Building AI Products Without Technical Skills | Complete Beginner's Journey

Building AI Products Without Technical Skills | Complete Beginner's Journey

Product discovery expert Teresa Torres shares her journey from ankle injury to building a production-ready AI product in just 3 months. Learn how she created an AI interview coach without prior AI development experience, why discovery matters MORE in the age of AI, and practical lessons for product teams navigating AI transformation.

In this episode, Teresa discusses:

✅ Why product discovery becomes critical as AI makes delivery faster
✅ How to build AI products as a non-technical founder
✅ The journey from prototyping with Claude to production deployment
✅ Using AI as a thought partner (not just for outsourcing work)
✅ Common mistakes product teams make with customer interviews
✅ AI evals and reducing errors in AI products
✅ The future of product management in an AI-first world

Teresa Torres is the author of "Continuous Discovery Habits" and has trained over 17,000 product professionals. She recently launched an AI-powered interview coach that gives personalized feedback to students learning customer interviewing skills.

🔗 Resources mentioned:

Product Talk: https://www.producttalk.org
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Perfect for: Product Managers, Product Leaders, UX Researchers, Entrepreneurs, AI Product Builders, Startup Founders
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Timeline:

00:01 - Intro
01:01 - What building an AI product says about PM's future
04:21 - Which discovery habit teams struggle with most
06:03 - Where to start discovery in feature factory environments
08:43 - The LinkedIn advice problem and going to the source
12:23 - Why cheap delivery makes discovery everything
16:48 - Using AI as thought partner vs outsourcing work
22:53 - From broken ankle to production AI product in weeks
26:39 - The 60% to 90% journey nobody talks about
30:13 - When you think about giving up (spoiler: she didn't)
32:55 - Alloy - Prototypes that look exactly like your product
33:21 - One prompt to four prompts and contradictory results
35:44 - The moment evals became essential
39:07 - When AI finds opportunities you missed
44:09 - ChatGPT hallucinations and the New York Times problem
46:37 - What's next for the interview coach
50:15 - Partnership vs building everything yourself
53:40 - The new subscription and "Just Now Possible" podcast
56:19 - Why personal stories beat expert claims

Watch if you're building AI features or want to understand how discovery evolves in an AI world.

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