Conversations with Technologists: Building, fast and slow
Context
On April 18, a group of technologists are spending a Saturday at Build Sessions, where they'll build a product from scratch with two constraints: time and cost, and the output of a working prototype by 6pm.
This is the prep session for that. We're using this salon session to understand what it means to build with intention under pressure, and form teams for Build Sessions.
Agenda
We'll start with a talk from Seyikemi and Oracking, who are in the middle of building an AI-powered legal and property product. They'll share what building with more time looks like: the research, the iteration, the product thinking that goes into a serious project.
We'll then pivot into how to build when you have only hours with three short lightning sessions:
→ Product scoping: how to take a fuzzy idea and make it buildable in a day
→ Design and UI — getting to a real interface fast, without starting from scratch
→ AI tool stack — the tools, the setup, and how to work with AI agents to execute quickly
Then we'll break into teams, and leave the night with four questions to answer before Saturday:
What are you building?
Who is it for?
What's the minimum prototype that gets the core experience across?
What are you not building?
Who this is for
Builders, engineers, product people, designers, marketers — anyone who makes things or wants to. Technical and non-technical welcome. If you're curious about what it looks like to take an idea from nothing to a working prototype in a few hours, this is the room to be in.
CWT is always free. Space is limited. Come ready to talk.
Don't forget to RSVP to Build Sessions