Hands-On Workshop: AI-Powered Product Management with Cursor

Overview
Save Time and Do More By Transforming Your PM Workflow with AI — No Coding Required

Join us for an intensive 4-hour workshop where we'll dive deep into Cursor, the AI-powered workspace that assists your day-to-day product management workflows in a fraction of the time. This isn't another "ChatGPT for PMs" session — this is hands-on training using a tool designed to integrate AI directly into your actual PM workflow. Dave Mathias will facilitate this session.

What You'll Learn

We'll work through the Cursor for Product Managers course created by Carl Vellotti together, mastering:

• Real PM workflows: Process meeting notes, synthesize user research, write PRDs, analyze data
• Custom automation: Build templates and slash commands for your repetitive PM tasks
• Multi-file context: Give AI the full picture across docs, research, and product data
• Image analysis: Get instant feedback on mockups and screenshots

Plus: We'll extend beyond the core course to explore practical applications for your day-to-day work as a product manager or product owner — from stakeholder communication to roadmap planning to competitive analysis.

What Makes This Different

• Learn by doing: Bring your laptop and work in Cursor alongside the group
• Interactive, not lecture: We'll build real PM deliverables together
• Practical focus: Leave with workflows you can use Monday morning
• Small group: Plenty of time for questions and customization to your specific needs

Who Should Attend
Product Managers, Product Owners, and anyone in product leadership who wants to leverage AI for actual work (not just chatbot conversations). No coding or terminal experience required — if you can describe what you want in plain English, you can use these tools.

Logistics

Food: Breakfast and snacks provided
Bring: Your laptop (Mac, Windows, or Linux)Prerequisites:
Cursor Pro subscription recommended (2-week free trial available)

• Download course materials before the session: Course Download

Space is limited to ensure everyone gets personalized attention. This is your chance to master AI-assisted product management in a supportive, hands-on environment.

Agenda

• 9:00am - 9:30am: Arrival and networking
• 9:30am-1pm: Hands on workshop
• 1:00pm onwards: Continued networking at Lake Monster Brewing

Meet Our Featured Speaker
Dave Mathias has spent much of his career at the intersection of product and advanced analytics. Currently, he is a Senior Director of Product at Shipwell where he builds AI-powered logistics solutions, and is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. He's the author of "Data Storytelling and Translation: Bridging the gap between numbers and narratives."

Sponsors
This event is sponsored by Lab651 & Recursive Awesome

Organizers
This event is part of the community interest groups series at Applied AI, where community members power sessions for niche interest areas through the Applied AI platform.

This event is organized and hosted by Cameron Gross, John DeBauche, and Beth-Alison Berggren.