Master Google AI Studio in 40 Minutes | Logan Kilpatrick

Master Google AI Studio in 40 Minutes | Logan Kilpatrick

Author: Peter Yang January 25, 2026 Duration: 39:17

Logan is the Product Lead for Google AI Studio. I got him to give us an inside look at how he uses AI Studio to build AI Studio (very meta) and how his team ships at startup speed inside Google. AI Studio is the feature that I rely on the most to do my product job better, so don't miss this tutorial.


Logan and I talked about:

(00:00) Tour of Google AI Studio's Build mode

(06:29) Live demo: Building a social media content generator

(09:31) How Logan uses AI Studio to build AI Studio

(11:34) Cloning the AI Studio UI in 68 seconds

(12:58) Getting AI to show you 5-6 design options in one UI

(17:20) Live demo: Building a restaurant finder with Google Maps

(21:12) Using annotate mode to give visual feedback

(34:09) "There's one mode and the mode is we ship fast"

(36:00) What Logan looks for when hiring PMs


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Where to find Logan:

X: https://x.com/OfficialLoganK

Website: https://aistudio.google.com/apps


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