AI Product Judgment Portfolio

Three high-level teardowns evaluating where AI tools create genuine user magic versus where they introduce friction, concluded by concrete product management recommendations. Designed to be digested in under 60 seconds.

Bolt.new — Full-Stack in the Browser

Prompt → running full-stack app (frontend + backend + DB) in a WebContainer. No local setup. WebContainer tech runs Node.js in the browser — real npm, real Vite, real Supabase/Postgres. You get a URL that works. S...

2026-03-10

Cursor — The AI-Native IDE

AI-first code editor that replaces your workflow, not just your autocomplete. Tab-to-accept multi-line edits across files; Composer mode spins up entire features from a prompt; @-mentioning files/do...

2026-01-15

v0 by Vercel — Generative UI That Ships

Prompt → production React code. The shortest path from 'I need a dashboard' to 'it's deployed.' Shadcn/UI + Tailwind defaults mean every output looks production-ready instantly. Iteration loop: 'make the sidebar coll...

2026-02-20

Each teardown follows a consistent format: product promise → where magic happens (specific flow/feature) → where friction lives (specific failure mode) → PM recommendation (concrete, opinionated). Screenshots and annotated evidence included.