The AI PM’s Guide to Building AI Agents, with Warp CEO Zach Lloyd
The AI PM’s Guide to Building AI Agents, with Warp CEO Zach Lloyd  
Podcast: The Growth Podcast
Published On: Sat Sep 27 2025
Description: Today’s EpisodeAs an AI PM, you’re probably tired of building AI Agents and don’t know how to monetize them.But what if I told you there’s a company adding $1 million ARR every 10 days with their AI agent?Zach Lloyd, CEO of Warp and former Google engineering leader, cracked the code. His terminal-based AI agent has 700,000+ active developers paying real money.This episode is his complete playbook for AI PMs who want to build agents that actually make money.I hope you enjoy this one!----Brought to you by:* Vanta: Automate compliance, manage risk, and prove trust* Kameleoon: Leading AI experimentation platform* Amplitude: The market-leader in product analytics* The AI Evals Course for PMs: Get $1155 off with code ‘ag-evals’----Timestamps00:00:00 - Intro00:01:55 - Interview Begins00:02:02 - Warp's Scale & Growth00:03:08 - The Turning Point00:04:32 - Learn or Get Left Behind00:05:50 - Framework for AI Value00:08:30 - Warp's Development Process00:12:28 - UX Challenges in Agentic Products00:14:53 - Ads00:19:29 - Who's Making Money with Agents00:28:31 - Future Predictions00:29:24 - Ads00:30:26 - Contrarian Takes on AI's Future00:35:44 - 90-Day Roadmap for PMs00:38:33 - Outro----Key Takeaways----Where to Find Zach Lloyd* Linkedin* X (Twitter)* Warp----Related ContentPodcasts:* He built the top AI agent startup* AI Agents for PMs in 69 Minutes* How to Build AI Agents (and Get Paid $750K+)Newsletters:* AI Agents: The Ultimate Guide for PMs* Ultimate Guide to AI Prototyping Tools* How to Land a $300K+ AI Product Manager Job----P.S. More than 85% of you aren’t subscribed yet. If you can subscribe on YouTube, follow on Apple & Spotify, my commitment to you is that we’ll continue making this content better.----If you want to advertise, email productgrowthppp at gmail. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe