Who I am.

Hey, I’m Akash Miharia.

I call myself a product rookie, but my day job is building AI-native products at large-scale enterprises.

At Adobe, I build enterprise agents that power real-time personalization for some of the world’s biggest brands. At Walmart, I launched generative AI search and built personalized shopping journeys across a 1B+ item catalog.

Between the two, I also work with PMs on product thinking, storytelling, positioning, and interview prep.

I also write this newsletter, Product Rookies, for builders who think like founders and learn like rookies—exploring how humans, AI, creativity, and product evolve in real time.

The Philosophy

Growing up across India, Abu Dhabi, and the US taught me to observe how different systems and cultures operate. I’ve always been obsessed with the underlying incentives that drive us. I studied economics to understand systems and people, analytics to interpret the math, and media to grasp messaging.

It all comes down to one question: Why do humans do what they do? Whether I’m looking at a 1-billion item catalog or an enterprise workflow, the context can change, but human behavior is constant.

Why “Rookies”?

In a world of AI and automation, the “expert” tendency is to add complexity. The “rookie” superpower is the instinct to simplify instead. This is a space to protect the beginner’s mind.

What to expect:

• The Hidden Logic: First principles and sharp questions you won’t find in a PM handbook.

• Connecting Dots: Where AI architecture meets behavioral economics and philosophy.

• Intentional Craft: Every issue is treated like a product—shaped to inspire, not just inform.

I send an issue weekly!