A single AI-generated prototype saved our startup 2 weeks of design time and prevented a $50K engineering mistake. đź“Š Results at a Glance: 95% Reduction in prototype creation time 100% Team alignment on feature scope $50k Savings in prevented engineering waste Here’s how we used AI to solve the eternal product dilemma: how do you… Continue reading
Introducing: an On-Site AI Hackathon-Style Workshop for Product & Design Teams
Introducing the fastest, most fun way for product and design teams to accelerate AI adoption, drive innovation, and build solutions that work. We offer in-person AI hackathon-style workshops designed for product and leadership teams at growing SaaS companies. As a consultants, we work closely with you to identify real business challenges and guide your team… Continue reading
The future of User Research
User research will need to adapt, and fast. But those who adapt will have an unfair advantage. Up until now, a core value of research has been to de-risk software development. When building is expensive, mistakes are costly, especially when they’re caught late. Getting smart up front via research leads to fewer mistakes down the… Continue reading
AI coding tools for prototyping – a primer
The newest AI coding tools for prototyping can be an amazing addition to your workflow. But like any tooling, they each have strengths and weaknesses. This is a breakdown of what I have found so far. Note: This is the state of play today – these tools are changing at light-speed so this will likely… Continue reading
AI Tools and Prompts for Product Managers
A work in progress guide I keep as an ongoing AI Prompt Library for Product Managers – it’s missing plenty of use cases but it’s a start! Check it out on Notion.
Creating the original “click to drop a comment” feature for InVision
Back in my early days of UX interaction design work, I contracted for a small, e-commerce focused agency called Epicenter Consulting. While I spent most of my time on client work, they had a side project they were building to help better present their designs to clients. That side project ended up becoming InVision (RIP)…. Continue reading
Using AI to code and ship a paid product in under 10 hours
The progress made on AI coding tools has been absolutely wild. I’m not a developer – I can get around a bit in HTML and CSS but definitely couldn’t reasonably market my skills as a front end engineer. However, like many product and design folks, I’ve had many ideas I wanted to try over the… Continue reading
Most design portfolios are badly designed
Every single UX and Product Design portfolio I’ve ever seen says they care deeply about the end user. The portfolio has a prominently featured tagline like “user-obsessed” or “passionate about the user” or something along these lines, usually as lead in to a portfolio that presumably demonstrates this point. But in reviewing the portfolio, it’s… Continue reading
Interviewed on Future of Design Series by TDA
Description: “Andrew Smith, Founder and Head of Partnerships at TDA was recently joined by Jeremy Belcher, VP of Product at Auxilius! Andy and Jeremy discussed Jeremy’s career transition from design to product leadership, and how his design background and experience proved beneficial in his new role. Jeremy also shared his insights on the skills designers… Continue reading
Powerpoint, product quality, and the power of distribution
Powerpoint is proof that product distribution can be just as important as product quality, maybe more so. Powerpoint is a wildly inferior product – its fucking maddening and I hate using it. It’s worst in its class. Literally every one of these presentation products is better than Powerpoint: But I still use it, regularly. I… Continue reading