Ui Breakfast: Ui/ux Design And Product Strategy

What are the principles of intuitive product design? How do we apply them to general-use software, such as a presentation tool? Our guest today is Fabricio Rosa Marques, Head of Product Design at Pitch. You’ll learn the story behind their product, how they arrive at design consensus, how they delight users, and more.Download the MP3 audio file: right-click here and choose Save As.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesPitch — Fab’s place of work, a tool for building presentationsTower — Fab’s previous place of workChristian Reber — co-founder of PitchDieter Rams — legendary designer known for being opinionatedFigma — a popular design toolSlack, Discord, Canva, Zoom, Around, Yac, Webflow — popular online toolsFollow Fab on TwitterFollow Pitch on TwitterToday’s Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Around — video calls designed for collaboration, not meetings. It's perfect for design sessi

Can you run effective meetings and still protect maker time? Yes, and you can even transform meetings into delightful, collaborative parts of the day. Our guest today is Douglas Ferguson, President of Voltage Control and author of Magical Meetings. You’ll learn what meetings aren’t necessary, how to run meetings that are, tips on how to make those meetings magical, and more.Download the MP3 audio file: right-click here and choose Save As.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesVoltage Control — Douglas’s consulting companyMagical Meetings — Douglas’s book on getting the most out of meetingsExtreme Programming, Agile, Scrum, Lean, Design Thinking — popular methodologiesFacilitation Lab — weekly community meetings at Voltage Control, ThursdaysGoogle Docs, MURAL, Miro, Figma — popular tools for live collaborationRACI chart — responsible, accountable, consulted or informedMagical Meetings resourc

Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk with Ashutosh Priyadarshy, founder of Sunsama. You'll learn the story behind their productivity tool, how they define customer success, qualify new customers, and more.Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.Show notesIntercom — a popular live chat toolTypeform — a popular survey toolSuperhuman — a popular email client with high-touch onboardingAmplitude, FullStory — product analytics and insights toolsConnect with Ashutosh at ashutosh@sunsama.comEmail Ashutosh or support@sunsama.com to get three free months of SunsamaThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning @userlist, or leave us a review on iTunes.SponsorThis show is brought to you by Userlist — the best tool for sending onboarding emails and segmenting your SaaS users. To follow the best practices, download our free printable email planning worksheets at userlist

A healthy co-founder relationship is the foundation of a good business. How can we prevent conflicts and alleviate friction? Our guest today is Shai Schechter, co-founder of RightMessage. You’ll learn the story behind RightMessage, how to navigate co-founder relationships, how to leverage different skills and personality types, and more.Download the MP3 audio file: right-click here and choose Save As.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesRightMessage — Shai’s product with Brennan DunnDouble Your Freelancing — Brennan’s Previous BusinessThe story of Userlist, Inc. — Jane’s co-founder storyThe only wrong answer is 50/50: Calculating the co-founder equity split — an article by Dan ShapiroCasey Graham — the growth coach who helped Shai and BrennanThe Synergist Quiz — the test to figure out your personality type (Visionary, Operator, Processor, Synergist)Rubber Duck Programming — arriving at sol

How can we grow as designers within teams and companies? What can we do to stay happy and do our best work? Our guest today is Scott Belsky, founder of Behance and Chief Product Officer at Adobe. You’ll learn how to think about your design career, learn from great designers, work with teammates and leaders, and more.Download the MP3 audio file: right-click here and choose Save As.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesBehance — Scott's previous productAdobe — Scott’s current place of workEpisode 86: The Future of UX with Khoi VinhThe Messy Middle, Making Things Happen — Scott's BooksAction Method — Scott’s physical product line (now run by Ghostly)99U — a conference and resource siteEpisode 195: Minimalist Design with Brian GardnerEpisode 79: Typography in UI Design with Rafal TomalEpisode 62: Teaching Design Theory with Jarrod DrysdaleGetting Started in UI/UX: How to Pursue Your CareerStefa

Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk with Liz Painter, an email strategist and conversion copywriter at Comma Comma. Liz reveals several ways in which we can improve our copywriting and make meaningful connections with our users through email. The underlying theme? Talk to your users!Please head over to the episode page  for the detailed recap and key takeaways.Show notesComma Comma — Liz's copywriting consultancyCopyhackers — copywriting instruction siteOtter.ai — AI transcription serviceRev.com — human-assisted transcription serviceThinkific — online course creation siteClickUp — project management tool, sends emails from a personal addressGitPrime (now Pluralsight Flow) — analytics for developersFollow Liz on LinkedInThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning @userlist, or leave us a review on iTunes.SponsorThis show is brought to you by Userlist — the best tool for sending onboarding ema

What makes a successful paid ad campaign? How can we make this channel work? Our guest today is Pamela Wagner, founder and CEO of Ajala Digital. You'll learn how Pamela helps clients at her agency, what tools they use, what you can do with various budgets, how to get a better return, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesAjala Digital — Pamela's ad agencyGoogle PageSpeed Insights — used to evaluate webpage performanceKartra — a marketing automation toolSegMetrics — tool for tracking marketing funnel dataGoogle Skillshop — free training for Google toolsGoogle Ads Help — Google Ads support resourcesGrow with Google — free certificate courses and resourcesGoogle Alerts — service that deliveries email summaries for certain topicsThink with Google — marketing insights from GoogleFollow Ajala Digital on Facebook and LinkedInToday’s SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Around — video

How can we use data to drive discussions and solve disagreements as a product team? How can we, as designers, take a seat at the decision-making table? Today our guest is Zack Naylor, the co-founder and CEO of Aurelius. You’ll learn how to convert data into product insights, how to evaluate quantitative and qualitative data, how to say "no" to product roadmap suggestions, and more.Download the MP3 audio file: right-click here and choose Save As.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesAurelius — Zack's product, a UX research and insights toolThe Aurelius Podcast — Zack’s show, interviews with UX professionalsAurelius Podcast: Episode 40 – What UX Designers & Researchers Need to Know About Business with Jane PortmanEpisode 201: Data-Driven Insights with Helena RonisEpisode 75: Organizing a UX Research Panel with Ashley WarrenEpisode 209: JTBD Interviews with Alli BlumUserlist — Jane’s SaaS

Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk with Moritz Dausinger, founder of Refiner. Moritz shares the story behind his survey tool, when and how to survey your users, and many other tips for making the most of the survey data.Please head over to the episode page  for the detailed recap and key takeaways.Show notesRefiner — Moritz’s product, a survey tool for SaaS companiesMailparser, Docparser — Moritz’s past projects prior to RefinerSegment — customer data platform (CDP)Amplitude — product analytics toolGall’s Law — the law about complex systems being built from simple systemsCapterra — software search and comparison toolSaas Growth Hacks — a popular Facebook group for SaaS foundersQuora — knowledge sharing platformProduct-Led Growth — product-based go-to-market strategyFollow Moritz on TwitterThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning @userlist, or leave us a review on iTunes.SponsorThis show

What can we learn about starting new SaaS products from a multi-exit founder? Are there generalized lessons that apply for almost every product? Our guest today is Adii Pinaar, the founder of Cogsy and author of Life Profitability. You’ll learn what lessons Adii accumulated from his prior companies, how to evaluate advice before applying it, how to hire in the early stages, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesWooCommerce — Adii’s prior company acquired by AutomatticConversio (now CM Commerce) — another one of Adii’s products, acquired by Campaign MonitorLife Profitability — Adii’s recent bookCogsy — Adii’s new product, an ecommerce inventory purchasing toolEpisode 157: Serving Your Customer’s Customers with Adii PienaarCarrots, Sticks & Measuring Success with Adii PienaarSKUs — stock keeping units, part of product catalog, used for inventory trackingMetered billing — pricing

