Product before polish
If nobody has a real problem and a reason to pay, a beautiful interface is only decoration.
I build with AI and show the full path: choosing the tools, solving a user problem, shipping the product, and finding the distribution that makes it matter.
Signal
AI engineer, product person, and founder building in public.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
AI product building / Tool workflows / Distribution / Built in public
I am an introvert who thinks by building. Projects have failed, markets have been wrong, and the answer has still been the same: keep trying, learn faster, and ship the next version.
I came to Canada on September 9, 2023 because I saw the potential in its technology and business community. Ottawa gave me people to learn from, rooms full of builders, and a place to contribute instead of waiting for permission.
Cloud development and operations were where AI became impossible for me to ignore. To me, this is an internet-scale window: ChatGPT, AI coding tools, and then Devin changed how quickly one person could move. Now I am learning the other half of the equation: why people buy, how products distribute, and how a useful build becomes a real business.
See the experienceDistribution is product
Show the work to the right people through community, content, SEO, partnerships, sales, and useful publishing.
Save time or make money
A product earns attention when it solves a painful problem, saves someone time, or helps them create more value.
The stack
Tools are leverage. The use case is the point.
Devin
AI software engineering, workflow automation, and shipping experiments.
OpenRouter
Flexible model access while an early product finds its economics.
Stitch + MCP
Turning interface ideas into connected product workflows.
HyperFrames
Generating product videos and creative distribution assets.
Next.js + SwiftUI
Building web products, SaaS, and native iOS experiences.
Supabase
Moving prototypes toward real data, auth, and production systems.
How I can help
Bring me into the part where the idea has to become real.
For founders, startup teams, investors, and designers who want to build useful products with AI instead of only talking about them.
AI product engineering
Choose the right tools, define the use case, and ship a useful first version.
AI for design and marketing
Build workflows that help a team create, publish, and learn faster.
Product and distribution thinking
Pressure-test the problem, audience, message, and path to the first users.
The mission
My target is $1M in product revenue over the next year. I see that revenue as freedom: room to invest in companies, back builders, and help people like me grow.
See what is being builtThoufeek X Labs / Bring me a real build