Can AI truly become your third teammate in design?In this episode, David Kossnick, Head of AI Products at Figma, joins Mahmoud Khodor to explore how Figma Make is transforming the way product managers, designers, and engineers co-create.You’ll learn how Figma is integrating AI beyond the gimmick, from “prompt-to-app” workflows to multiplayer prototyping where humans and AI build side by side. David also shares how AI is lowering the floor and raising the ceiling of what’s possible in product design — and why the future may belong to one-person, billion-dollar builders.If you’re a product manager, designer, or founder curious about AI tools, Figma AI, design collaboration, or the future of creativity, this episode is a must-watch.Newsletter: https://www.mahmoudkhodor.comDavid's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkossnick/Figma website https://www.figma.com/🧠 What You’ll Learn- How AI is becoming a true design collaborator- The playbook to avoid the “AI novelty trap”- How Figma Make changes prototyping forever- Why design will matter more than ever in the AI era- What the “one-person billion-dollar startup” future looks like⏱️ Timestamps00:00 – Design as the new differentiator00:21 – Guest intro: David Gossnick, Head of AI at Figma00:48 – What “AI at Figma” really means03:17 – How Figma decides which AI features to build06:36 – Balancing speed and responsibility in AI08:44 – Biggest challenges of building AI at scale11:05 – AI lowering the floor & raising the ceiling13:20 – Will AI replace designers?15:02 – The rise of one-person billion-dollar builders20:45 – Avoiding the AI novelty trap30:01 – How Figma keeps innovating32:04 – The future of design with AI