What does it take to successfully run a content library for designers? What are the challenges? Our guest today is Ramy Khuffash, indie hacker and founder of Page Flows and Screenjar. You’ll learn about Ramy’s founder journey, how he works on multiple products simultaneously, how content products compare to traditional SaaS products, his pricing strategy, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesPage Flows — Ramy’s project, a library of UX patternsScreenjar — Ramy’s video messaging toolUI Movement — Newsletter Ramy created to share design animation (now Screenlane)The Mom Test — a book by Rob FitzpatrickMonosnap — desktop screen recorderProduct Hunt, Indie Hackers, Hackers News — sources for Ramy’s content inspirationUserlist — Jane’s SaaS productCanva — a popular design tool with good templatesClubhouse — a popular audio chat applicationTrends.vc — Dru Riley’s productNomad List — a p

How can you do better at user interviews (even if the process scares you)? Our guest today is Alli Blum, SaaS researcher and strategist. You’ll learn all about the Jobs to Be Done framework, top questions to ask, biggest challenges, best practices of conduct, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesEpisode 112: Optimizing SaaS Trials with Alli BlumBetter Done Than Perfect. Switch Interviews & Strategic Context with Alli BlumEpisode 181: Jobs to Be Done with Jim KalbachThe Jobs To Be Done Playbook — Jim Kalbach’s bookPersonas, Jobs to Be Done, the Hero’s Journey — the user research frameworks Alli mentionsApril Dunford — a B2B Tech positioning consultant, speaker, and authorUserlist — Jane’s SaaS productuserinterviews.com — a platform for recruiting research participantsThe Mom Test — a book by Rob FitzpatrickBob Moesta and Chris Spiek — Uncovering JTBDHow to Use Jobs to Be Done t

Is great illustration a privilege of industry giants? What if every software project could use it freely? Our guest today is Pablo Stanley, iconic illustrator and co-founder at Blush. He shares his take on creativity, illustration systems, his favorite brands, illustration sourcing at Blush, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesBlush — Pablo’s design appStart With Why — a book by Simon SinekJohn Maeda — one of Pablo’s design heroesDropbox, Mailchimp, Intercom — brands that leverage great illustrationsUnsplash — the most popular source of free imagesFollow Pablo on TwitterToday’s SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Yellow Images — a marketplace of over 50,000 high-quality mockups, creative fonts, PNG images, presets, brushes and more. Save time on presentations, finish your projects faster, and wow clients with premium designs and branding solutions. Get a 20% discount with ou

Today we’re bringing you the first episode of Better Done Than Perfect’s Season 2. Join us for a talk with Alex Hillman, founder of Stacking The Bricks and author of The Tiny MBA. We discuss the company’s conception and philosophy, how they handle customer service, what makes a great course, and so much more.Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.Show notesStacking The Bricks — Alex’s company together with Amy HoyNoko, EveryTimeZone — products by Amy Hoy, Alex’s partner30x500 — Alex and Amy’s flagship productIndy Hall — Alex’s famous coworking space, now a remote work communityJust F#*!ing Ship — a book by Amy and AlexWrite Useful Books — a book & tool by Rob FitzpatrickUI Breakfast Episode 206: Writing Useful Books with Rob FitzpatrickBear — a note-taking appThe Essential Podcasting Guide — a book by Craig Hewitt of CastosNathan Barry’s ConvertKit AcademyMastering ConvertKit — a course by Brennan Dunn available at Double Your Freelancing RateFundamental UI Design —

What makes a successful scheduling app? We may never know the exact answer, but we can learn from some of the best. Our guest today is Derrick Reimer, founder of SavvyCal. He shares the story behind his new product, calendar design tips, customer success insights, tool recommendations, and much more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesSavvyCal — Derrick’s product we’re talking aboutEpisode 150: Understanding Product-Market Fit with Derrick ReimerDrip, Level, StaticKit — Derrick’s previous productsCalendly — a popular scheduling toolThe UI Audit: Interview with Tope Awotona of CalendlyEpisode 64: Making Freemium Work with Bridget HarrisEpisode 183: Customer Success with Anna JacobsonFullCalendar —a Javascript event libraryUserlist — Jane’s productSunrise, Sunsama — popular calendar-based productsLinear, Twitter, Stripe, Tailwind UI  — examples of design that inspire DerrickEpisode 154: Ref

