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AI Product Builder, Product Design and deeper technical paths.
About ProdXVerse
We started with design. Then AI changed how products get built.
ProdXVerse began as a practical UI/UX and Product Design learning program. The idea was simple: people were learning tools, but still struggling to think through products, build strong portfolios and explain their decisions.
That problem still exists. But the market moved. AI made it possible for more people to prototype, design and build software faster than before. So ProdXVerse is evolving too.
Today, our focus is helping people learn how digital products are thought through, designed, built and launched in an AI-first world.
In one paragraph
What is ProdXVerse?
ProdXVerse is an AI-first product learning platform founded in Bengaluru, India. It offers practical programs that help students, freshers, career switchers and professionals build product skills through live learning, guided projects, mentor feedback and proof of work - starting with AI Product Builder and UI/UX & Product Design.
The origin
The first problem was not “people need another design course.”
It was this: people were completing courses and still getting stuck when the work became real.
| They had... | But... |
|---|---|
| They knew Figma. | They did not know what should go on the screen. |
| They knew the words “user research”. | They struggled to turn research into decisions. |
| They had project files. | Not case studies they could defend. |
| They had certificates. | Not enough proof. |
ProdXVerse started as a UI/UX and Product Design cohort to close that gap through project work and feedback.
The shift
Then the way products were built changed.
AI started reducing the cost of the first version.
- A designer could create working prototypes faster.
- A developer could build with AI assistance.
- A founder could test an idea without assembling a full product team first.
- A non-technical learner could get surprisingly far with the right tools.
But the easier it became to generate output, the more important judgment became. AI can generate:
- a screen that looks polished but is confusing
- code that works in a demo but breaks later
- a feature nobody needs
- research summaries with bad assumptions
- copy that sounds confident but says very little
So the next version of ProdXVerse is not “more courses”. It is a clearer learning system around one question:
How do you become someone who can take a product problem and move it toward something real?
The product lens
Think. Design. Build. Review. Launch.
ProdXVerse is being built around the complete product journey. Different programs go deeper into different parts of that loop.
Think
Understand the problem, the user, the context and the smallest useful scope.
Design
Structure the experience, flow, hierarchy and interface.
Build
Use modern tools and AI-assisted workflows to turn the plan into something functional.
Review
Test assumptions, catch weak decisions and improve the work.
Launch
Put the product, portfolio or project in front of someone else and learn from what happens next.
Programs
Start broad. Go deep where it matters to you.
Our broad entry program
AI Product Builder
Take one idea from problem to live product using AI-assisted workflows. Best for learners who want to understand the complete journey before specialising.
See the program
Our deep design pathUI/UX & Product Design
Learn research, flows, visual design, design systems, SaaS UX, product thinking and portfolio storytelling.
See the program
Supervised practiceApplied Internship Training
A structured supervised-practice route for learners who need project experience and portfolio evidence before competing for employment internships and junior roles.
See the program
Coming next
Full-Stack Development
A future deep engineering path. It will focus on the technical foundations behind frontend, backend, databases, APIs and deployment when the program is ready to launch.
Our principles
Learning should change what you can do.
Build before you optimise your identity
You do not need to decide whether you are “a designer” or “a developer” before you have tried building. Doing the work makes the path clearer.
Proof matters more than course completion
A certificate can confirm that you completed a program. A product, case study or project shows what you can actually do.
Feedback is part of the curriculum
You can learn concepts alone. It is much harder to see the weaknesses in your own work alone.
AI should increase leverage, not hide weak thinking
Use AI to move faster. Know where to question it.
Career support should be honest
We can help learners prepare, improve work, discover roles and make relevant introductions. We cannot guarantee an employer will hire someone.
Do not teach what you cannot support properly
ProdXVerse should add new programs only when the curriculum, mentor capacity and practical delivery are ready.
Founder
Built by a product designer who moved from doing the work to teaching the thinking behind it.
Ishtiaq Shaheer
Founder, ProdXVerse · Founder, Desisle
10+Years designing digital products
60+SaaS products shipped
US · UK · UAEClient markets via Desisle
Ishtiaq is a UI/UX and Product Designer who later built Desisle, a design agency focused on simplifying complex digital products. His work has crossed industries including technology, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, ecommerce and learning products.
