Prototype · Solution design
MX Composer Prototype
A working prototype built solo in two weeks and run like a product, from discovery to deploy. Built to test a 50% cut in client goal live times and to move Solution Architects from a sales posture into a partnership.
- My role
- Solo designer and builder (discovery, PRD, spec, build, and stakeholder share)
- When
- 2025
- 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
- Ran it like a product: discovery, PRD, spec, then build.
- 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 so the prototype was shareable the same day.
- Shared with the Chief of Staff and a lead PM for feedback and to align on the vision.
Outcomes
- The Chief of Staff offered to help find sponsorship for it.
- Demonstrated a shift in the SA role, from a sales conversation to a collaborative partnership.
- The design target was a 50% reduction in client goal live times. That is the projection the prototype was built to test, not a measured result.
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