Prototype · Solution design
MX Composer Prototype
A prototype built from scratch in two weeks, targeting a 50% cut in client goal live times and shifting Solution Architects from a sales posture into a partnership.
- My role
- Solo designer & builder — discovery, PRD, spec, build, and stakeholder share
- Tools
- Google AI Studio, Claude Code, Vercel
The problem
Client goal live times were too slow, and the Solution Architect role read as transactional — a sales conversation — rather than a collaborative partnership with the client.
Approach
- Built the prototype from scratch with no engineering oversight, end to end in two weeks.
- Scaffolded in Google AI Studio, then migrated the code and iterated with Claude Code.
- Deployed to Vercel to make the prototype immediately shareable.
- Followed PM principles — discovery, PRD, spec, then build.
- Shared with the Chief of Staff and lead PM for feedback and to align on vision.
Outcomes
- Chief of Staff liked what they saw and offered to help find sponsorship for it.
- Demonstrated a shift in the SA role — from a sales perspective into a collaborator/partnership approach.
- Design target was a 50% reduction in client goal live times — the projection the prototype was built to test, not a measured result.
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