How AI Changes Product Design & Does the Design Phase Become Irrelevant in a World of Vibe Coding?

Carl Rivera is the Chief Design Officer at Shopify, where he previously led both Merchant Services and the Shop App as VP of Product. Before joining Shopify through its acquisition of Tictail, Carl was the co-founder and CEO of Tictail, the "Tumblr for e-commerce," where he built one of the most beloved design-forward commerce platforms of its era.

In Today's Episode We Discuss:

• Biggest Lessons from Selling My Company to Shopify

• Where Does Shopify Suck at Product: Lessons from that?

• What makes Truly Great product Design: The Five Pillars

• The Future of Design in an AI-Driven World

• Do We Skip the Design Phase in AI: Figma's Evolving Role in Design

• Remote Work vs. In-Person Collaboration: Where Remote Loses?

• What Happens to the Vibe Coding Market

• Product Management and Team Dynamics

• Does AI Favour Incumbents or Startups