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Post · · Claire Vo

How I Happy Hour: live AI demos + Lenny summit fun

Watch the How I Happy Hour conversations, the How I AI trailer, and photos from our September 9 community gathering.

Ahead of Lenny’s summit, the How I AI community got together for the hottest happy hour San Francisco has seen in two years. In addition to bringing together 300+ product managers and leaders, we asked a few people to share an AI workflow they actually use, from house hunting and birthday gifts to customer feedback and learning at work.

How I AI: Live

Hilary Gridley: house hunting with very specific vibes

Hilary uses Claude Code to evaluate house listings against the things that make a place feel right.

Grace Clarke: birthday texts and gifts

Grace shares how AI helps with birthday messages, gift research, and a little emotional labor.

JJ Englert: Claude sets up Claude

JJ has a skill that sets up new project repositories using the way his team builds.

Victor: customer feedback on autopilot

Victor automates collecting customer feedback from Slack and bringing it into Jira Product Discovery.

Grishma: AI learning for 22,000 people

Grishma shares how her team builds customized, hands-on AI learning for a global workforce.

Photos from the evening

Browse the How I Happy Hour photo album

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