Articles by Oliver Pitsch
Writing on product, UX, AI building, and the future of how software gets made.
Make or AI
Make or Buy war gestern. Heute heißt die Frage: Make or AI – ein Paradigmenwechsel für kleine Teams, die mit AI Infrastruktur und Content selbst bauen.
2 min readFeb 21, 2026
I am an app developer now
How I went from never having built a mobile app to confidently shipping a React Native app for iOS and Android in six months, and what GitHub Copilot and Claude changed about learning, leverage, and execution.
3 min readJan 27, 2026
The GPT That Turns Feature Ideas into Ready-to-Ship GitHub Issues
I built a GPT that instantly transforms loose feature ideas into clean, GitHub-ready issue markdown ready for Copilot to pick up and build.
1 min readOct 13, 2025
Github Copilot shipped one of our most requested features while I was in a super market
Discover how GitHub Copilot built a complete feature for Joinride in the time it took to buy groceries. Learn how AI is transforming product development, speeding up delivery, and making even small backlog items worth shipping.
3 min readOct 4, 2025
The Product Team of One: How AI Lets a Small Crew Build Like a Full Product Organization
With AI as a partner, a single motivated person can take on the roles of researcher, designer, developer, marketer, and product manager. In this article we explore how this plays out at Joinride, what new opportunities it creates for small teams, and where the limits and risks still remain.
4 min readSep 25, 2025
Generative Design in Product Design: What’s Possible, What’s Hype
Generative design tools such as Figma Make and the new prompt-on-canvas feature are changing how product designers work. In this article we explore what is already possible, what remains hype, and how designers can use generative tools as creative partners without losing control or brand identity.
5 min readSep 19, 2025
From Designer to Full-Stack Builder: How AI Expanded My Role Beyond Design and Frontend
How pairing AI tools with my product design background unlocked full-stack velocity and rewired how I ship.
3 min readSep 14, 2025
From UX Researcher to AI-Augmented Insight Machine
UX research has always been slow, tedious, and often a bottleneck. With AI tools like transcription, clustering, sentiment analysis, and summarization, researchers can now move faster, iterate more, and deliver insights earlier. In this article, I share how AI transformed my research process, the trade-offs I discovered, and the lessons I learned about keeping the human in the loop.
4 min readAug 5, 2025
Liquid Glass: Apple’s Strategic Move Toward a Smart Glass Future
What looks like visual flair today may soon be essential UX. Here’s why translucent design is more than just a pretty face.
2 min readJun 12, 2025
Embracing the Next Frontier: Unleashing the Potential of Spatial UX in the Era of Apple Vision Pro
In our ever-evolving technological landscape, a groundbreaking era is upon us. With the advent of Apple Vision Pro, spatial computing takes a leap forward, seamlessly blending virtual and augmented reality with our physical surroundings. As we embark on this new frontier, a novel craft emerges — Spatial User Experience (UX) and Content Design. In this blog post, we delve into the exciting realm of Spatial UX and Content Design, shedding light on the pivotal role that UX designers and content designers play in shaping this immersive landscape.
4 min readJun 6, 2023
