Mike Krieger told Avasare he was his only cold-email PM hire
Amol Avasare · Head of Growth (Anthropic): Anthropic is automating its own growth · Apr 5, 2026 · at 5:24
Amol Avasare, Head of Growth at Anthropic, recounts how he cold-emailed Chief Product Officer Mike Krieger to land his role when no job listing existed.
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“He said, I'm the only PM that he's hired from cold email.”
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