How to Become a "Builder PM" with n8n, Claude Code, and OpenClaw | Mahesh Yadav (ex-Google, AWS, Meta, Microsoft; Founder LegalGraph AI)
From The Growth Podcast by Aakash Gupta
April 20, 2026 · 1h 37m
About this episode
The episode discusses the concept of a 'builder PM' and the essential skills needed to succeed in product management.
Today’s episode LinkedIn just changed the title of its product managers to product builders. What does it even mean to be a “ builder PM” ? Well, tools only get you so far. Learning Claude Code is helpful, but means nothing if you don’t have an understanding of the underlying first principles . That’s today’s episode. Mahesh Yadav created one of our most popular episodes, with over 35K views on YouTube , and now he’s back. Earlier, he taught you AI agents. Today, he’s touching you how to become a builder PM: If you want access to my AI tool stack - Dovetail, Arize, Linear, Descript, Reforge Build, DeepSky, Relay.app, Magic Patterns, Speechify, and Mobbin - grab Aakash’s bundle . I’m giving a free talk on how to get interviews at the top AI PM companies on Thursday, April 23rd 2026 @ 9:00AM PDT. Grab your seat . ---- Check out the conversation on Apple , Spotify , and YouTube . Brought to you by: * Maven - Build cohort-based courses that scale * Amplitude - The market leader in product analytics * Jira Product Discovery - Prioritize what matters with confidence * NayaOne - Airgapped cloud-agnostic sandbox to validate AI tools faster * Product Faculty - Get $550 off their #1 AI PM…
People in this episode
Host: Aakash Gupta
Guest: Mahesh Yadav
Topics covered
- builder PM
- product management
- AI tools
- customer engagement
- product development
Keywords
- builder PM
- product management
- AI tools
- customer engagement
- product development
- Mahesh Yadav
- Aakash Gupta
Sponsors
Maven, Amplitude, Jira Product Discovery, NayaOne, Product Faculty
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: LinkedIn, Google, AWS, Meta, Microsoft, LegalGraph AI
Products: Dovetail, Arize, Linear, Descript, Reforge Build, DeepSky, Relay.app, Magic Patterns, Speechify, Mobbin
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