How a 4 Person Team Built an AI Product in 30 Days | With Guannan Li

The new era doesn't mean you leave your people behind. It's about your willingness to learn. In this insightful episode, Guannan from Ablefy shares her journey of transforming her team and product development process through AI. With a small team of just three, they managed to launch a community product in just one month, a feat that previously took three to six months. The episode is packed with practical advice for product managers and leaders looking to navigate the evolving landscape of AI in product development. Connect with Guannan! https://www.linkedin.com/in/liguannan/ Ablefy https://ablefy.io/en/ Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:22 - About the Episode 00:00:29 - Introduction to Guanan and Ablefy 00:01:51 - Conversation with Guanan Begins 00:04:11 - Guanan's Background and Role at Ablefy 00:06:46 - Ablefy's AI Transformation 00:07:28 - The AI Speedboat Concept 00:10:20 - Introduction of New Product 00:10:28 - Details of the New Product 00:12:02 - The Community Platform 00:13:47 - Building the Product with AI 00:16:18 - Transition to Full Stack Engineers 00:16:43 - Role of AI in Upskilling Engineers 00:17:46 - The New Era of Empowerment 00:18:05 - Detailed Breakdown of Roles 00:18:23 - Role of Designers and Product Managers 00:18:23 - The Changing Roles in the Team 00:21:36 - The Role of Designers in the AI Era 00:21:43 - The Need for Human Involvement 00:24:16 - The Split of Responsibilities 00:25:38 - The Changing Role of Designers 00:26:51 - The New Workflow in the AI Native Team 00:27:22 - Example of Building a New Feature 00:27:26 - The Old Process of Building a New Feature 00:30:32 - The Old Process of Building a Feature 00:31:51 - The New Process of Building a Feature 00:32:55 - The Role of Engineers in the New Process 00:35:30 - The Role of Designers in the New Process 00:39:44 - The New Workflow in the AI Native Team 00:40:00 - The Impact of the New Workflow 00:41:27 - The Benefits of the New Workflow 00:45:09 - The Role of a Product Builder 00:45:39 - The Experience of Building a New Feature 00:47:52 - The Role of AI in Product Building 00:48:44 - The Merging of Roles 00:52:05 - The Role of the Product Builder 00:52:24 - The Future of Front End Engineers 00:54:51 - The Hard Truth and AI Pitfalls 00:56:03 - The Acceptance Challenge 00:57:59 - Overcoming the Acceptance Challenge 00:59:50 - The Pushback from Engineers 01:00:45 - Training on Front-End Engineering 01:01:46 - Challenges in Learning Engineering Practices 01:02:12 - The Struggle with Web Coding 01:02:41 - Upskilling Designers in Engineering 01:03:31 - The Challenge of AI-Generated PR 01:04:28 - Keeping AI-Generated Specs Up-to-Date 01:06:02 - The Next Experiment: Spec Writing in Code Base 01:07:33 - Benefits of the New Workflow 01:09:42 - The Role of AI and New Tech Stack 01:11:02 - New Bottlenecks in the Process 01:12:28 - Advice for Peers Starting Today 01:14:10 - Closing Remarks #aiadoption #productmanagement