Post by Ritish Munagala

🚖 From idea to working prototype — Connect & Pool is now live A few weeks ago, I shared an idea here: what if, instead of pooling strangers from scattered pickup points, travelers at the same location — airports, stations, malls — could connect first, agree to share a ride, and then book together? I decided to stop stopping at the idea stage. Using prompt engineering with Claude AI and Antigravity IDE, I designed and built a full working frontend prototype of Connect & Pool — no traditional coding, just carefully structured prompts to translate the concept into an actual product experience. The prototype walks through the entire flow: 📍 Detecting your location at a busy hub 🤝 Seeing real co-travelers headed your way and connecting before booking 💬 In-app chat to coordinate pickup — contact stays locked until both sides agree 👥 Group formation with automatic fare-splitting 🆘 Live tracking with an SOS option for safety 🔗 Try it here: https://lnkd.in/gsx2gD6j Beyond the individual benefits — lower costs, more comfort, more trust — there's a bigger picture too: more people sharing autos and cabs instead of booking separately means fewer vehicles on the road. At scale, this kind of pooling could genuinely ease the traffic congestion our cities are drowning in. This was as much an experiment in AI-assisted product building as it was about the ride-pooling concept itself. Prompt engineering let me go from "wouldn't it be nice if..." to a clickable prototype in a fraction of the usual time. Would love your feedback — both on the concept and on the prototype itself. Does this feel like something you'd actually use at an airport or station? 🤔 Share your thoughts. #AI #PromptEngineering #ProductDesign #StartupIdea #India #RideSharing #UrbanMobility #BuildInPublic