GenAI Foundations for Product Manager

Vikash Rungta

xPM Meta SuperIntelligence Labs

"First Principles" Framework for Mastering AI for Product & Business Leaders

The #1 Reason 99% of Product and Business Leaders Will Fail in the Age of AI…

Product and business leaders spend their entire career mastering the Problem Space. But GenAI has changed the game. The winners of the next decade will be the ones who master the technology itself. If you can't confidently talk about transformers, RAG, AGI, and model feasibility... you're at a massive disadvantage.

This course teaches you to think from first principles so you can:
  • Evaluate any new model or capability on its merits

  • Anticipate failure modes before they affect users

  • Make architectural and product decisions without guesswork

  • Stay credible and adaptable as the GenAI wave evolves into something bigger

You won't just walk away with more tools. You'll walk away with technical intuition to evaluate new technologies, design credible product strategies, and lead your team/organization through rapid change.

What you’ll learn

This isn't just a course; it's a 3 week, hands-on playbook designed to systematically advance you through four stages of mastery. You will s

  • Understand the fundamental strengths and limitations of cutting-edge LLMs

  • Clearly explain the core technology of LLMs to any audience, from engineers to executives

  • Demonstrate professional-level skill in prompt engineering to effectively interact with and control generative models

  • Build multiple functional products and custom GPTs that you can ship using only prompts

  • Build your own functional AI agent, giving you a real-world project for your portfolio

  • Deploy strategies to mitigate weaknesses in AI models, such as hallucinations and potential biases

  • Identify and mitigate common LLM flaws like hallucinations, biases, and lack of grounding

  • Develop a strategic framework for integrating GenAI into your products

  • Pinpoint high-potential use cases and accurately assess the business value of bringing a new AI feature to market

  • Create bulletproof GenAI roadmaps that get funded because you know exactly which tool to use and why

  • Lead technical discussions with confidence and credibility, eliminating any sense of being an imposter in AI meetings

  • Confidently lead your company through the technological shift, securing your relevance and becoming the leader your company needs you to be

  • Capstone Presentation – Option to pitch an AI product to our panel of business leaders and investors

Learn directly from Vikash

Vikash Rungta

Vikash Rungta

xPM Meta SuperIntelligence Labs, Instructor GenAI @Stanford Continuing Studies

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Who this course is for

  • Product Leaders and Venture Builders

  • Business Leaders, Strategy Consultants, and Innovation Leaders

  • Startup Founders & CXOs

Course syllabus

3 live sessions • 12 lessons

Week 1

Feb 16—Feb 22

    The Technologist - Mastering the Core "Why"

    3 items

    The Builder - From Idea to Interactive Prototype

    2 items

    Feb

    19

    Optional: Office Hours

    Thu 2/192:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)
    Optional

Week 2

Feb 23—Mar 1

    The Architect - Designing Production-Ready Systems

    3 items

    Feb

    26

    Optional: Office Hours

    Thu 2/262:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)
    Optional

Free resource

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AI for PM Leaders AMA : Full Session Recording

This AMA recording, led by insuructor Vikash Rungta, breaks down how PMs and product leaders are actually using AI in their day-to-day work. You’ll learn how the PM role is changing with AI, how strong PMs apply AI to discovery, PRDs, decision-making, and stakeholder communication, and how they validate ideas and build demos without heavy dependence on engineering. The session also covers common mistakes PMs make with AI, how to think about prompting and AI literacy, and what AI fluency now signals for PM career growth and leadership expectations.

Schedule

Live sessions

3 hrs

    • Thu, Feb 19

      2:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)

    • Thu, Feb 26

      2:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)

    • Thu, Mar 5

      2:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)

Async content

12-14 hrs

Testimonials

  • This intensive program delved deep into integrating Al into product strategies, emphasizing practical applications and real-world impact.

    Capstone Project Highlight:

    As part of the course, our team developed an Automated Customer Dispute Resolution Solution for Airbnb, aiming to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction. This hands-on experience was invaluable and has directly influenced my approach to product management.

