in this conversation, you’ll learn:
how to build an ai stack that behaves like a small product team, not a folder of tools.
why ai copilots, research agents, qa systems and orchestration layers are now core pm infrastructure.
the eight pillars that matter for pm leverage in 2026.
how orchestration ties everything together into a system that thinks and works with you.
where to find prayerson:
in this episode, we cover:
(0:00 - 2:09) the shift from tools to systems
why ai stacks aren’t toys or chrome extensions anymore.
how pms judge tools by leverage: removed work, faster decisions, team-like scale.
(2:09 - 3:48) external research + discovery
how perplexity compresses hours of research into a cited briefing.
why comet turns 10 chaotic tabs into a usable research artifact.
(3:48 - 5:16) internal knowledge + company memory
glean as the brain of the org: answers with history and prior failures.
dashworks for fast context, ownership, approvals, decisions.
(5:16 - 6:41) design + ux acceleration
figma ai removes the blank canvas phase and speeds early alignment.
stitch connects ui generation to real prototype code instantly.
(6:41 - 7:48) engineering + velocity multipliers
cursor explains codebases, refactors, writes tests, unblocks discovery.
coding assistants reduce boilerplate, making small teams feel big.
(7:48 - 9:14) qa + reliability without the drag
reflect stabilizes regressions and removes pre-release anxiety.
continuous testing shifts qa from execution to oversight.
(9:14 - 10:28) growth, experiments, personalization
growthbook makes experimentation the default, not a ceremony.
mutiny generates variants, learns segments, personalizes in real time.
(10:28 - 11:53) analytics you can talk to
ask amplitude turns product data into plain-language answers.
mixpanel spark ai drills deep on cohorts without dashboards.
(11:53 - 12:52) orchestration: where everything fuses
zapier and make glue the whole stack into a thinking workflow.
agents trigger agents, humans step in only for judgment.
(12:52 - 13:40) the final takeaway
your ai stack is your new org chart.
the pm who wires these systems together doesn’t scale, but multiply.
