AI PM Hackathon Day 1 - Choose a Niche for Your AI Side Project

Is product management even worth it anymore or is the entire industry dead.

The product management industry is alive and well, but the problem is the market has shifted so fast in a very short amount of time and nobody gave you the proven strategies to be successful.

This is all about to change.

Getting a product manager job or any role in tech these days requires you demonstrate a strong level of competency with AI via a portfolio you can proudly present to hiring managers.

This process doesn’t need to take a long time and you don’t have to keep racking up Ls until you land your next role.

You can monetize you entire job hunting journey from where you are now ALL THE WAY to the finish line.

We have applied the Alex Hormozi $100M Money Models framework to product management job hunting and as you can see from the screenshots below…

The hard work has paid off.

The biggest opportunities for product managers in the upcoming year will be in businesses focused on AI, cybersecurity, crypto, creators and influencers, gaming, and of all community and each of every one of these niches will require you have to have a strong portfolio and the best part is you are going soooo addicted to learning and applying your newfound AI skills, because you will be profiting from the journey at 0 all the way to placement.

These are Stripe and Whop payment screenshots from a student this year that monetized

January 2025 - $216

February 2025 - $189

March 2025 - $386

April 2025 - $941

May 2025 - $1,600

June 2025 - $1,785

July 2025 - $10,500

August 2025 - $8,300

September 2025 - $10,300

October 2025 - $11,000

November 2025 - $30,000

PS

This is also our 2025 Christmas Party as we wrap up the year and provide all of you with a look of what’s coming up for 2026.

Highest Paid Niches for Product Managers are All Focused on Growth

Own the growth funnel, including acquisition → activation → monetization→retention, and identify friction points to improve conversion and long-term engagement.

About the Host

Kylie Sirico is a Senior Product Manager and AI Product Instructor with a proven track record of driving impactful, data-driven innovation. Throughout her career, she has contributed to products generating over $250M+ in revenue impact bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI capabilities and real-world business outcomes.

Kylie brings deep expertise in AI-powered product strategy, user-centered design, and scaling intelligent systems that deliver measurable value. As an instructor, she is passionate about helping professionals understand how to effectively build, evaluate, and apply AI products in practical, ethical, and scalable ways.