I was hired to engineer a founder's product. Then something unexpected happened. We started havin...I was hired to engineer a founder's product. Then something unexpected happened. We started havin...
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I was hired to engineer a founder's product.
Then something unexpected happened.
We started having weekly sessions where I wasn't just building the product for him, I was teaching him how to build with AI himself.
We work through the things that actually matter:
→ Turning ideas into buildable features → Using modern AI development tools → Connecting APIs, MCPs, and automations → Debugging AI-generated solutions → Making better technical decisions
And when something requires deeper engineering, architecture, or implementation, I take ownership of it.
I think this is where AI-native product development is heading:
Founders don't need to become developers. They need to become better at building with AI.
That's the kind of technical partnership I want to build with founders.
🎥 Sharing a short clip from one of our sessions.
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