About this episode
Every PM is asking the same question: Which AI tools actually make me faster?There are hundreds of apps. Most are hype. Some are game-changers.Today, I sat down with Anshumanni Rudra - VP of Product at Hotstar, now Group Product Manager at Google leading all APAC payments - to rank 70+ AI tools tier-list style.We didn’t hold back. S-tier tools got crowned. D-tier tools got exposed.And we revealed the single best AI tool for product managers in 2025.Watch the full episode for a chance to win a 1-year free subscription to my newsletter.----Check out the conversation on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.Brought to you by:* Miro: The innovation workspace* Vanta: Leading AI security & compliance platform* Testkube: Leading test orchestration platform* Kameleoon: Leading AI experimentation platform* Dovetail: abc----Key Takeaways1. Claude Code is the absolute best AI tool for PMs - Anshumanni runs 6 terminal windows simultaneously doing different things on different parts of his directory. It understands your entire codebase and lets you go from idea to working code in minutes.2. superwhisper is the S-tier dictation tool that has Anshumanni shouting debugging commands at his screen like Tony Stark. His typing speed has actually fallen since he started dictating everything, making typing feel obsolete.3. Lindy.AI is the S-tier agent builder PMs actually want because you can prompt it with natural language instead of building flows. Create email responders, meeting prep assistants, and podcast-to-blog converters without touching code.4. Replit is the ultimate AI prototyping champion that can plan and work for hours building complete applications with minimal guidance. Even before AI, Replit was a strong web-based IDE with deep developer understanding that shows.5. Granola is the S-tier meeting tool that learns your style and auto-generates talking points based on previous conversations. Unlike Otter or Fireflies
