The Startup Ideas Podcast
My honest review of AI Product Designer backed by Y-Combinator (v0 Users Need to See This)
05 Mar 2025
In this episode, I test Polymet AI, an AI product designer tool, by creating a YouTube analytics prediction SaaS concept inspired by a viral tweet about predicting tweet performance. I compare Polymet AI with V0, keep in mind that while Polymet required multiple prompts and offered less feedback during the design process, both tools ultimately produced usable designs. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro02:33 - First Impressions of Polymet03:57 - Startup Idea: Predicting YouTube Engagement05:03 - Initial Design Prompt10:11 - Polymet’s First Design Output: TubePredict11:04 - UI and Functionality Issues and Debugging16:08 - Polymet’s Second Design Output17:44 - Debugging pt 220:48 - Prompting v0 22:30 - v0’s Design Output 23:41 - Polymet’s Third Design Output24:49 - Comparing v0 and Polymer and Final Thoughts on Design Outputs27:36 - Conclusion and Recommendations for AI Design ToolsKey Points• I test Polymet AI, a new AI product designer tool, that claims to help non-designers create production-ready designs• I compare Polymet AI with v0 by having them design a YouTube analytics prediction tool• Both tools produced functional designs, but with different user experiences and output quality1) First impressions of Polymet AI:• Clean interface similar to ChatGPT• Includes voice input (huge plus!)• Image upload capability for reference designs• Credit-based system (250 free credits to start)• 50 credits per page generation2) The design process with Polymet was... interesting.PROS:• Named the product "TubePredict" automatically• Created decent landing page copy• Saved version historyCONS:• Slow generation (2+ minutes)• No progress indicator (frustrating!)• Initial designs missed the mark completely 3) After 3 attempts with increasingly specific prompts, Polymet finally delivered:• Clean, modern interface• Detailed A/B testing dashboard• Statistical confidence indicators• AI suggestions for optimizationBut the communication was ONE-WAY. No feedback loop!4) Meanwhile, v0 showed its strengths:• Real-time reasoning as it designed• Conversational approach ("I'll create a SaaS that...")• Faster FEELING process (transparency helps!)• Ability to ask clarifying questionsThe difference in experience was NIGHT and DAY.5) The final designs were surprisingly similar in quality!Polymet's strengths:• More detailed product features• Hover states built in• Actual code generationv0's advantages:• Slightly more polished visually• More "glassy" as requested• Better feedback loop6) MAJOR INSIGHT: The future isn't about finding ONE perfect AI design tool.It's about using MULTIPLE tools strategically:• Generate initial concepts in one• Refine in another• Mix and match their strengthsJust like we do with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.7) The REAL lesson? Knowing design terminology matters!When I specifically requested "glassmorphism" instead of just saying "glassy," both tools performed MUCH better.The more precise your design vocabulary, the better your AI design results.8) Would I recommend these tools? YES - but with expectations in check.Two years ago this would have been MIND-BLOWING.Today, our standards are higher.But for quick prototyping or inspiration, both tools deliver value in different ways.Notable Quotes:"Two years ago, if I would have seen this, I would have been like, 'Oh my God, everything has changed.' And now our bar for all these AI products is so high that the output needs to be incredible for you to really use it in your workflow.""How do you get the most out of them is just you use all of them, you realize what's best for each individual product... There's these nuances that make these products better."Want more free ideas? I collect the best ideas from the pod and give them to you for free in a database. Most of them cost $0 to start (my fav)Get access: https://www.gregisenberg.com/30startupideasLCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/BoringAds — ads agency that will build you profitable ad campaigns http://boringads.com/BoringMarketing — SEO agency and tools to get your organic customers http://boringmarketing.com/Startup Empire - a membership for builders who want to build cash-flowing businesses https://www.startupempire.coFIND ME ON SOCIALX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenbergInstagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/
Full Episode
Today's episode, for the first time ever, I had heard about this AI product designer, YC startup called Polymed.ai. Everyone's talking about it, how it's this AI product designer that you just write some English and it's going to pop up these beautiful designs, production-ready code. And I wanted to try the product.
So I tried the product for the first time ever, live on camera, and you'll see the results. I also give away an incredible... multi-million dollar a year startup idea in the process. And at the end of this episode, I compare it to V0 by Vercel, which is probably the most well-known product in the AI designer space. The question is, are AI product designers here? You'll find out in this episode.
Just watch to the end. I hope you enjoy. Okay, this is going to be really fun. So I saw this tweet from Y Combinator about this app called Polymet.ai. It helps non-designers create production-ready designs in front-end code with AI. Now, I've seen a lot of products claim they can do this. I use V0 a bunch to do these sorts of things.
But I noticed that the output for some of these designs were just looking really, really beautiful. So I was thinking what we can do today is I just signed up to PolyMet. By the way, it's not sponsored or anything like that. I just thought it would be cool to play with it and use this AI product designer app together for the first time.
I'm literally going to give it an idea, which, by the way, I think could be a multimillion dollar a year business. I'm going to give it to that idea and see if it creates a beautiful product. Does the idea of an AI product designer, is that just a catchy hook for X that goes viral? Or is this something that works and that you can start using in your everyday workflow?
So together we're going to go and play with it and see how it goes. So I just signed up and I guess it auto-creates a first project for you. And again, if you're listening to this on audio, startup ideas on audio, you might want to check out the YouTube to see what's going on in screen share. So basically I'm looking at this first time ever. It's almost like ChatGPT but for design.
So we can go ahead and write what we want to build in here. It's cool that it has the microphone because sometimes, you know, actually more recently I've been just like recording my voice and saying what I want. And I'm happy that more products are doing this. I'm happy that it has a upload an image right over here. That's huge because what you can do is, oh, they even have a picture of that.
Create a property finder interface similar to the one in the image. The interface should display property listings. So you can actually go and literally on a napkin draw out a wireframe of what you want, upload it to polymet.ai and it should work. I do this sometimes on vZero if you're a watcher of the channel, listener to the Startup Ideas podcast. You might have heard me talk about this before.
I find that's a really good way. But let's just get into it. So what is the idea I want to work on
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