Kasey Fu: Search and AI Product Manager at Microsoft UW PM Podcast

Welcome back UW PM listeners! It’s been a few years and we’re super excited to start the podcast back up again!

What better way to kick off the podcast than to talk with previous UW PM podcast host Kasey Fu! Kasey is a Waterloo and UW PM Alumni currently working at Microsoft as a Search and AI Product Manager. Kasey is also an avid writer, publishing medium articles related to AI and Product Management. He has a passion for creative writing, publishing 2 books!

In this episode Josh talks with Kasey about his journey navigating the PM industry, the clubs he’s been part of at Waterloo and the internships he’s experienced along the way. Kasey talks about his current role at Microsoft, the challenges he faces as a PM, and the AI industry. We also talk about writing and his contributions to the Product Coalition, the world’s largest independent Product community. We talk about Kasey’s passion for creative writing and his view on the future of writing with the advancements of Generative AI. 

Learn more about Kasey: https://seykafu.com/

Check out Kasey’s Medium Articles: https://seykafu.medium.com/

Product Coalition Medium Articles: https://productcoalition.com/



Timestamps

00:00-We're Back!

1:23-Breaking into PM

4:20-Clubs & Community at UW

7:50-Internship Experiences

14:40-Working at Microsoft

18:30-Navigating the AI Industry 

23:40-Writing & Product Coalition

30:00-Creative Writing vs Generative AI