Ship the rightthing first.

Own the idea from research to a working prototype, and take it to your team as something they can try.

You research the problem, spot the opportunity and you’re responsible for what ships, but you rely on design and engineering to test every idea. With AI you can explore ideas and build working versions yourself, so your team gets a prototype instead of a 40-page PRD.

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go from spec to shipped

For PMs who want to build

It follows the product process you already run: research the problem, plan the journey, then prototype. No AI experience needed.

Research the problem with AI

Brief AI to research a problem properly, then check the evidence before it shapes a product decision.

Map and plan the journey

Story map the user journey with AI, spot the gaps and agree what to build first.

Prototype it, don’t just spec it

Turn the plan into a clickable prototype your team can try, instead of a 40-page PRD.

01 WAYPOINT Questionnaire + 30‑minute call

Start with your diagnostic

The course starts with a short diagnostic questionnaire about your experience, goals and use of AI. I review your answers, then we spend 30 minutes on a call mapping your path through the course: what to skip, what to go deep on, the version that fits you.

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02 WAYPOINT In the works
COMING SOON

The PM curriculum is on its way

I'm shaping the product manager track now. Like the designer course it will be live and hands-on, with more weight on the design and build skills furthest from a PM's day job.

Register your interest and you'll hear first when it's ready. Until then, the designer curriculum shows how the course works.

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Darren, aka ProtoPilot

Who is ProtoPilot?

I’m Darren, aka ProtoPilot. I’ve been a designer for 35 years, and for the last 10 I’ve taught design, tools and process.

  1. Late ’90sFlash games and advergames: ten years of interaction and motion
  2. 2016ProtoPilot launches on YouTube, teaching advanced prototyping
  3. ProtoPioneerProtoPie’s first official evangelist
  4. TeamsTeaching prototyping at Microsoft, Meta, Channel 4 and more
  5. NowDesigning with AI

I’ve led teams on products including Windows 11, Lloyds and NatWest banking, Channel 4’s streaming app and Amazon’s smart home devices. For the last three years I’ve used AI on commercial projects to research, design, prototype and build. Now I teach the methods I use, review your work myself, and answer questions on Slack between sessions.

Taught teams at
MicrosoftMetaChannel 4NectarSquarespacePipedrive
Designed for
Windows 11LloydsNatWestNectarChannel 4AmazonEA

Hear when the PM course opens

COMING SOON REGISTER INTEREST

I'm writing the PM route now. Register your interest and I'll get in touch personally when it's ready, with dates, the price and how to enrol.

  • A personal reply from me, not a newsletter
  • Dates, price and how to enrol
  • No commitment until you decide to join

Places are limited, since I work with each person directly.