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Microsoft CPO: If you aren't prototyping with AI, you're doing it wrong (Aparna Chennapragada)

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Microsoft CPO: If you aren't prototyping with AI, you're doing it wrong (Aparna Chennapragada)

Microsoft's product chief makes the sharpest case yet that prompt-built prototypes have replaced specs.

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The question it answers

  1. Why prototype with AI before hiring a designer?

Read with it

  1. 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
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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
  5. Video Vibe Coding Is The Future Y Combinator (Lightcone Podcast)
  6. The data point that proves prototype-first building is now the norm at the world's top accelerator. techcrunch.com Article A quarter of startups in YC's current cohort have codebases that are almost entirely AI-generated TechCrunch
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