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From painted doors to real prototypes - a mindset shift

The economics of building software are changing everything. For years, entrepreneurs used "painted doors" - fake features to test demand - because building was too expensive. But when AI drops development costs, you can create real prototypes and gather genuine user data instead of pretending. This mindset revolution treats experiments like cheap option contracts - the lower the cost, the more you can explore. Ready to abandon painted doors for unlimited experimentation?

How to think about quality in the age of cheap prototypes

When AI makes prototyping incredibly cheap, your old quality standards become a bottleneck. The key mindset shift? Quality doesn't matter equally everywhere. You can experiment with lower-quality prototypes to learn faster, then apply high standards only to what customers actually see. This isn't about lowering standards - it's about applying the right quality mindset at the right stage. Stop letting perfectionism slow down your learning phase.

MCP server: Automated test coverage

Learn about a new feature using CircleCI's MCP server that brings automated test coverage to AI-enabled applications. Using a simple React app, the MCP server scans for AI prompts, recommends tests, and writes them directly into your codebase. Watch how you can: Now you can test and ship with confidence—right from your IDE or CI pipeline.

The value of product thinking for platform teams | webinar

Platform engineering can drive velocity, reduce risk, and increase value — but only if it's built with a product mindset. In this live event, Rob Zuber, CTO of CircleCI, hosts a panel of experts to explore how treating developers as customers helps platform teams deliver greater outcomes. Featuring Camille Fournier, Randy Shoup, Raju Gandhi, and Teresa Torres, this webinar covers practical strategies for building internal platforms that earn trust, abstract complexity, and fuel developer productivity.