Wondering how to take your proof of concept agent to production? Ilan walks through three key lessons from building a competitive analysis agent in n8n, including tips for optimizing your prompts, how to break work into sub-agents, analyze logs, and rethink your workflow design.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro and Episode Overview

01:31 - Sponsor: Querio

01:59 - The Competitive Analysis Agent Problem

04:29 - Lesson 1: Use Observability and Logs to Debug

06:43 - Hitting Token Limits and Iteration Caps

09:05 - Lesson 2: Split Into Sub-Agents When Needed

12:40 - The Parallel Processing Problem in n8n

14:11 - Lesson 3: Sequential Design When Tools Don't Run Parallel

16:29 - Wrapping Up and Key Takeaways

KEY LESSONS

Lesson 1: Use observability and logs to debug agent performance. When the market research agent missed a $100M Series C raise, analyzing n8n logs revealed superficial Perplexity requests, leading to prompt optimization techniques like specifying exact information types (official news, product updates, partnerships, industry coverage) instead of letting the agent decide what to search for.

Lesson 2: Split into sub-agents when hitting limits or performance issues. Token limits (10,000 per second on Anthropic) and iteration caps (10 default in n8n) mean one agent doing too many jobs leads to context growth and hallucination risk. Breaking into focused sub-agents (news researcher, sentiment analysis) with specific prompts solves this.

Lesson 3: Design for sequential execution when tools don't support parallel processing. n8n runs left to right, top to bottom, so forcing a parallel-looking workflow creates unpredictable execution order. Accepting sequential design and removing deterministic steps (like pulling competitor lists from Google Sheets) from agent control improves reliability.

SPONSORS

Querio → querio.ai
n8n → n8n.io

LINKS

Download the n8n workflow here
n8n - https://n8n.io

Perplexity - https://www.perplexity.ai

Product Compass (Pawel Huryn) AI Agent Workshop

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Andrew Williams, CEO of the Toronto Product Management Association, shares his approach to AI-powered product building. He focuses on his app Heyday Focus that makes it easy to follow best practices for increasing focus while online. He discusses how he started his journey in Lovable, then switched to Claude Code and Cursor. He also dives deep into how to use AI tools to create tasteful designs for consistent, polished development.

Chapters

 00:00 - Andrew's Background: From Publishing to Music to Product
 03:52 - The Focus Problem and Introducing Heyday
 09:18 - Vibe Coding Journey: From Lovable to Cursor
 12:18 - Heyday Demo: Chrome Extension Walkthrough
 16:39 - Feature Scoping and the Shadow App Concept
 20:46 - Live Demo: Using Figma Make to Redesign Heyday in an Afternoon
 24:14 - Next Steps and Where to Find Andrew

Guest

Andrew Williams - CEO, Toronto Product Management Association & Founder, Heyday

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/andrewrwilliams 

X: https://x.com/andrew_reset 

Substack: andrew_reset.substack.com

Sponsors

 N8N → n8n.io
Querio → querio.ai

Links

 Heyday - https://heydayfocus.com

 Toronto Product Management Association - https://tpma.ca

 Figma Make - https://figma.com/make

 v0 by Vercel - https://v0.dev

 Cursor - https://cursor.com

 Claude - https://claude.ai

 Lovable - https://lovable.dev 

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Note: Andrew will be sharing his Claude Skills files and design philosophy templates - we'll add those links once available!

We interview Hira Siddiqui, the technical founder who hit #1 on Product Hunt with AI Context Flow while working full-time. She breaks down how she got okay asking for money, built a productivity tool with a mission, and why the difference between context and memory might be the most important thing you're not thinking about.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Introduction and Guest Welcome
01:47 - Hira's Background: From R&D to Solutions Architect
03:40 - The Origin Story: Self-Sovereign Identity and Data Silos
13:29 - The 10x Pivot: When AI Agents Changed Everything
26:43 - Context vs Memory: What Most People Get Wrong
31:41 - Where to Find Hira and Closing

GUEST

Hira Siddiqui - Founder of Plurality Network | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirasiddiqui247/

SPONSORS

Querio → querio.ai
n8n → n8n.io

LINKS

AI Context Flow
Product Hunt
Plurality Network
Hira's Medium Blog on Zero-Knowledge Proofs

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In this episode, we discuss three major trends they expect to see unfold in 2026, covering the evolution of software products, advances in robotics and AI world models, and critical concerns around AI system security.

