Context Engineering for Forward Deployed Engineers

Part of Forward Deployed Engineering Series

Hosted by Ravi Mehta and Aishwarya Ashok

Thu, Aug 6, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (1 hour)

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What you'll learn

The 3 kinds of context that shape AI output

Functional, visual, and data. Most people only ever give the tool one of the three, then wonder why the output looks off

How to write prompts like real specs and work with markdowns

Triggers, states, edge cases, and why telling the model what to do works better than what to avoid.

How to get past the default "AI app" slop

You know the one: same layout, same rounded corners. A screenshot and a rough sketch are usually enough.

Why this topic matters

Getting from idea to a clickable prototype now takes minutes. The real challenge is building something that actually looks and behaves like your product. That comes down to context: what the model knows about your features, your design language, your data. Context engineering is the core skill behind production AI systems, with prototyping as the fastest way to learn it.

You'll learn from

Ravi Mehta

Ex-EIR, Reforge | Former Chief Product Officer, Tinder

Ravi Mehta is one of the industry's leading product executives, with a track record of building and scaling products used by hundreds of millions of people. Today, he advises high-growth consumer and AI startups on product strategy, AI adoption, and achieving product-market fit, drawing on leadership experience across some of the world's most recognized technology companies.

Career highlights

  • Former Chief Product Officer at Tinder, leading product strategy and growth for one of the world's largest consumer apps
  • Product leadership at Facebook, TripAdvisor, and Microsoft, building products and teams that reached hundreds of millions of users
  • Co-created Reforge's AI Strategy program, helping thousands of product leaders learn how to build AI-native products and organizations
  • Scaled world-class product organizations, leading teams of 40–70 product managers while driving billion-dollar business growth
  • Advisor to high-growth AI startups, helping founders achieve product-market fit, accelerate growth, and build durable AI advantages
  • Active angel investor and product thought leader, sharing practical frameworks for AI strategy, product leadership, and organizational excellence

Aishwarya Ashok

AI Product Builder | Podcaster, The Founder’s Foyer | Startup Advisor

Hey, I’m Aishwarya, a product builder obsessed with turning ideas into working products, with AI in the mix. Over the last decade across SaaS, I’ve shipped zero-to-one products, scaled product marketing motions, and worked across several domains.


 Beyond work:

→ I host The Founder’s Foyer, a podcast and builder collective where we deconstruct how raw ideas become real-world products

→ I mentor startup founders as a part of incubators and programs like Stanford Seed Spark

→ I tinker with AI + video workflows, expanding the boundaries of GenAI filmmaking and storytelling

→ And when I’m not building, you’ll find me sketching old cities, hosting heritage art walks, and running my tech-led e-commerce brand, Rue Des Arts.


Worked at

Google
Walmart
University of Minnesota
Gallup
Zoho
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