Chou: Ploy uses 3,500 curated web design prompts for inspiration
Bryant Chou · The Age Of The 40-Year-Old Solo Founder Is Here · Y Combinator · Jun 19, 2026 · at 18:52
Bryant Chou, co-founder of Webflow and founder of Ploy, explains how Ploy's underlying AI design lookbook works during an interview on Y Combinator's podcast.
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“We've used a collection of models, open AIs, ChatGPT images, but then we've created 3500 prompts for web designs that then Ploy takes inspiration from.”
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