Prototypes

Stop explaining it. Let them click it.

A deck gets nods. A link gets opinions. Describe the idea, get something that actually runs with data behind it, and send the link into the meeting instead of a screenshot.

Measured builds221–616s
  • industries that built
  • average build
  • fastest we measured
  • designs to start from
  • credits to start from one
  • JavaScript errors in the results

Seven industries, all seven built. The range is real: some took under four minutes, one took over ten.

The situation

Nobody argues with a slide.

You present the flow, everyone agrees, and the disagreement shows up three weeks into the build. That happens because a picture hides the parts that are actually contested: what happens when the list is empty, what the second step asks for, whether anyone would fill that form. A working version surfaces those in the first meeting. And when the answer is no, you have lost an evening rather than a sprint.

How it goes

Describe it, share the link, throw it away.

The last step matters. A prototype you cannot discard is not a prototype.

  1. Describe the idea

    One paragraph of what it does and who uses it. You get screens with real data moving through them, not grey boxes.

  2. Send the link

    Every project gets an address. People open it on their own phone, in their own time, and tell you what is wrong.

  3. Keep it or drop it

    If the answer is no, delete it. If it is yes, this is the same code you continue with — not a mock you now have to rebuild.

Start from one of these

Three quick shapes to test with.

Each one has a live demo. Starting from one costs no credits.

  1. AI Product Launch

    For putting a new idea in front of people before any of it is built.

  2. Mobile App Landing

    Test whether the pitch lands before you spend a sprint on the app itself.

  3. Forms SaaS

    Collect answers and read them in a table. The cheapest way to find out if anyone cares.

All 336 have a running demo. Open one before you copy it.

Straight answers

What we measured, and what we did not.

Fast is only useful if the result works. Both were checked.

Speed and quality, same run

Seven builds, 221 to 616 seconds. In every result: one page heading, no broken images, no sideways scroll on desktop or a 390px phone, and no JavaScript errors.

Failed builds release the credits

Credits are held when a run starts, not taken. If the run fails on our side, the hold is released rather than charged.

Two of seven needed a second pass

Two runs needed a correction before they were clean. The build itself succeeded, but expect to look at the result rather than ship it unread.

The text is written by a model

Names, prices, and claims in a generated page are plausible filler, not researched facts. Read them before showing anyone who might believe them.

Start

Test one idea this week.

Build it, send the link, and let the meeting argue with something real.