Across agency and product work, one problem kept repeating: teams and junior designers often rushed to screens before the problem, flow and content were clear. That became one of the foundations behind ProdXVerse. The learning process should make the design or build phase easier because the thinking happened first.
Why he teaches
Not because the internet needs more UI tutorials. Because practical judgment is difficult to learn from tutorials alone. ProdXVerse is designed to bring more of the review, constraints and decision-making of real product work into the learning process.
The studio
Why does ProdXVerse mention Desisle?
Desisle is the working design and development business behind the founder’s industry context. That connection gives ProdXVerse access to real product discussions, practical briefs, design/development collaboration and a wider professional network.
- It does not mean every ProdXVerse learner works for Desisle.
- And it does not mean every course project is a Desisle client project.
Where a genuine project, internship or network opportunity exists, it is communicated separately and honestly.
Experts
One person should not be your only view of the industry.
As ProdXVerse grows, selected programs can include guest conversations with working practitioners across:
- Product Design
- Engineering
- Product Management
- AI-assisted building
- SaaS
- Hiring / career preparation
Learn from people who still do the work.
Founder-led learning, plus selected sessions with practitioners solving real product problems today.
Inside the room
Live sessions, reviews and meetups.
Honesty
Trust grows faster when the website matches the reality.
Large education companies can show thousands of learners, dozens of programs and large communities. ProdXVerse is earlier in that journey. So we would rather show:
- the actual programs we run
- the actual projects learners build
- the actual experts who participate
- the actual colleges we work with
- the actual jobs shared through the network
than fill the site with numbers that sound impressive but cannot be verified.
As the proof grows, the website should grow with it.
The vision
Build a useful product-learning ecosystem, one real layer at a time.
The long-term vision is not a giant catalogue of unrelated courses. It is a connected ecosystem around digital product careers and product building.
Practice
Applied internship training, projects and reviews.
Proof
Student work, live products, portfolios and case studies.
Opportunity
A career hub where real companies can share relevant roles.
Institutions
College workshops, buildathons and practical student programs.
Community
A useful network built around people doing the work, when there is enough real activity to justify a dedicated community product.
The standard
What should a learner expect from ProdXVerse?
Clear scope
Know what the program does and does not cover.
Clear outcomes
Know what you are expected to build or complete.
Clear commercial terms
Know the fee, refund terms and what is included.
Honest career language
Career support, not fake guarantees.
Honest internship language
Training is called training. Employment is called employment.
Current curriculum
AI tools and workflows should be reviewed because the market changes quickly.
Clear answers
About ProdXVerse - FAQs
Who founded ProdXVerse?
ProdXVerse was founded by Ishtiaq Shaheer, a UI/UX and Product Designer and founder of Desisle, a design agency working across digital product experiences.
Where is ProdXVerse based?
ProdXVerse is based in Bengaluru, India, with live online programs that can serve learners beyond the city depending on the cohort.
Is ProdXVerse only for designers?
No. ProdXVerse started with Product Design, but the broader direction is AI-first product learning. AI Product Builder is designed for students, non-technical builders, founders, designers, developers and career switchers.
What is the main ProdXVerse program?
AI Product Builder is the recommended broad entry point for learners who want to take an idea to a live product. UI/UX & Product Design remains the deeper design-career program.
Is ProdXVerse an online academy?
The core model is live and online, with selected offline, college or in-person formats where explicitly announced.
Does ProdXVerse provide placements?
ProdXVerse provides career support, job resources and relevant introductions where available. It does not guarantee placement or control employer hiring decisions.
Does ProdXVerse provide internships?
ProdXVerse offers a separate learner-funded Applied Internship Training program for supervised practice. Genuine employment/project internships through Desisle or network companies are separate and depend on real openings and learner fit.
Can colleges work with ProdXVerse?
Yes. Colleges can request AI Product Builder sessions, UI/UX workshops, buildathons, portfolio sessions and longer student cohorts through the For Colleges page.
Can companies hire ProdXVerse learners?
Companies can post roles through the Careers page and can discuss relevant learner profiles or hiring collaborations where available.
Does ProdXVerse teach AI tools?
Yes, but the focus is not a fixed list of tools. Programs teach the workflow and judgment around using AI for product thinking, design and building. Tool choices can change as better tools emerge.
Start with one program
If you want to understand ProdXVerse, look at what learners are asked to build.
Start with one program. Do the work. Leave with something you can show.