: Building evals for a customer support agent (10:29) Using Anthropic's console to generate great prompts (15:13) Creating the evaluation criteria(17:40) Adding human labels to the golden dataset (31:05) Scaling evals with LLM-judge prompts (38:21) How to align LLM judges with human judgmentGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/complete-beginner-course-on-ai-evaluations-aman-khanWhere to find Aman:X: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanberkeley/Website: https://arize.com/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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Cursor Tutorial for Beginners from Cursor's Head of AI Education (2025) | Lee Robinson
Today, I want to share a new episode with Lee Robinson.Lee is the VP of Developer Experience at Cursor and a legend in his field. While most people are still vibe coding, Lee showed me how to build apps properly using planning, test-driven development, AI agent workflows, and more. This is a must-watch tutorial for beginners who want to learn how to build with AI the right way.Lee and I talked about:(00:00) How the way we build software is fundamentally changing(03:49) Live demo: Building a music tracking app with Cursor(5:17) The critical setup phase most people skip (tests, git, linting)(16:03) Foreground vs background agents and when to use each(27:34) How to create cursor rules that compound your workflows(37:31) Why experienced engineers shouldn't fear AI tools(42:19) Essential advice for PMs who want to learn technical skills(44:48) How Cursor builds products without any PM(47:18) The future of generalist engineers in an AI worldGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/cursor-tutorial-for-beginners-from-cursor-head-of-ai-education-lee-robinsonWhere to find Lee:X: https://x.com/leerobWebsite: https://leerob.com/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more tutorials coming soon!
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