Shankar Das

IN BRIEF

I build AI products that figure out what people want and deliver it to them.

17 years of product leadership in media, entertainment, consumer AI, and personalization at scale. Every smart system I’ve built starts with foundational intelligence. What does the content represent? Who is it for? What need does it serve?

I’ve applied this thinking across Amazon, Meta, and startups. My technical range spans LLMs, NLP, embeddings, ML platforms, and inference infrastructure.

Amazon Bar Raiser. Multiple patents in generative AI. Babson College MBA.

The Modern PM Manifesto: Manager of Infinite Minds

Ask most PMs what their job is and they’ll say strategy. Watch any PM work for a week and you’ll see mostly execution. Research. Status decks. Data pulls. First drafts. Meeting prep. AI resolves that contradiction fast. When the marginal cost of cognitive labor hits near-zero, the tactical work that filled 80% of your calendar gets done by agents. What’s left is the work you always said you wanted to do but never had time for. ...

The World AI Isn't Built For

The Modern PM Manifesto: Manager of Infinite Minds

The World AI Isn't Built For

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