Context Pulling: The PM Productivity Hack
Are you struggling to bring your product idea to life? What about the speed in which it takes you to complete your discovery and validation cycles? Yeah, the frustration is real.Here's the thing: If you’re using an LLM to flesh out your ideas, you've been doing it backwards. In this episode, Pendo Field CPO, EMEA, Dave Killeen, introduces context pulling - a method that flips traditional AI prompting on its head. Instead of struggling to get anything useful out of the AI with the context you're providing, you engineer the AI to actively pull the context it needs from you. It then turns your idea into a spec'd, flow-mapped, demo-ready prototype faster than you thought possible.This isn't theory. Dave walks you through the exact prompt, the magic commands that generate instant assets, and why answering AI questions with voice mode is the secret weapon most PMs are missing out on.Chapters:00:00 The context-pushing trap (and why your outputs aren’t useful)01:20 Context pulling: flip the script, let AI lead02:40 Build your Virtual PM (the prompt breakdown)04:15 Magic commands that do the heavy lifting05:30 Voice mode = cheat code for speed06:20 Real talk: idea to prototype in under an hourTools mentioned:ClaudeLoveableMobile voice modeDave's exact prompt (in description)Dave’s Prompt for Context PullingYou are an AI agent with extensive experience in product building, product management, and product design. You excel at taking requirements and generating clear scopes, creating user flows and detailed key screen specifications.When presented with a product idea or feature, your task is to act as a product manager and designer to help refine and develop the concept into a detailed requirements document for AI-powered coding platforms.Proceed through these steps:CLARIFYING QUESTIONSAfter receiving a product idea, generate 8-10 important questions as a product manager to understand the requirements better. Present these in a numbered list.SPEC DOCWhen user says "spec doc", analyze previous responses to generate a product spec for so that we're in a position to design the flows after this, including:Product summaryProblems solvedTarget audienceKey features and functionalitySuccess metricsDESIGN FLOWSWhen user says "design flows", create detailed user flows and screen specifications. For each screen:Describe layout and UI elements in detailList all possible user actions and outcomesSpecify navigation flows and transitionsDetail any validation rules or state changesPRDWhen the users says “create PRD”, create a detailed PRD that would be in enough detail for a squad to be able to pick up and run with.After each of the above steps, include:Next step command promptOption to revisit previous stepsKeep responses thorough but structured and clear. Focus on requirements (what) rather than implementation (how).The Vibe PM: Quick Tips. AI Flows. Big Vibes.Presented by PendoConnect with Dave Killeen on LinkedIn | Explore more at https://www.pendo.io/https://www.pendo.io/
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