What does it take to write a truly useful book? How do you measure and optimize reader engagement? Our guest today is Rob Fitzpatrick, author of The Mom Test and entrepreneur. You’ll hear Rob’s take on traditional publishing vs self-publishing, customer interviews, testing, iteration cycles, book marketing, reader profiles, and his DEEP writing framework.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesThe Mom Test, Workshop Survival Guide — Rob’s booksDEEP — Rob’s framework for writing (Desirable, Effective, Engaging and Polished)Authority — a book by Nathan BarryThe E-myth Revisited — a book by Michael E. GerberSense & Respond Press, Rosenfeld Media — tech-themed publishersThe Tiny MBA — a book by Alex HillmanThe Brain Audit — a book by Sean D’SouzaAlexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur — the authors of Business Model Generation who invested heavily in illustrations for their bookwriteusefulbooks.c

Not having an online platform these days is tantamount to being invisible. But how do you build and leverage it wisely? Today’s guest is Corbett Barr, founder and CEO of Fizzle. You’ll hear his take on social media, privacy, digital selves, platforms vs protocols, email lists, lead magnets, trends, and much more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesFizzle — Corbett’s companyEmail, RSS, podcasting — open protocols (you own the connection to your audience)Episode 178: Your Personal Design Style with Meg LewisGary Vaynerchuk — an entrepreneur, author, speaker and famous Internet personalityJustin Jackson — a SaaS entrepreneur who is highly active in communitiesDesign Cuts by Tom Ross — a good example of “bundle” lead magnetsJames Clear — entrepreneur/author known for his huge email listSignal, Telegram — alternatives to WhatsAppUserlist — Jane’s productHeroku — a cloud application platformAWS

As designers, we’re often used to one device format, and that may lead to mistakes. What about accessibility? How can we design seamless experiences for multiple devices? Our guest today is Cheryl Platz, author of Design Beyond Devices. You’ll hear about multimodal design, UX frameworks, system behavior models, accessibility, nudges vs notifications, brainstorming, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.Show NotesDesign Beyond Devices — Cheryl’s bookIdeaplatz — Cheryl’s consultancyAmazon Alexa — the product Cheryl worked on, along with the Echo deviceBill & Melinda Gates Foundation — Cheryl’s current consulting projectEpisode 202: Designing for Accessibility with Cat NooneCROW worksheets — a free download based on a framework for capturing customer contextCapturing Customer Context — an upcoming workshop by CherylSwimlane diagram — a flowchart that visually represents job-sharing and re

Designing for financial apps hides many UX challenges. Is it all about fancy dashboards? How do you balance simplicity and information density?. Our guest today is Rob Gifford, Managing Director of Experience Design at Mad*Pow. He shares his story in the profession, and provides resources, examples, research, and inspiration for anyone looking to delve into financial product design.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.Show NotesMad*Pow — Rob’s companyEpisode 162: Designing for Behavior Change with Amy BucherEpisode 140: Sustainable UX with James ChristieA Brief Introduction to the COM-B Model of Behaviour and the PRIM Theory of Motivation — an article by Robert West and Susan MichieBJ Fogg — the Stanford University behavior design researcher known for the Fogg Behavior ModelEpisode 131: Design Sprint with Jonathan CourtneyThe Paradox of Choice — a book by Barry SchwartzSelf-determination theory —

We’re bringing you another special episode from the Better Done Than Perfect vault! In this episode, our guest is Kristina Quinones, Head of Customer Experience at MeetEdgar. We discuss how they do onboarding at MeetEdgar, their 7-day free trial experiment, content batching parties, and much more.Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.Show notesSwitch Interviews & Strategic Content with Alli BlumMeetEdgar’s content batching parties playlistDemio — webinar software“First Friend” — MeetEdgar’s concept of having that one person support a user throughout their onboarding journeyMixpanel — a product analytics toolmeetedgar.comFollow MeetEdgar on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedInFollow Kristina on TwitterThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning @userlist, or leave us a review on iTunes.SponsorThis show is brought to you by Userlist — the best way for SaaS founders to send onbo