Tech Foundations & AI Prototyping 101 for PMs

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Tech Foundations & AI Prototyping 101 for PMs

Hosted by Vladimir Kalmykov

Sat, Oct 4, 2025

3:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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Technical Foundations & AI Prototyping for Product Managers

Vladimir Kalmykov | Lead PM @ Booking.com

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Sat, Oct 4, 2025

3:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

Free to join

70 students

Invite your network

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Technical Foundations & AI Prototyping for Product Managers

Vladimir Kalmykov | Lead PM @ Booking.com

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What you'll learn

When PMs need tech & AI-prototyping skills

10+ day-to-day examples: we'll cover a few and I'll provide a practical checklist for the rest

Understanding APIs as a non-tech leader

We'll discuss API 101, and you'll make a real API call. I'll share a checklist and a full lesson on API for PMs

Applying tech skills to AI-prototype effectively

We'll use new API skills to build a small app with AI. I'll share a full lesson on AI-prototyping of UI features

Why this topic matters

Product Managers (and project/design/etc managers) with tech skills lead complex products and are highly valued in the IT market. They (1) understand what actually powers all UIs/UX you see, (2) accurately estimate deadlines, and (3) speak the same language with their dev teams. Those who masterered tech skills can fluently prototype with AI and even start their side projects without devs.

You'll learn from

Vladimir Kalmykov

Lead PM @ Booking.com, PhD Computer Science

For over 10 years, I've been PMing large-scale travel platforms at Booking.com.

Before moving into product, I was a Software Developer and earned a PhD in Computer Science. I’ve worked on both sides and know exactly what technical understanding PMs need - and don't.