Niral Shah's videos and podcasts

Completing Stanford LEAD is a dream come true! And transformative, too. One of the most provocative ...

It is easy to build something people say they like. It is much harder to design the test that could ...

Designers build with AI. What when AI gets stuck? This week, I spent days moving between Figma and a...

Someone used a phrase I found interesting: Hope versus hardwired. We were talking about building AI ...

Someone used a phrase I found interesting: Hope versus hardwired. We were talking about building AI ...

What if your greatest strength isn't what you do, but how you see? Some people naturally see aesthet...

What if your greatest strength isn't what you do, but how you see? Some people naturally see aesthet...

The past two weeks reminded me why user research is an important part of design that changes everyth...

The past two weeks reminded me why user research is an important part of design that changes everyth...

I've spent the past week rebuilding my portfolio with the latest AI tools. I expected the biggest ch...

I've spent the past week rebuilding my portfolio with the latest AI tools. I expected the biggest ch...

Could AI build a production-ready design system from a prompt and a vibe-coded prototype, with a lit...

Could AI build a production-ready design system from a prompt and a vibe-coded prototype, with a lit...

You can't discover your own blind spots. Not by working harder. Not by staring at the problem longer...

Over the last five days, I've moved PranaVeda from Google AI Studio to Claude Code (& Claude Design)...

Over the last five days, I've moved PranaVeda from Google AI Studio to Claude Code (& Claude Design)...

Trust -- the kind that you feel. A few days ago, I helped a friend with a flyer for a yoga event. No...

"Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design… good designs fit our needs so well...

Good design is good business. A case study from my Stanford LEAD business model class illustrated t...

Last night at Figma HQ, I got to learn what modern product development is starting to look like. Te...

A recent set of transactions made me reflect: each UX decision can have an outsized financial impact...

A recent set of transactions made me reflect: each UX decision can have an outsized financial impact...

Success isn’t a solo sport—it’s a formative community. Day 2 at Stanford’s #Me2We2026 reminded me t...

Success isn’t a solo sport—it’s a formative community. Day 2 at Stanford’s #Me2We2026 reminded me t...

Uncertainty is not a threat—it’s the condition required to unfold our true power. I was at the Stan...

Uncertainty is not a threat—it’s the condition required to unfold our true power. I was at the Stan...

Had a fantastic time learning at today's webinar with Christine Vallaure de la Paz and Vitaly Friedm...