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Agentic Workflows Explained - an in-depth but simple guide for Product Teams
🧠 Google’s AI Product Leader says this is one of the essential new skills for PMs that less than 75 people in the world have.
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Rich Holmes
Hands on with Google Nano Banana
How to use Google’s new model for product work. Storyboarding, UI mock-ups, visual assets for vibe coding, presentations and more. Plus, what is…
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Rich Holmes
How to use Claude Code for non-engineering use cases
🧠 Claude Code without the Code: Agents for PRDs, Jira tickets, SEO analysis, creating a second brain, editing spreadsheets and more.
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Rich Holmes
How to speed up engineering velocity with AI: a non-engineer's guide
Conversations you can have with CTOs about using AI to speed up the engineering process. Claude Code, Documentation, Code Reviews, new tools more.
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Rich Holmes
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How to develop an MCP Product Strategy
Notes on what product teams and execs need to consider when developing an MCP product strategy. Inspiration from Notion, Stripe, Linear and others…
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Rich Holmes
🧠How to write effective AI prompts for high quality output
Take your prompting skills to the next level. Techniques to use with ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity at work
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Rich Holmes
Software 3.0: What product teams need to know
Redesigning APIs for AI Agents, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and more. OpenAI’s co-founder says we’re now in the era of Software 3.0. Here’s…
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Rich Holmes
AI Playground: 10 new ways to get hands on experience at work
🧠 Agentic browser actions in Perplexity Comet, Google Sheets AI function, MCP servers and Linear for status updates, mini apps for OKRs with Airtable…
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Rich Holmes
Context Engineering for AI Agents Explained - a simple overview of the basics
Why is everyone suddenly talking about “context engineering”? What it is, how it helps AI agents and why it matters to product teams. Knowledge Series…
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Rich Holmes
How to set up your own MCP server - a practical guide for non-engineers
Step by step guide with practical use cases for product teams. Plus, how to set up quickly with no fuss using Claude’s new MCP extensions. Get hands on…
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Rich Holmes
Hands on with Perplexity Labs: How to use it for market research, data visualizations and more
🧠 Bring research to life with Perplexity Labs. Use cases for product teams. Knowledge Series #77
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Rich Holmes
How to use AI browsers at work
AI browsers are finally here. 5 ways to use them including: Market analysis in minutes, write documentation, teach yourself anything, keep up to date…
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Rich Holmes
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