207 / Building software in the age of AI


Product Disrupt Half-Monthly

Sep 2026 • Part 2

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Welcome to Issue 207

I celebrated my birthday last week. Nothing fancy. Just a long walk through a new neighborhood and dinner with my wife at a Nepali restaurant that reminds me of Himachal.

On my way to Cyprus for a team offsite, I spent my layover vibecoding Beanpresso on my phone. Isn’t it wild that we can build software from pretty much anywhere now?

What’s the most unusual place you’ve built something from? The toilet seat is the obvious answer.
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Real Design Assignments

A collection of real design take-home assignments I completed while interviewing for senior, staff, and founding product designer roles.

This resource gives you a closer look into my process as an experienced designer — from understanding the problem space to shaping the final outcome.

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Interactive 3D Mockups

Drop your flat screenshots or screen recordings into this browser tool and instantly get animated, interactive 3D device mockups. Whether you want a quick video export or a scroll-triggered live embed for your landing page, the slick motion design is already done for you. Made by LS Graphics.

Boring is out

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Builder Libraries

Neat collection of libraries tailored for fast-moving web builders. It’s essentially a cheat code for finding the exact building blocks you need to speed up your next launch without reinventing the wheel. Made by Florian Boelter.

F*ckin good

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Attn – Frameworks for Videos

This resource acts as your personal creative strategist. It equips you with proven design frameworks and psychological hooks to make sure your thumbnails and titles actually win the click. Made by Gaurabh Mathure.

Grab eyeballs

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Bencho – UI Blocks

Library of interactive React components and micro-interactions that you can explore, tweak, and steal for your own projects. Made by Lorenzo Cabra.

Steal 'em

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Normal Tools

Massive clutter-free collection of over 190 converters, generators, and calculators. No accounts, no paywalls – just fast and local utilities.

Life saver

DESIGN JOBS

Staff Product Designer – AlphaSense

Remote · Expert · Full time

Lead Brand Designer – Mercor

US · Expert · Full time

Product Design Lead – Bezi

San Francisco, US · Expert · Full time

We surf the internet to find the best design jobs for you from all over the world. See all active jobs.

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