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Get a complete guide to all the best practices you should use with AI prototyping! This 13 page PDF can be used with ChatGPT or Claude to guide you in using tools like Bolt, Replit, v0, and more.

AI Prototyping for Product Managers - Complete Guide

I'm excited to help you build your first AI prototype! By the end of this week, you'll have created a smart task management tool that uses AI to break down complex projects into actionable steps. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes, and you'll be learning by doing - no technical background required.

Create Your First AI Prototype

Why do some decisions feel simple and others are painful and divisive? It has everything to do with how the decision is presented. Check out this free 8-part email course covering the basics of making good decisions in complex environments.

Structured Decision Making for Product Managers

Every web-based application relies on APIs, and yet few product managers understand how they work. In this free preview, you'll get access to an 8-part email course covering basics of APIs.

APIs for Product Managers

Build your first AI prototype next week -- even if you have no coding skills

Sold my first SaaS in 2021. Product Manager, 8500+ students, featured by Lenny.

AI Prototyping for Product Managers

Product Manager

Service Design Lead

Technical Product Manager

Sr Product Manager

Consultant/Founder

Director of Product Management 

Strategis

Ex-founder, CEO

Have you seen other PMs leveraging AI to ship prototypes at lightning speed , but when you try it yourself:- Basic tutorials leave you stuck on simple examples ?- Technical obstacles slow your momentum ?- Debugging feels impossible without coding experience ?- You're unsure which AI tools actually deliver value ? You know mastering AI prototyping could transform your workflow. But the path from curiosity to confidence isn't clear. With AI, you can build functional prototypes in minutes. The challenge with AI prototyping isn't getting started — it's understanding what these tools can and can't do. That’s why this cohort is designed to expose you to essential AI prototyping tools and their unique capabilities. You'll learn to debug issues (even without coding experience) to stay productive and deliver real value. And our community will be here to give you the support, guidance, and accountability you’ll need to finally stick with it. In just 4 weeks, you'll go from zero experience to shipping multiple prototypes -- from interactive prototypes to accompany your PRD, to personalized tools that boost your productivity. Now imagine if you could: ✅ Ship prototypes in hours without getting stuck in an infinite loop ✅ Learn how software applications work by building them ✅ Build personalized software to fit your exact needs ✅ Master advanced concepts like integrations to supercharge your prototypes Getting started is easy. 1️⃣ Begin with my 5-day email course to build your first AI prototype this week (sign up below!) 2️⃣ Join the 4-week cohort to master AI prototyping tools, debug common issues, and integrate with other apps in minutes&nbsp; 🔥 All alumni can stay up to date with our private community, 1:1 support, and more! 📣 Live sessions are at 1PM EST! 🎉&nbsp;Bonus:&nbsp;When you enroll in this course, you’ll receive $1,395 in free credits to level up your workflow with Superhuman, Linear, Sprig, Dovetail &amp; Gamma PLUS one month sponsored with Replit Core &amp; Bolt Pro (see FAQ for details) Interested in an enterprise license so your whole team or company can take the course? Please reach out directly to colin@techforproduct.com

Convert your PRD to a prototype in minutes

Course syllabus

Get 1:1 help with your prototypes and questions

Office Hours

Live, interactive sessions where we dive deeper into AI prototyping and go through scenarios

Live Sessions

Complete a weekly project to apply what you've learned

Weekly projects

Course schedule

Senior Product Managers who want to leverage AI to iterate faster

Product Leaders who want to get first-hand experience with how AI is transforming product development

UX Designers who want to translate their designs into functional prototypes the same day

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

Master cutting-edge AI tools like Bolt, V0, Replit, and Claude to accelerate your development process. You'll learn practical workflows that go beyond basic prompts to create functional prototypes.

Learn to use AI prototyping tools

Get hands-on experience building real-world applications, from simple MVPs to complex features. Through guided projects, you'll develop a portfolio of working prototypes that demonstrate tangible AI development skills.

Build 5+ prototypes in 4 weeks

Develop a mental model of how modern applications are structured and how different components work together. This foundation helps you make better architectural decisions and communicate more effectively with developers.

Build a fundamental understanding of how software works

Learn systematic approaches to troubleshoot common AI coding issues and improve your prototype quality. You'll master techniques for error handling, prompt optimization, and code refinement that help you build production-ready features.

Discover 6 strategies for debugging to get high-value apps

Connect your prototypes to popular platforms and APIs without complex setup. You'll learn streamlined integration patterns that work with tools like Slack, Google Sheets, and your existing product stack.

Integrate with your favorite tools in minutes

Get direct access to an experienced PM and builder (me!) who can help you resolve technical and product challenges.