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SPONSORS
N8N → https://n8n.partnerlinks.io/pandcpodcast
Querio → https://querio.ai/demo

MERCH
Devil Wears Product → https://devilwearsproduct.shop/

LINKS
Robotics investments: https://hard2beat.vc/insights-resources/robotics-startups-2025-the-who-cares-sector-thats-suddenly-breaking-out/

Genie 3:
https://deepmind.google/blog/genie-3-a-new-frontier-for-world-models/
SIMA 2: https://deepmind.google/blog/sima-2-an-agent-that-plays-reasons-and-learns-with-you-in-virtual-3d-worlds/

1X Neo:
https://youtu.be/f3c4mQty_so

AI is incomplete without spatial intelligence:  https://www.ft.com/content/d8fec7b5-f64a-4c5b-8439-6b8fe557be95
World Labs: https://www.worldlabs.ai/

AI safety fail: https://www.reuters.com/business/ai-companies-safety-practices-fail-meet-global-standards-study-shows-2025-12-03/

OpenAI safety departures:
https://fortune.com/2024/08/26/openai-agi-safety-researchers-exodus/

Anthropic espionage report:
https://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-espionage

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - First Prediction
06:34 - Second Prediction
14:00 - Third Prediction

Click here to watch a video of this episode.

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We count down our top 25 AI products of 2025, from privacy-first chatbots to the coding model that changed everything. You'll hear about which tools democratized software development, why we picked one particular note-taking tool, and which products delivered outsize value for product teams this year.

Chapters:

00:00 - Starting the Top 25 Countdown

02:26 - #25 to #21

08:12 - #20 to #16

14:14 - #15 to #11

19:42 - #10 to #4

29:04 - #3

30:41 - #2

33:20 - #1

Sponsors:

N8N → n8n.io
Querio → https://querio.ai/demo

Merch:
Devil Wears Product → devilwearsproduct.shop

Links:

Outbond - https://outbond.ai/
Lumo - https://lumo.proton.me/about
Duck.ai - https://duck.ai/
AI Context Flow - https://plurality.network/blogs/ai-context-flow-for-ai-without-memory/
Meta SAM Audio - https://ai.meta.com/samaudio/
Gong - https://www.gong.io/
Suno - https://suno.com/
Gamma - https://gamma.app/
Linear - https://linear.app/homepage
Adobe Express - https://express.adobe.com/
Canva - https://www.canva.com/
Wisprflow - https://wisprflow.ai/
Aquavoice - https://aquavoice.com/
Superwhisper - https://superwhisper.com/
Granola - https://www.granola.ai/
Perplexity Comet - https://www.perplexity.ai/comet
Perplexity TikTok Acquisition News - https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-startup-perplexity-offers-buy-182958943.html
Dia Browser - https://www.diabrowser.com/
ChatGPT Atlas - https://chatgpt.com/atlas
DeepSeek - https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news250120
Sora - https://sora.chatgpt.com/explore
Google Veo 3 - https://aistudio.google.com/models/veo-3
Wan.video - https://wan.video/
N8N - https://n8n.io/
ElevenLabs - https://elevenlabs.io/
Gemini Image Generation - https://gemini.google/ca/overview/image-generation/
Perplexity - https://www.perplexity.ai/
Claude Code - https://claude.com/product/claude-code
OpenAI Codex - https://openai.com/codex/
Antigravity (Google) - https://antigravity.google/
Cursor - https://cursor.com/
Windsurf - https://windsurf.com/
Windsurf Community Post - https://community.openai.com/t/openai-is-acquiring-windsurf-for-3-billion/1253475
Reuters Windsurf Article - https://www.reuters.com/business/google-hires-windsurf-ceo-researchers-advance-ai-ambitions-2025-07-11/
Cognition Windsurf Blog - https://cognition.ai/blog/windsurf
Gemini - http://gemini.google.com/
Microsoft Copilot - https://copilot.microsoft.com/
Claude - https://claude.ai/
ChatGPT - https://chatgpt.com/
Lovable - https://lovable.dev/
Bolt - https://bolt.new/
Replit - https://replit.com/
V0 - https://v0.app/
NotebookLM - https://notebooklm.google.com/
NotebookLM Behind the Product - https://www.reddit.com/r/notebooklm/comments/1g0qp0n/behind_the_product_notebooklm_raiza_martin_senior/
Anthropic Claude 4 - https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-4
Anton Osika Tweet - https://publish.twitter.com/?query=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fantonosika%2Fstatus%2F1926719161935233139&widget=Tweet
Lovable Claude 4 Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/lovable/comments/1kucygi/lovable_now_uses_claude_4/

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Learn to automate your email flow with your very first AI agent in under 10 minutes using N8N. No coding required. You'll learn how to create an executive assistant that can read your emails, check your calendar, and even draft responses, all while you wonder why you didn't automate this sooner.

