Technical Workshop · Prototype-Led AI Development

    Live MXP Studio deck on prototype-led product development with AI: the velocity revolution, fidelity advantage, and technical deep dives with Claude and Lovable.

    Slide outline

    1. Title
    2. Velocity revolution
    3. About brief
    4. Months to hours
    5. Prototype-led product development
    6. Fidelity advantage
    7. Workshop approach
    8. What we're building
    9. Technical deep dive
    10. Let's build
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    Technical Workshop

    Prototype-Led
    Product Development

    From Concept to Functional Prototype in Hours, Not Months

    AJ Bubb|MXP Studio
    ReactTypeScriptAI-AssistedProduction-Ready

    The Velocity Revolution

    Development speed has fundamentally changed

    2010

    Traditional Development

    6-12 months to MVP

    2020

    Agile + No-Code

    2-4 weeks to MVP

    2025

    AI-Assisted Prototyping

    Hours to functional prototype

    The paradigm shift: Validate ideas before committing resources

    AJ Bubb

    AJ Bubb

    • ▹AI Strategy & Rapid Prototyping Lead
    • ▹20+ years building digital products
    • ▹Making product discovery faster for executives

    // Mission: Help teams validate ideas faster through functional prototypes

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    From Months to Hours

    The traditional approach has a fatal flaw

    The Traditional Trap

    1
    Requirements2-4 weeks
    2
    Design4-6 weeks
    3
    Development3-6 months
    4
    Testing2-4 weeks
    5
    LaunchHope it works!

    // Problem: You find out it doesn't work AFTER months of investment

    The New Approach

    1
    Describe10 min
    2
    Generate5 min
    3
    Iterate30 min
    4
    Test with Users1 hour
    5
    DecideInformed choice

    // Solution: Validate before you invest

    Total time: 6+ months ~2 hours

    Prototype-Led Development

    A new mental model for product teams

    Build to Learn

    Not learn to build

    Idea Validation

    Test assumptions with real interactions

    Stakeholder Buy-in

    Show, don't tell. Demo beats deck.

    Technical Feasibility

    Prove it works before building at scale

    Faster Iteration

    Pivot in hours, not quarters

    "The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas—and test them quickly."

    The Fidelity Advantage

    Finding the sweet spot between speed and substance

    Mockup

    Hours
    Visual design
    Clickable prototype
    Real data
    Business logic
    User testing
    Production-ready

    Functional Prototype

    Hours
    ← TODAY'S FOCUS
    Visual design
    Clickable prototype
    Real data
    Business logic
    User testing
    Production-ready

    Production App

    Months
    Visual design
    Clickable prototype
    Real data
    Business logic
    User testing
    Production-ready

    Functional prototypes give you 90% of the validation at 10% of the cost

    Workshop Approach

    Building and learning in parallel

    What We Build

    • 1Scaffold the project structure
    • 2Design system & components
    • 3Page layouts & navigation
    • 4Content population
    • 5Interactions & polish

    What We Learn

    • 1AI prompting patterns
    • 2Iterative refinement
    • 3Component architecture
    • 4Debugging strategies
    • 5Deployment workflow

    Time Checkpoints

    0:00
    Setup & Context
    0:30
    First Components
    1:00
    Core Structure
    1:30
    Polish & Features
    2:00
    Deploy & Share

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    What We're Building

    A professional portfolio that demonstrates real capabilities

    yourname.lovable.dev
    HeroCompelling intro
    AboutYour story
    ProjectsWork showcase
    ContactGet in touch

    Actual working site, not just a mockup

    Tech Stack & Features

    React + TypeScript

    Modern frontend

    Tailwind CSS

    Utility styling

    Supabase

    Backend ready

    AI-Assisted

    Claude + Lovable

    Deployed

    Live URL

    Output: A live, shareable URL with a fully functional portfolio site

    Technical Deep Dive Topics

    Skills that transfer beyond this workshop

    Prompting Patterns

    • ▹Context-setting prompts
    • ▹Iterative refinement
    • ▹Specificity vs flexibility
    • ▹When to start fresh

    Iteration Workflow

    • ▹Small, focused changes
    • ▹Rollback strategies
    • ▹Version checkpoints
    • ▹Feature branching

    Debugging Strategies

    • ▹Reading error messages
    • ▹Console inspection
    • ▹Isolation techniques
    • ▹When to ask for help

    Deployment Flow

    • ▹Preview environments
    • ▹Production publishing
    • ▹Custom domains
    • ▹Ongoing updates

    // These skills apply to any AI-assisted development, not just Lovable

    Let's Prototype

    Time to put theory into practice

    Think in Components

    Break down the problem

    Iterate Rapidly

    Small changes, fast feedback

    Ship & Learn

    Perfect is the enemy of done

    "I have an idea"→"I have a prototype"

    Ready to build something real?

    Open your laptops and let's create a functional prototype together

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