Guide

How to test and validate AI prototypes with users

Maze · maze.co

Closes the loop: a prototype only pays off if you put it in front of users, and this shows how.

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It answers 2 questions

  1. Why prototype with AI before hiring a designer?
  2. How do I test my AI prototype with real users, and can AI simulate user feedback?

Read with it

  1. Video Microsoft CPO: If you aren't prototyping with AI, you're doing it wrong (Aparna Chennapragada) Lenny's Podcast
  2. The written companion with the key frameworks if you would rather skim than watch. lennysnewsletter.com Article Microsoft CPO on AI: prompt sets are the new PRDs Lenny Rachitsky
  3. The canonical zero-to-one walkthrough of prototyping with AI tools, written for non-engineers. lennysnewsletter.com Guide A guide to AI prototyping for product managers Colin Matthews (Lenny's Newsletter)
  4. Turns scattered AI experiments into a repeatable prototyping workflow, with template prompts included. lennysnewsletter.com Guide How to get your entire team prototyping with AI Colin Matthews (Lenny's Newsletter)
  5. Screen-share episode showing exactly how a prototype goes from generic mock to product-quality. creators.spotify.com Podcast How to build prototypes that actually look like your product (Colin Matthews) How I AI with Claire Vo
  6. Video Vibe Coding Is The Future Y Combinator (Lightcone Podcast)
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