A prototype is not a product. It's a conversation.

I think most organizations have a prototype problem. By the time they decide to build one, they’ve already aligned on the problem, secured funding, debated priorities, and maybe even started planning delivery. At that point, the prototype is only serving engineering. I think the most valuable prototypes also serve leadership. Their job isn’t to prove that software can be built. That’s never the question anymore. The real question is whether the organization should build it in the first place....