Here's everything you need to do to become an AI PM in 2026 (and potentially get an OpenAI $500K+ job):

People are still sharing my plan from Mar 2024.

Here's the actual up to date version:

Step 1 - Shape your content diet

As Sergey Brin said, "you can't go a month without following AI news." So find your favorites. I recommend:

YouTube: Karpathy, Wolfe, Isenberg, Dwarkesh

Newsletters: The Batch, Superhuman, Nate Jones

Twitter: Yuchen Jin, Dario Amodei, Jim Fan, Eth Mollick

LinkedIn: Ruben Hassid, Jake Ward, Pawel Huryn

🔗 Links: news.aakashg.com/p/beco…

Step 2 - Take relevant courses

People love to hate on courses but they work!

a. Foundational: AI for everyone, elements of AI

b. Intermediate: AI PM certificate, Karpathy's course

c. Advanced: NLP specialization, CS230 by Andrew Ng

🔗 AI PM course: aipmcourse.com

Step 3 - Gain hands-on experience

You don't need to be an engineer. You need to ship something. Build something real with AI coding tools:

Stage 1: Set up Cursor

Stage 2: Build a basic app with AI-generated code

Stage 3: Add auth and a marketing site

Stage 4: Integrate Stripe for payments

🔗 Guide: youtube.com/watch?v=Ej4…

Step 4: Structure your portfolio

Hiring managers spend 6 seconds on your resume. Your portfolio is where you make them stop.

• Make it stand out: Use visuals, keep it concise

• Connect to PM: Draw parallels to AI challenges

• Make it discoverable: SEO, LinkedIn pinned content

🔗 Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/prod…

Step 5: Network strategically

I'd guess > 80% of top AI PM jobs are filled through networking. Build relationships:

Communities: Reddit, Twitter, LinkedIn Groups, GitHub

Events: NeurIPS, ICML, AI Engineer Summit

Connections: Informational interviews, mentorships

Content: Blog, newsletter, podcast, LinkedIn posts

🔗 Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/refe…

Step 6: Snag interviews

Applications alone won't cut it. Nail everything:

Resume: Show your AI journey, quantify impact

Cover letters: Connect the dots, short and sweet

Network: Informational interviews turn into real ones Target companies: Product focus matters

🔗 Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/how-…

Step 7: Ace the homework & interview

You've done the work. Now you need to prove it in 45 minutes.

Nail the homework

Learn the interviews

AI Product Sense, AI Technical Understanding

🔗 Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/ai-p…

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AI PM jobs pay really well, better than PM.

The best time to start was 2023.

The second best time is now.