    A big thank you to the instructors and peers who made this journey enriching. Here's to continuous growth and embracing the future of Al in product management!

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    Eric Dabols

    AI Governance & Strategy | ISO 42001 & NIST AI RMF | Operationalizing Trust for Agentic AI
  • A huge shoutout to Vikash Rungta for his incredible guidance and teaching the GenAl for Product Managers course!

    This course was an absolute game-changer, providing hands-on experience in building AI-driven products with real-world impact. Vikash's expertise, engaging teaching style, and deep industry insights made complex AI concepts practical, actionable, and inspiring for product managers.

    His ability to break down LLMs, Al workflows, and business applications into clear and strategic frameworks was invaluable. I walked away not just with AI knowledge but with the confidence to drive AI-powered innovations. Thanks for your dedication to empowering the next generation of AI-savvy product managers!

    If you're a PM looking to level up your Al game, I highly recommend learning from him!

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    Garima Jain

    Principal Product Analyst - Neogenomics I ex-Salesforce I Stanford I SAFe Agile Practitioner
  • 'Hello World' all over again.

    Thank you Vikash Rungta for reminding me of the time I wrote my first lines of code that displayed 'Hello World' on the screen. But this time around, I didn't write code, I just wrote a prompt! And what did I make?

    Made a game of Tic Tac Toe on Claude - https://lnkd.in/emJQPc9z

    A cute Expense Management app on v0 - https://lnkd.in/emDvEsUT

    I trained a model to recognise a pen, a notebook and Me :)

    Tried my hand on Playground and Al Studio

    And built an Al agent using Langflow!

    Not just that, Vikash had 200+ slides that taught us how an LLM is built, what a Foundation Model is, I learnt what a Token is (played with Tiktokenizer), I learnt Temperature determines model Creativity (LOL!), we went deep into prompt engineering, learnt about CoT, RAG, Embeddings, Agents, etc

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    Anuj Jindal

    SVP - Network Business @ Medi Assist | ex-Founder @ SureClaim
  • A huge thanks to Vikash Rungta for a mind-expanding course that took us from the basics of training a model to building an Al agent with Langflow. This wasn't just about code; it was a masterclass in the #FirstPrinciples of #GenerativeAl, emphasizing that #TechFluency is the new language for leaders.

    The most valuable part? Connecting with so many founders and executives focused on the big question: where are the #moats in this Al-first world? A truly insightful and well-organized forum.

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    Neena Batrra

    Group Product Manager, Android AI, Google
  • From this point onward, every produg going to be an Al product." - Vikash Rungta

    Truly enriching-not just because of the content itself, but because of how Vikash seamlessly embedded conventional product management methodology into the world of Al. It's reshaping the profession, redefining what it means to be a product manager, and influencing how we interact with products and services in the future.

    Big thanks to our instructor. Every lecture was insightful, but what stood out most was his openness-sharing both personal and professional stories that makes him such a relatable person that encouraged us to think differently, challenge norms, and push further even in unfamiliar territory.

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    Hendrik Krack

    Developer Advocate @ CodeRabbit | Co-Founder @ n-aible | Software Engineer | Data Scientist | EdTech | GreenTech | AI
  • Exciting Milestone in My Al Learning Journey

    I'm thrilled to share that I've recently completed the Generative Al for Product Managers course through Stanford Continuing Studies, taught by the incredible Vikash Rungta.

    While I've taken a few Al Product Manager courses, this one stands out. Vikash's approach focused not just on Al fundamentals, but on solving real business problems-a perspective I believe is crucial for all product manager in this space. The capstone project provided hands-on experience, ensuring I could apply the concepts immediately, beyond just theoretical learning. I left the course better equipped to apply these learnings to my role.

    But the journey doesn't stop there. I'm currently diving deeper and taking his Zero to Launch-GenAl Product Builder Bootcamp.

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    Valisha Graves

    Fintech Product Leader | ex-Morgan Stanley | ex-JPMorgan Chase | WealthTech | Payments | GenAI | Crypto | Open Banking | Lecturer

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