John Allen
@Jall_n
Building generative UX | prev. product designer @tryprofound @titanvest @slice
I've secretly designed and/or developed 10+ apps in the past 2.5 years since I shut down the first app that I built. Most of the work was hidden away behind legal jargon that prevents me from sharing publicly. But the experience taught me 3 things: 1. Everyone has ideas, few…
Introducing Lume, the robotic lamp. The first robot designed to fit naturally into your home and help with chores, starting with laundry folding. If you’re looking for help and want to avoid the privacy and safety concerns of humanoids in your home, pre-order now.
Momentum has kicked in Team is firing on all cylinders Magic is happening
Today marks the first day of our product design phase. This is the 13th product that I've made from 0-1, so I'm comfortable with the process. It's messy, unpredictable, exploratory. You never know exactly where you'll land, but eventually momentum kicks in and magic happens.
AI website creation platforms (Lovable, V0, Bolt, Replit) all share the same fundamental UX: - Prompt on the left - Preview on the right Differences: - Editing capabilities (simple ↔ technical) - Integrations (databases, payments, custom code) Traditional website builders…
Everyone wants a piece of your funding as soon as you get it. People come out of the woodwork pitching services and products that will drain your time and energy. Most things aren’t even worth a response.
Building in your early 20s is exciting because everything is new. Building in your late 20s or 30s is even better because you actually know what you’re doing.
2nd car from Xiaomi - YU7 ~300k non-refundable sold vehicles in 18 hours 🤯 Xiaomi is coming for the Model Y, no cap. Everything you need to know + images + specs in 🧵
Two weeks into company building. Everything has been better than expected. Team is cracked. Product is uniquely valuable. Customer demand is increasing. Spend is low. I’m waiting to get smacked in the face with a bad problem but until then I’ll keep sprinting with optimism.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler (Einstein)
Today marks the first day of our product design phase. This is the 13th product that I've made from 0-1, so I'm comfortable with the process. It's messy, unpredictable, exploratory. You never know exactly where you'll land, but eventually momentum kicks in and magic happens.
# is chat a good UI for AI? a dialogue the pupil was confused. some people on design twitter said that chat isn't a good UI for AI... but then chat seemed to be winning in many products? he climbed Mount GPT to consult a wizard... 🐣: please wizard tell me once and for all. is…
on future of AI interfaces: future interfaces flow like water — meeting people how they actually think, not how we assume they should some of us think in bullet points, some in conversations, others need to see everything mapped out visually. the magic happens when the…
The weirdest part about design is that its both hyper-visible and invisible at the same time. Everyone is trying to make something that looks good, is splashy, has gradients, motion, etc... but most of the job is really only about tweaking the defaults slightly, and then…
Science turns information into knowledge Engineering turns knowledge into utility Design turns utility into context Art turns context into questions Curiosity turns questions into information
The demand for great product designers right now is wild. Seven founder friends have asked me for hiring advice this month alone. It’s become one of the most important roles in tech, and no one can fill it fast enough.
Three different founder friends are looking for product designers. Each company shows early signs of being massive successes. DM me if you or someone you know is looking for a design role.
Just started a new co, got it funded within 9 days (oversubscribed round), and had 5 companies reach out to use the product ASAP. I feel like I'm onto something big...
andrej karpathy just gave the CLEAREST vision i’ve seen of where software is headed and how to win in 90 days in the age of AI TLDR; LLMs are the new OS, english is the new code, and software is starting to use software my full notes below:
In March, @dbabbs asked me to help redesign their product for this next phase of growth. It was an invaluable experience—I got to know their exceptional team, deeply understand their business, meet their passionate believers, and proudly say "I'm part of @tryprofound" Last…
$20M to pioneer Answer Engine Optimization We're excited to announce Profound's $20M Series A funding, led by @kleinerperkins with participation from @khoslaventures, @nvidia, @saga_ventures, @southpkcommons, and @svangel.