Best broad leadership foundation: Generative AI for Everyone. Andrew Ng's DeepLearning.AI course for non-technical leaders. Start here to understand where generative AI fits and where it does not.
Best product and operator examples: Lenny's Podcast: AI product episodes. Interviews with PMs, founders, and operators adopting AI. Use it to learn from teams making practical adoption decisions.
Best long-form industry context: The Cognitive Revolution. Nathan Labenz's podcast with AI builders and researchers. Use it when you need deeper context than tool announcements.
Strategy starts with use-case selection
AI strategy is not a slide deck about disruption. It is deciding which workflows should change, which should not, what quality means, what risks are acceptable, and how teams will build habits around the tools.
Generative AI for Everyone gives broad literacy. Lenny's interviews add product and operator examples. The Cognitive Revolution gives deeper context from builders and researchers.
Adoption is a management problem
Teams adopt AI well when there are clear examples, shared vocabulary, permission boundaries, review habits, and time to practice. A strategy resource should talk about behavior change, not only tool capability.
The best AI strategy material helps leaders choose a small number of workflows, measure them, and stop work that creates risk or noise without improving the business.
Recommended courses and resources
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Craig Hewitt YouTube: 100 Days of AI
YouTube channel · Craig Hewitt · Beginner to intermediate
You want practical AI implementation videos from a founder using AI inside a real SaaS business.
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Generative AI for Everyone
Course · DeepLearning.AI · Beginner
You want a non-technical foundation for deciding where generative AI fits in a team or business.
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AI Product Management Specialization
Specialization · Duke University · Beginner to intermediate
You want a structured product-management route for scoping, evaluating, and shipping AI products.
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Lenny's Podcast: AI product episodes
Podcast videos · Lenny Rachitsky · Beginner to advanced
You want AI product examples from PMs and founders.
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The Cognitive Revolution
Podcast · Nathan Labenz · Intermediate to advanced
You want long-form interviews with AI builders and researchers.