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Meng To - How to build your ideas with AI

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Meng To - How to build your ideas with AI

Dive Club 🤿

2024/11/06
Dive Club 🤿

Dive Club 🤿

2024/11/06
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One of the most impressive things I’ve seen a designer make all year is Meng To’s Dreamcut. It’s the perfect example of what it looks like to transition from traditional designer to builder 💪 So if you’re interested in becoming a designer who ships then t...

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In this podcast, Meng To shares his journey from a traditional designer to a builder who ships products. He dives into the practical aspects of transitioning from design to coding, focusing on the use of AI tools like Cursor and Claude. Meng's project, Dreamcut, an AI-based video editor, serves as a perfect example of how designers can leverage technology to build complex applications.
00:00
Fear of coding stems from uncertainty about what to build
09:36
Building AI products should focus on solving real problems rather than superficial apps.
19:02
Start with basic functionalities like a video player and timeline, then add complex features gradually.
33:46
Building in public connects people and enhances projects
47:59
Scratch helps build a designer-coder mindset by encouraging creativity and problem-solving.

Chapters

How Can Designers Evolve into Builders?
00:00
What Role Does AI Play in Bridging Design and Development?
06:23
Collaboration and Specificity: Keys to Effective Product Development?
15:57
Is Coding Harder Than Design?
28:01
Building MVPs: Balancing Functionality and Aesthetics?
42:22

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Meng To: it's not code per se that scares people, it's that they don't know what they want to build. They don't know the feature, they don't know how to deconstruct the app in a way that makes sense to the prompting and to the ai. If you're a designer who ...