Weekly office hours and Q&A

Ship your first real SaaS in 8 weeks (with a secure SaaS template to get you started)

Google

Microsoft

Stripe

LinkedIn

You’re excited by what’s possible with AI coding, but once you get past a prototype, the walls appear: errors you can’t debug, databases that break, and payments that don’t process.Tools like Replit, Bolt, and Lovable get you started fast, but aren’t production-ready. Meanwhile, you see posts raving about AI-built products and wonder: what’s the missing step?You need to learn the difference between prototypes and production.This course shows you how to get paid by real customers with Stripe, ship features safely using GitHub, deploy without downtime, catch bugs before users do with CI/CD, and build AI features that people rely on. You’ll submit projects for peer + instructor feedback—so by the end, you’ll have a production-ready SaaS and be ready to earn your first side-project dollar.

Go from idea to production and launch your first SaaS in 8 weeks.

Learn the fundamentals of engineering workflows

Discover how to get your first 100 customers

Uplevel your technical skills

You should understand APIs, databases, storage, and SaaS applications at a high level

Some technical skills

This course is dense -- you will need to dedicate 5-10 hrs per week to get value from the course

High agency or dedication

You will need to be able to read docs, watch videos, and look up information yourself as needed

Self sufficient 

Product managers, engineers, and designers who want to ship production-ready SaaS side hustles

Graduates of Lovable, Bolt, and Replit who finally want to learn real engineering workflows

Anyone who wants to launch their own product using tools like Github and Claude Code

You sat through another meeting today feeling totally lost as the devs threw around terms like “rate limits” and “microservices”. Every time you have to make decisions that impact an engineer’s implementation, you feel like you’re on the back foot and struggling to keep up with the details. After you hand off a feature to engineering, you have no idea if it will be delivered the way you're expecting. You can feel confident, you just need the right plan. The reason most PMs can’t improve their technical skills is that they follow random online tutorials with no real plan or guidance. Or try to go from zero to 100 overnight by upskilling on complex topics - only to give up feeling frustrated and disappointed. That’s why this cohort is designed to help you build a foundational understanding of software applications. You won’t just memorize a bunch of terms - you’ll actually understand how software products are designed and deployed to handle millions of users. And our community will be here to give you the support, guidance, and accountability you’ll need to finally stick with it. After only 4 weeks, you’ll look back and think.. “WOW! I can’t believe I did that.”&nbsp; Now imagine if you could: ✅ Master technical concepts without getting lost in an internet maze. ✅ Stop asking engineers to dumb down concepts when talking to you. ✅ Predict risks, anticipate issues, and avoid endless back-and-forth. ✅ Improve your communication with engineers, users, and technical stakeholders&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Getting started is easy. 1️⃣ Start with my 8-day email course to start building confidence with APIs today (enroll for free below!) 2️⃣ Enroll in the 4-week cohort to build your foundations with application architecture, APIs, software development lifecycle, and system design. 3️⃣ Continue your journey with The Vault, our content library covering technical tradeoffs, generative AI, technical interview prep, and more.

Does this sound familiar? 

Recorded Lessons

Practice Exercises

Senior Product Managers.Build confidence and gain a competitive edge amongst your peers

Non-technical PMs.Overcome imposter syndrome, improve communication, and make better product decisions

MBA graduates and consultants.Seamlessly transition into product by learning critical technical skills

Feel more confident in your decisions by building a deeper understanding of technical tradeoffs

Build confidence

Engage engineering by using common language

Improve communication

Understand fundamentals by learning and practicing essential concepts

Grow your technical skills

Gain a competitive edge in your career by demonstrating your technical acumen

Excel in your Product career

Build confidence without getting lost in technical jargon 
🔥Featured on Lenny's Newsletter🔥 

Product Manager @ Datavant

Mike Demianiuk

You want be to in the driver seat on your product but sometimes authority seems to slip away. Chances are you’ve felt anxious about making big (or small) commitments when you feel out of control. Here’s some hints you should build on your decision making &amp; influence skills: When there’s real problems, stakeholders email your boss for updates and you get added back in as a CC. You nervously hover the “send” button on an progress update to executives about changing deadlines. You have to decide between doubling-down on a legacy service or building something new from scratch — and have no clue where to start. Making good decisions with clarity isn’t hard - you just need a process Some product managers seem like breeze through challenging stakeholders and complex decisions. They’re seen as a steady pair of hands - the person that gets called in when things go sideways. Their secret is simple: knowledge and experience. They have a plan for navigating complex situations and have the reps to back up their confidence. This cohort is designed to give you the same thing in a low-risk environment. Learn the process for good decision making, discover how to facilitate focused discussions to move forward, and build your communication skills to share the end result.&nbsp; In this live, interactive course, you’ll work with a group of peers to give you the support, guidance, and accountability you’ll need to finally master structured decision making. After only 4 weeks, you’ll be amazed you worked any other way. Now imagine if you could: ✅&nbsp;Assess your organizations decision making culture and mold your communications to match ✅&nbsp;Map the full opportunity and solution space to arrive at new, unique insights ✅&nbsp;Build a decision doc that streamlines communication and puts you in the drivers seat ✅&nbsp;Improve communications with senior stakeholders and executives ✅&nbsp;Navigate technical tradeoffs with ease ﻿Get started today. 1️⃣ Start with my free 6-day email course to start applying structured decision making today (sign up below!) 2️⃣ Enroll in the 4-week cohort to build your skills with assessing decision hygiene, mental models for decision making, written communication, and building executive presence 3️⃣ Continue your journey with bonus content on technical tradeoffs and more!

