Product Thinking: Build What Matters in the Age of AI

Hosted by Mahesh Yadav and David Wang (Product Dave)

Fri, Jan 16, 2026

5:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

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What you'll learn

Foundations of Product Thinking

Learn the Mindset, Process, and Tools framework for systematic PM skill development

Understand Modern Product Thinking and AI Workflows

Use AI tools to perform rapid market sizing, competitor, and regulator research.

Learn Ground Product Decisions in Business & Customer Needs

Understand Business Context, including motivations, Product Moats, and market dynamics

Understand the Role & Types of Roadmaps to Product Strategy

Define North Star Metrics (NSM) and product success using the S.M.A.R.T. Goals framework

Why this topic matters

AI is changing how product decisions are made, but most PMs still use pre‑AI playbooks. This session shows how to use AI for market research, sizing, and customer insight so you can choose what to build, not just how. You’ll grow sharper product judgment, clearer roadmaps, and a portfolio that signals “AI‑ready product leader.

You'll learn from

Mahesh Yadav

AI Lead-built early Agents @Google, Meta

Mahesh Yadav brings 20+ years of experience building AI products at Google, Meta, AWS, Microsoft. He holds 12 patents in AI training, power management and computer vision. He has launched major agentic-AI initiatives (for example launching an agent for AWS Bedrock, featured in CEO keynote) and trained thousands of professionals to succeed in AI roles. With this programme you get rare access to that level of mentorship.

David Wang (Product Dave)

Product Leader 18+ YoE | Ex-GPM Linktree

I’m Dave Wang (Product Dave) - I've worked at Linktree, Kajabi, Expedia, Vodafone, and Australia's largest bank. (LinkedIn) and I've been teaching for 8+ years at Product Academy, Trustpilot Reviews, University of Melbourne, and General Assembly. (I'm new to Maven, but I'm not new to teaching)

My focus is on modern product thinking and how AI is changing product work.

Today, many roles — engineers, designers, BAs, sales and support teams — contribute to product decisions. With the right foundations, anyone can use AI to research, write PRDs, and shape a simple product idea.

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