A PM's guide to building working prototypes with AI
Replace the PRD with a behavioral brief, generate an interactive prototype, iterate in the same environment, then hand engineering a tested prototype.
- Replit
From Replit
Pick the right AI builder for a weekend prototype
The same project built four ways with v0, Lovable, Bolt and Cursor, plus a decision tree for which to use.
4 steps
- Decide what you need by the end of the weekend
- Use v0 for a fast, polished UI demo
- Use Lovable for full stack with auth and database
- Use Bolt for specific frameworks, Cursor to learn how it is built