Essays on designing and shipping products with AI, fintech UX, and how the designer's role is changing.
AI-native product designers design AND ship products using tools like Claude, Cursor and Codex. What they do, how they differ from traditional designers, and when to hire one.
Forward Deployed Engineer vs. AI-Native Designer: Which One Do You Need? →Forward deployed engineers ship software embedded with customers. AI-native designers ship complete products with design craft. How the roles compare — and which one to hire.
My AI-Native Workflow: Designing and Shipping Products with Claude, Cursor and Codex →The exact workflow I use to take products from Figma to production solo — Claude, Cursor and Codex for building; Supabase, Vercel, Neon and RunPod for shipping.
Designing Trading Interfaces Traders Actually Trust →Lessons from designing trading platforms like Tracer and InvestAZ and building ChartPilot: density, color semantics, speed and trust in fintech UX.
From Figma to Production: A Designer's Guide to Shipping Real Products →A practical stack and process for designers who want to ship: Claude and Cursor for code, Supabase or Neon for data, Vercel for deployment, RunPod for AI workloads.
How to Hire a Product Designer in 2026: Freelance, Agency or AI-Native? →A practical guide to hiring product designers in 2026 — the options, portfolio signals, red flags, and when an AI-native designer who ships is the right call.