Index 005 · Resources
15AItools
for PMs.
A curated list of tools that actually move the needle. Organized by job-to-be-done — not by hype cycle. Use the framework, pick what fits your stack, and ignore the rest.
Discovery & Research
Otter.ai
Best for: Interview transcription
Auto-transcribes user interviews so you can focus on listening, not note-taking.
Perplexity Pro
Best for: Competitive research
Cites sources in real time so you get grounded market intel, not hallucinated summaries.
Dovetail
Best for: Qualitative analysis
Centralizes user research and auto-tags themes across interviews.
Prioritization & Planning
Linear
Best for: Roadmap velocity
AI-assisted issue triage and cycle planning that keeps engineering and product in sync.
Cycle
Best for: Feedback-to-feature loops
Turns customer feedback into draft specs and Jira / Linear issues automatically.
Notion AI
Best for: Strategy docs
Drafts PRDs, briefs, and meeting notes from scattered bullet points.
Prototyping & Design
Vercel v0
Best for: UI scaffolding
Generates shadcn/ui-based React components from a text prompt, ready for dev handoff.
Lovable
Best for: Full-stack prototypes
Turns a prompt into a working app with auth, DB, and UI — validated in hours, not weeks.
Maze
Best for: Usability testing
AI-analyzes click maps and heatmaps to flag friction before you ship.
Analytics & Experimentation
Amplitude (AI features)
Best for: Behavioral insights
Natural-language queries surface cohort trends and drop-off paths.
Statsig
Best for: Feature gating & experiments
AI-suggests experiment winners and auto-calculates sample sizes.
Mixpanel (Spark)
Best for: Funnel diagnostics
Conversational AI explains why users drop off and what to test next.
Communication & Output
Grammarly Business
Best for: Cross-functional writing
Tunes tone for exec updates, support replies, and launch comms.
Gamma
Best for: Investor & stakeholder decks
Generates narrative slides from an outline, not just bullet-point templates.
ChatGPT / Claude
Best for: Structured thinking
The best PMs use it as a thinking partner — stress-testing logic, drafting frameworks, and simulating user interviews.
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