Making decisions is tough. 
﻿High visibility, high risk, high impact.

Wednesdays

Senior product managers.Level up your communication skills and executive presence.

Startup founders and executives.Build a discipline of good decision making by setting a strong example.

New Product Leads.Excel in your new role by leveling up the decision making skills on your team.

Assess your organizations decision making culture and mold your communications to match

Map the full opportunity and solution space to arrive at new, unique insights

Build a decision doc that streamlines communication and builds authority

Improve communication with senior stakeholders and executives

Navigate technical tradeoffs with ease

Feel confident in your decision making with a step-by-step approach.

End-to-End Production Vibe Coding Process

Creating PRDs, components, and AI prototypes are just the first three steps in my 8 step process for vibe coding apps

See my exact process for shipping production-ready apps

Learn to avoid tech debt and error hell by validating first and building real apps second

Validate before building with AI prototypes

Accelerate your development process with SaaS template and engineering support

Leverage templates and engineering support to build securely

Building AI Agents in Vibe-Coded SaaS Projects

Learn how to structure agents that can perform tasks inside your SaaS.

Design AI agents for your workflows

Offer a concrete and concise explanation of how you will
help students understand and apply this lesson.


Guide AI with effective prompts

Learn how to monitor and improve your ai features over time

Monitoring and metrics

Integrating Stripe, Analytics, and Notifications

Set up payments with test and live keys correctly.

Stripe Integration

Prevent errors with idempotency and signature checks.

Webhook Handling

Track metrics like activation and churn with modern tools.

Analytics Setup

Securing Your Vibe-Coded SaaS

Learn about the OWASP 10 and how to secure your SaaS against common attacks

Learn SaaS security basics, including to most common attacks

See examples of coding patterns for secure SaaS apps, including client, server, database, and network securtiy

Coding patterns for secure SaaS

Get your own checklist to ensure you're launching securly

Launch secure checklist

Choosing the Right AI Coding Tool

Evaluate Bolt, Replit, Cursor, v0, and Lovable side by side (and take a peek at Claude Code and Codex)

Compare Popular Tools

Choose the best tool depending on your project stage.

Prototype vs. Full App

Watch the same project scaffolded across multiple platforms.

Hands-On Demo

Foundations of Software Architecture for Vibe Coded Apps

Understand differences between quick experiments and stable, production-ready apps.

Prototypes vs. Production

Learn how these core components work together in real-world systems.

Clients, Servers, Databases

Decode AI-generated code by recognizing core architecture patterns.

Reading AI Code

Vibe Code Production-Ready Side Projects

Understand how prototypes differ from production-ready apps and why those differences matter.

Learn the difference between prototypes and production

See CI/CD pipelines, unit tests, integration tests, and more in action.

Get an overview of real engineering workflows

Spot the top vulnerabilities in vibe-coded SaaS apps and learn how to prevent them.

Learn how to ship securely

Introduction to Practical AI Prototyping

Understand the basics of shipping prototypes with tools like Bolt, v0, and Lovable

Learn how to build basic prototypes with AI tools

Discover how you can create components that can be reused across prototypes to match your brand

Reduce rework by creating and reusing components

Generate high fidelity prototypes without more work by creating reusable baselines

Create and share baselines with your team

Product Development Lifecycle with AI Prototyping

Founder @ Tech For Product. Sold my first SaaS in 2021, prev PM @ Datavant

Discover how to create component libraries, baselines, and align your team on fidelity and process.

Learn how to leverage team workflows with AI prototyping

See an end-to-end example of creating a component library, using baselines, and walking though the product lifecycle.

Walk through an end-to-end example of using AI prototypes

Create better prototypes faster by following a few simple rules

Get prompting tips & tricks for the best results

Practical Lessons in AI Prototyping (Q&A)

Jeremy Belcher

UX Driven Product & Design Leader | Built up $MM SaaS from prototype

Discover how teams are adopting AI tools together to accelerate development

Learn how to overcome adoption barriers

Get direct access to ask your questions about tools, templates, and process

Learn from a VP of Product & Design

Jeremy & Colin will share their best tips for getting high quality prototypes with AI prototyping tools

Colin Matthews

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