“PMs who use AI will replace those who don’t”: Google’s AI product lead on the new PM toolkit | Marily Nika

Marily Nika, AI Product Lead at Google and founder of the AI Product Academy, demonstrates how product managers can leverage AI tools to dramatically accelerate their workflow. Using a smart-fridge concept as an example, Marily walks us through the exact workflow she uses to build products faster: doing user research with Reddit debates, generating PRDs with custom GPTs, prototyping with v0, and even creating stakeholder-ready video mockups using VEO and Sora. She shows how “tool hopping” between specialized AI applications creates a powerful workflow that transforms traditional PM processes and enables more compelling product storytelling. What you’ll learn: - How to use Perplexity’s “discussions and opinions” filter to mine Reddit for user insights and create pro/con agent debates that reveal product-market fit requirements - A workflow for transforming market research into comprehensive PRDs using custom GPTs that maintain your personal voice and style - Techniques for turning PRDs into interactive prototypes using v0.dev that make your product vision tangible for stakeholders - How to create persuasive product videos using Flow and Sora that communicate your vision more effectively than traditional presentations - Why “tool hopping” between specialized AI applications creates a more powerful workflow than using a single tool - How to use NotebookLM as an interactive judge for product demos and pitch competitions — Brought to you by: WorkOS—Make your app enterprise-ready today Miro—The AI Innovation Workspace where teams discover, plan, and ship breakthrough products — Where to find Marily Nika: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilynika/ Website: https://www.marilynika.me/ Substack: https://marily.substack.com/ AI Product Management Bootcamp & Certification by AI Product Academy: https://bit.ly/4p8tn2r — Where to find Claire Vo: ChatPRD: https://www.chatprd.ai/ Website: https://clairevo.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/ X: https://x.com/clairevo — In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction to Marily Nika (02:54) Smart-fridge use case inspiration (06:15) Using Perplexity to mine Reddit for user research (11:19) Creating a comprehensive PRD with ChatGPT (13:40) Building an interactive prototype with v0 (16:20) Using prototypes as stakeholder influence tools in product reviews (21:30) Generating product videos with Flow and Sora (30:17) The complete 20-minute product workflow, from research to video (32:06) Using NotebookLM as an AI judge for product demo days (37:38) What to do when AI tools aren’t giving you what you want — Tools referenced: • Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/ • ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/ • v0.dev: https://v0.dev/ • Flow (Google Labs): https://labs.google/flow/about • Sora: https://openai.com/sora • NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google/ — Other references: • AI Product Management Bootcamp: https://maven.com/lenny/ai-product-management • Lenny’s List on Maven: https://maven.com/lenny — Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email [redacted email].