Building AI-Powered Products at Scale with Mario Rodriguez, CPO of GitHub
Tue Oct 28 2025
"Success clarity allows objective prioritization."
In this episode, we sit down with Mario Rodriguez, Chief Product Officer at GitHub, to discuss how to build and scale AI-powered products while managing 150 million users and preventing team burnout.
Mario shares how GitHub balances diverse user needs across maintainers, developers, and enterprise teams by defining clear success metrics and allocating resources strategically. He explains the company's API-first approach that enables customization across workflows, and how Copilot evolved from 20% acceptance rates to advanced agentic capabilities reshaping developer productivity.
Listeners will learn strategies for preventing burnout during rapid AI development cycles, building products through tight customer feedback loops, and applying the "Understand, Identify, Execute" framework to improve product clarity and decision-making.
For show notes and more resources, visit: www.pragmaticinstitute.com/resources/podcasts
Pragmatic Institute is the global leader in Product, Data, and Design training and certification programs for working professionals. Learn more at www.pragmaticinstitute.com.
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"Success clarity allows objective prioritization." In this episode, we sit down with Mario Rodriguez, Chief Product Officer at GitHub, to discuss how to build and scale AI-powered products while managing 150 million users and preventing team burnout. Mario shares how GitHub balances diverse user needs across maintainers, developers, and enterprise teams by defining clear success metrics and allocating resources strategically. He explains the company's API-first approach that enables customization across workflows, and how Copilot evolved from 20% acceptance rates to advanced agentic capabilities reshaping developer productivity. Listeners will learn strategies for preventing burnout during rapid AI development cycles, building products through tight customer feedback loops, and applying the "Understand, Identify, Execute" framework to improve product clarity and decision-making. For show notes and more resources, visit: www.pragmaticinstitute.com/resources/podcasts Pragmatic Institute is the global leader in Product, Data, and Design training and certification programs for working professionals. Learn more at www.pragmaticinstitute.com.