Grab your free audit here (Limited spots available): https://bit.ly/audit_appointment_pandc

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction to AI Agents
02:23 - Getting Started with N8N
04:05 - Choosing the Right AI Model
05:31 - Adding Tools: Gmail, Calendar, and Think Tool
07:25 - Creating the System Prompt
09:19 - Testing Your AI Agent

Business Use Cases/Applications

Build an AI assistant that accesses your email and calendar to draft responses, check unread messages, and manage scheduling without manual intervention
Deploy your agent through messaging platforms like WhatsApp or Telegram for on-the-go access via voice notes

Sponsors

Querio → querio.ai

Links

N8N - https://n8n.io
Querio - https://querio.ai
OpenAI - https://openai.com
Gmail - https://gmail.com
Google Calendar - https://calendar.google.com
WhatsApp - https://whatsapp.com
Telegram - https://telegram.org
N8N Workflow Template (mentioned in episode) - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-ILVLwujtJ4uB9a7n4lhDPl9uRWBkfnSWq9y3P2XhLY/edit?usp=sharing

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Building a complete dropship clothing store has never been so easy. Join David and Ilan as they create "Devil Wears Product", devilwearsproduct.shop their new Shopify store in under an hour using AI tools, learning that sometimes the old-school approach works better than the shiny new one. P.S. Use code "pandc" for 15% off your first order!

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Introduction and the Business Case for AI Stores

02:37 - Creating the Brand with Imagen

06:01 - Designing the Ugly Christmas Sweater with ChatGPT

09:41 - Setting Up Knitwise for Dropshipping

13:03 - The Lovable vs Shopify Showdown

17:19 - Going Old School and Getting the Store Live

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Use ChatGPT for product design images with text, as it now reliably renders typography and spelling correctly.
• Combine AI-generated designs with print-on-demand services like Knitwise for zero-inventory product businesses.
• Default to native platform tools like Shopify's built-in store builder when AI integrations create friction rather than removing it.

SPONSORS

Querio: Your AI data analyst → querio.ai

LINKS

Knitwise - https://www.knitwise.com

Lovable - https://lovable.dev

Shopify - https://www.shopify.com

Canva - https://www.canva.com

Adobe Express - https://www.adobe.com/express/

Google NotebookLM - https://notebooklm.google.com

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Description

David and Ilan take Outbond for a spin, the new "vibe GTM" tool from Christian Peverelli that promises to turn lead generation into a conversation with AI—complete with prospect scraping, Perplexity-powered research, and personalized outreach that's either the future of sales or another reason your inbox is about to get interesting.

Chapters

[00:22] - Introducing Outbond: The Vibe GTM Tool

[02:14] - Exploring the Landing Page and Pricing

[05:34] - Generating Prospects from a Website

[08:13] - Research Angles and Lead Enrichment

[10:39] - Creating Personalized Outreach Emails

[13:33] - Final Thoughts and Market Fit

Business Applications

• Generate targeted prospect lists by simply providing your website URL and letting the AI infer your ICP
• Enrich leads with custom research angles like organizational initiatives or hiring activity using Perplexity-powered deep research
• Export personalized email copy and contact data as CSV for mail merge workflows

Sponsors

Querio → querio.ai

Links

Outbond - https://outbond.ai/

WeAreNoCode YouTube (Christian Peverelli) - https://www.youtube.com/c/WeAreNoCode

Lovable - https://lovable.dev/

Lindy.ai - https://www.lindy.ai/

Perplexity - https://www.perplexity.ai/

Xing - https://www.xing.com/

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David and Ilan tackle a very practical problem of copyright flags on their podcast music by generating a new theme song with Suno. Along the way, they explore:

• How to get great prompts for AI tools using NotebookLM
• Suno's interesting PLG viral loops to help with RLHF
• Why the music industry has a lawsuit against Suno

Chapters

[00:16] - The Copyright Problem and AI Music Solution

[01:25] - Suno's $2.45 Billion Valuation

[02:05] - Crafting the Perfect Suno Prompt

[04:06] - Creating the Theme Song

[09:29] - Earning Credits Through Human Feedback

[12:02] - The Music Industry Lawsuit Against Suno

Sponsors

Querio: Your AI Data analyst → querio.ai

Links

Suno - https://suno.com/

NotebookLM - https://notebooklm.google.com/

Find Us

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Sefunmi Osinaike, co-founder of Co.Lab and author of "How to Product," joins David and Ilan to explore his company's bold pivot from B2C to B2B, why distribution has become the real competitive moat in the AI era, and how to validate customer willingness to pay without building a single landing page.

CHAPTERS

[00:25] - Introduction and Welcome

[01:29] - Who is Sefunmi and Co.Lab's Evolution from B2C to B2B

[04:55] - Distribution is the New Moat in the AI Era

[19:06] - Validating Customer Willingness to Pay in B2B

[23:19] - AI Tools for Validation and Sales

GUEST

Sefunmi Osinaike - Co-Founder at Co.Lab | LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/sefunmiosinaike

SPONSORS

Querio → querio.ai

LINKS

Co.lab: https://www.joincolab.io/

The Mom Test: https://www.momtestbook.com/ 

$100M Leads: https://shop.acquisition.com/products/single-hardback 

Replit: https://replit.com/

Lovable: https://lovable.dev/

GPT: https://chatgpt.com/

Claude: https://claude.ai/ 

Exa: https://exa.ai/websets 

FIND US

Ilan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilan-rotenberg/ 

David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dvuong/

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