Avthar Sewrathan
Free series

The Messy Middle: Building and Leading in the AI Age

The messy middle is where most teams are stuck: everyone has Claude Code or Codex but few have a playbook for impact. Join Avthar Sewrathan (Staff PM and AI PM Leader) for three free sessions for product builders and leaders who want to accelerate beyond AI-tool adoption and become AI-Native.

Sep 4 – Sep 16, 2026
Virtual (Zoom)

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Fri Sep 4·5:00 PM UTC

Why Teams Struggle to Adopt AI (And How To Fix It)

There’s a messy middle between giving your team access to Claude Code or ChatGPT Codex and leading AI-Native teams that produce business outcomes that matter. This lightning lesson is about how to navigate that journey. You’ll see examples of mistakes to avoid and failure scenarios to protect against. And walk away with the mindset and a toolkit of best practices to build AI-Native teams while others are still figuring it out the hard way.

You'll learn from

Avthar Sewrathan

AI Founder | Prev Staff PM @ MongoDB, GM for AI at Timescale

Thu Sep 10·5:00 PM UTC

3 Rules for Top 1% AI Coding Results

Most people aren't using coding agents like Claude Code and Codex to their full potential. So how do power users actually use them? The answer isn’t running 20 terminals at the same time or following a 10 part prompting guide. There are 3 simple rules that the Top 1% builders follow to build better and get more done with the same tools you have access to. You'll walk away knowing all 3 rules and how to apply them in your work right away.

You'll learn from

Avthar Sewrathan

AI Founder | Prev Staff PM @ MongoDB, GM for AI at Timescale

Wed Sep 16·5:00 PM UTC

AI Coding 201: How I Plan Every Claude Code & Codex Project

Good planning will 10x the quality of outputs you get from coding agents like Claude Code and Codex. But there's more to planning than /plan-mode. I'll show you the planning philosophy, process and Agent Skills that have helped me successfully build dozens of production projects with AI. You'll walk away with the tools to plan projects for success and apply what you learned right away, personally and with your team

You'll learn from

Avthar Sewrathan

AI Founder | Prev Staff PM @ MongoDB, GM for AI at Timescale

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