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How to Become a "Builder PM" with n8n, Claude Code, and OpenClaw | Mahesh Yadav (ex-Google, AWS, Meta, Microsoft; Founder LegalGraph AI)
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- The Growth Podcast
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- Apr 20, 2026
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- 5810
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Summary
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 Certification with my link ---- Key Takeaways: 1. Builder PM defined - A builder PM talks to customers, figures out what to build, and ships the first version to 10 customers without talking to any developer. The skill is knowing what to build, not knowing how to code. 2. Four agent components - Every agent that works has intelligence (model), tools (actions), memory (session context), and knowledge (your company data). Every agent that disappoints is missing at least one. 3. n8n for foundations - n8n is the best learning tool because you visually see every component of the agent architecture a…