There's never been a more exciting time to be a builder. In 2025, we saw the explosion of AI (LLMs to be precise) and the new found super powers it gave to everyone. Time Magazine even awarded AI as the Person of the Year. Suddenly, it seemed everyone had the ability to create an app, publish to the world and make millions overnight.
Prototypes are effective tools in bringing our ideas to life instead of leaving them stuck in our minds. They connect imagination and reality. This lets us see, touch, and experience things that were once just ideas. By creating physical or digital versions of our ideas, we can identify flaws and opportunities that are impossible to recognize through thought alone.
Some people don't see the importance of prototyping; they feel it gets in the way of actually building the product. However, diving right into the actual product is not only risky but can be quite demoralizing for you or your team if things doesn't work out as planned after investing so many resources (time, funds, energy etc.)
There's also the myth that only certain people such as designers or developers have the ability to create prototypes. But that couldn't be further from the truth. With modern tools, prototyping digital products has become a lot more accessible.
The real superpower isn't just having access to AI tools, it's knowing how to validate your ideas before making them available to everyone. Prototyping and validating quickly is your competitive advantage in a world where everyone can build. It's the difference between chasing every shiny idea and investing in the ones that truly matter.
Start small, test quickly, and learn faster than your competition. The builders who win are the ones who prototype first, validate, then build.
Ready to bring your ideas to life? Start prototyping today. 🚀