Prototyping, Video, and Design Inspiration

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If you’ve been wondering how to get real value from the subscriber product pass, this episode is for you. I break down exactly how I’m using eight of the tools today - from what they’re great at, what surprised me, and where they slot into a modern PM’s stack. Consider this your field guide to turning these tools into real workflow improvements

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What each tool actually does for PMs (beyond the tagline): where it shines vs. falls short

• How to vibe code entire apps with Replit, including auth, DB, testing, and auto-fix loops

• Why Warp turns your terminal into an agentic sidekick

• Linear’s sweet spot for teams

• When voice beats typing: workflows where Wispr Flow is faster and more accurate

• Rapid content creation with Gamma 3.0, including decks, landing pages, and shareable summaries

• Fast prototyping with Magic Patterns using your own component library

• How non-video-people ship great video with Descript + Underlord

• Smart real-life examples of how PMs and teams are using each tool right now

References:

• Read the post: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-product

• A peek at an upcoming episode on evals: https://the-rise-of-ai-evals-q62i0s7.gamma.site/

• Announcing 15+ free premium tools available exclusively to paid annual subscribers: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/productpass

• Ben Horowitz’s episode on leadership: https://gamma.app/docs/10-Hard-Truths-That-Built-Billion-Dollar-Companies-onh55jsg26xrzp5

• Brendan Foody’s story of Mercor: https://ai-revolutions-hidden-bo-3k6n3li.gamma.site/

• Creating a unique resume: https://suchita-kaundin-bsb2sbo.gamma.site/

• Ethan Smith’s episode on AEO: https://gamma.app/docs/Mastering-Answer-Engine-Optimization-n4gxgak9z9tpzhc

• Lenny’s product pass: https://lennysproductpass.com/

• Turning PRDs into decks: https://x.com/clairevo/status/1968002491724988923

• Yoto: https://us.yotoplay.com/

Tools + use-case examples:

Descript: https://descript.com/lenny

• Creating ads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvBGR5cSeNw

• Creating avatar-based demos: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/burkhauser_guys-now-on-descript-you-can-instantly-create-activity-7320888554761453568-Eex_

• Adding big juicy text to videos: https://youtube.com/shorts/phEBSCJP8xw• Creating a rough cut with AI: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RtC7_wQ1Arg

• Creating YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rXZkt6YkZw

• Underlord example: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fatemeh-alavizadeh_ever-wonder-how-ai-actually-thinks-about-activity-7350929550232444928-fc6s

Gamma: https://gamma.app/partners/lenny

• Gamma 3.0: https://x.com/thisisgrantlee/status/1967943621782413388

• Generating custom decks for each sales outreach: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/yonathan-cohen_gamma-30-just-dropped-i-built-a-29-reply-activity-7373718410439942144-sKqM/

• Creating landing pages: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/charlie-hills_how-to-make-a-landing-page-in-5-minutes-activity-7321473049843621888-BTLe/

• Turning meeting notes into a deck and follow-up email: https://x.com/riyazmd774/status/1967978262015160802

• The story of Gamma: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/technology/ai-silicon-valley-start-ups.html

• Turn Granola notes into presentations with Gamma: https://zapier.com/templates/details/meeting-notes-to-presentations-granola-gamma

Linear: https://linear.app/

• Claire at ChatPRD on building an agent in Linear: https://linear.app/integrations/chatprd

• How Commure is building dashboards to monitor their team’s progress: https://linear.app/now/commure-dashboards in Linear

• Linear’s secret to building beloved B2B products with Nan Yu (their Head of Product): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTr21kgCFF4

• How Linear uses Linear to manage their own customer feedback: https://linear.app/now/how-we-think-about-customer-experience-at-linear

Magic Patterns: https://magicpatterns.link/lpp1

• Copy-and-pasting PRDs, creating a Magic Patterns prototype, and then: https://magicpatterns.link/llp1x sharing with engineering

• Creating personalized customer demos: https://magicpatterns.link/lpp1lu

• Skipping Figma entirely: https://magicpatterns.link/llp1jh when prototyping

• Magic Patterns tutorials: https://www.magicpatterns.com/docs/documentation/ai-prototyping-course/introduction

Mobbin: https://mobbin.com/lenny

• Copy-and-pasting best-in-class flows into your Figma: https://youtu.be/E4idM0hC_AY?si=tJA95mUdzSmya0Wa&t=1537

• Designing a viral app: https://youtu.be/T64X2GUoDwc?si=8f98NKkKPygr9QHS&t=360

• Elevating your design taste: https://youtu.be/8mMH6Pq8qnE?si=xCt-KLIZsOhxrV-v&t=533

• Getting design inspiration: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3px5ESAwxA/

• Studying in the best way: https://x.com/rexan_wong/status/1967789508717650388

Replit: https://replit.com/?utm_source=lenny&utm_medium=lenny&utm_campaign=v2

• Building a fully featured website for Saastr: https://x.com/jasonlk/status/1967408276825575753

• Building a social networking platform (in 193 minutes): https://x.com/anthropiast/status/1966109218479714593

• Coming up with startup ideas: https://x.com/daniel_mac8/status/1966260595143094534

• Vibe-coding automations: https://x.com/omarsar0/status/1966949907149058551

• Taking on Upwork projects: https://x.com/niconley/status/1966505076849074618

Warp: http://go.warp.dev/lenny

• How Warp helps a dad teach his kids how to build websites: https://x.com/some_user123/status/1950443062016041377

• Building a Strava clone: https://youtu.be/cmHheGcDWTQ

• Converting MRI imaging files to JPEGs: https://x.com/aaronwhite/status/1958281839333794057?s=46

• Warp tutorials: https://warp.dev/university

Wispr Flow: https://wisprflow.ai/

• Doctors transcribing their notes: https://x.com/RutaB_/status/1956099269544567236

• Slow typers speeding up their workflows: https://x.com/rywiggs/status/1937991165217017879

• Talking to chatbots: https://x.com/MatthewGattozzi/status/1967952481419403609

• Vibe coding: https://x.com/tankots/status/1891138380404060298

• Writing: https://x.com/deedydas/status/1930130567649210879

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