UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy

Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Sarah McCredie, director of product marketing at Recurly. You'll learn what marketing for humans is, which brands are nailing it, why you shouldn’t be afraid to rebrand, and more.

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• Recurly — Sarah’s place of work
• Glossier — one of direct-to-consumer pioneers in human marketing
• Slack — an example of human branding in SaaS
• State of Subscriptions: What consumers want
• Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn

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In the world of business goals and KPIs, how do we make space for user respect? Our guest today is Christina Nguyen White, Vice President of Design at Loom. You’ll learn the definition of user respect, how Loom leveraged user respect to redesign their desktop app, how they help users who are not exactly comfortable with videos, and more.

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• Loom — Christina’s place of work
• Figma, Grammarly, Spotify, Airbnb, Asana, Notion — inspiring products
• Follow Christina on Twitter and LinkedIn

This episode is brought to you by Refiner. Capture actionable product and user feedback with in-product microsurveys. Measure NPS, continuously research users, assess product-market fit, and more. With Refiner, run any type of survey and precisely target the right users at the right time. To get our in-product survey best practices, download our free microsurvey database at refiner.io/database.

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Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Tim Hart, senior email developer at Response Labs. You'll learn what incentives you can offer to reactivate subscribers, what engagement metrics matter the most, how often you should be pruning your email list, and more.

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• Response Labs
• Email Geeks
• Connect with Tim on LinkedIn

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This show is brought to you by Userlist — an email automation platform for SaaS companies. Onboard, engage, and nurture your customers, as well as marketing leads. To follow the best practices, download our free printable email planning worksheets at userlist.com/worksheets.

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Is there “one best way” to use wireframes in your design process? Our guest today is Leon Barnard, education team lead at Balsamiq and co-author of Wireframing for Everyone. You’ll learn about their journey of writing the book, how they think about wireframes as industry insiders, the different phases and types of wireframing, tips on asking and giving feedback, and more.

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• Wireframing for Everyone — a book by Michael Angeles, Leon Barnard, and Billy Carlson
• Follow Leon on Twitter and LinkedIn
• Balsamiq Wireframing Academy
• Get a copy of Wireframing for Everyone

This episode is brought to you by Refiner. Capture actionable product and user feedback with in-product microsurveys. Measure NPS, continuously research users, assess product-market fit, and more. With Refiner, run any type of survey and precisely target the right users at the right time. To get our in-product survey best practices, download our free microsurvey database at refiner.io/database.

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Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Farzad Rashidi, co-founder of Respona. You'll learn how they grow and convert their website traffic, how to help your landing pages rank, what content promotion strategies work best, and more.

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• Respona — Farzad’s tool
• UI Breakfast Episode 167: Designing Effective Presentations with Payman Taei
• Semrush, Ahrefs, Moz — Farzad’s tool stack
• Outreach Strategy Hub
• Connect with Farzad on LinkedIn

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This show is brought to you by Userlist — an email automation platform for SaaS companies. It matches the complexity of your customer data, including many-to-many relationships between users and companies. Book your demo call today at userlist.com.

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Can you design a mobile app using a mobile app? Our guest today is Dan LaCivita, co-founder and co-CEO of Play. You’ll learn about their motivation for building Play, how their tool helps designers during high-fidelity phases, how they’re building trust in the industry, and more.

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• Play — Dan’s product
• Check out Play’s YouTube channel
• Apple Human Interface Guidelines
• Figma Resource Library
• Webflow Resources
• Try Play

This episode is brought to you by Refiner. Capture actionable product and user feedback with in-product microsurveys. Measure NPS, continuously research users, assess product-market fit, and more. With Refiner, run any type of survey and precisely target the right users at the right time. To get our in-product survey best practices, download our free microsurvey database at refiner.io/database.

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Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Phil Alves, founder of DevSquad and DevStats. You'll learn how to prioritize feature development, how to take care of your developers’ well-being, what non-technical founders should know, and more.

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• DevSquad — Phil’s consultancy
• DevStats — Phil’s product
• Shape Up — a book by Ryan Singer
• UI Breakfast Podcast Episode 238: The Allied Team Model with Anthony Armendariz
• DORA Metrics
• SPACE Framework
• SaaS Origin Stories
• Check out Phil’s website
• Follow Phil on Twitter

Thanks 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.

This show is brought to you by Userlist — an email automation platform for SaaS companies. Onboard, engage, and nurture your customers, as well as marketing leads. To follow the best practices, download our free printable email planning worksheets at userlist.com/worksheets.

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Can you get the benefits of design sprints in less time? Our guest today is Teresa Cain, author of Solving Problems in 2 Hours. You’ll learn about why she decided to condense the traditional sprints, what problems can be solved using this format, how to avoid bias in decision-making, and more.

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• Solving Problems in 2 Hours — Teresa’s book
• TreviPay — Teresa’s place of work
• Episode 131: Design Sprint with Jonathan Courtney
• FigJam, Miro, Mural, InVision, Balsamiq — collaboration tools
• Use their template on Figma
• 2 Hour Design Sprints on Udemy
• Check out Teresa’s website
• Connect with Teresa on LinkedIn

This episode is brought to you by Refiner. Capture actionable product and user feedback with in-product microsurveys. Measure NPS, continuously research users, assess product-market fit, and more. With Refiner, run any type of survey and precisely target the right users at the right time. To get our in-product survey best practices, download our free microsurvey database at refiner.io/database.

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Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Gaurav Vohra, a startup advisor and a member of the founding team at Superhuman. You'll learn why they decided to focus on a specific set of channels, the mechanics of virality, how you can measure it in the early stages, and more.

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• Superhuman — Gaurav’s company
• Traction — a book by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares
• Warby Parker — an example of great customer experience
• How to Model Viral Growth: The Hybrid Model
• What is K-Factor in Viral Marketing?
• Snowflake, HubSpot, BigQuery
• Wordle, DALL·E, Midjourney, ChatGPT, Lensa — viral success stories
• Check out Gaurav’s website
• Follow Gaurav on Twitter and LinkedIn

Thanks 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.

This show is brought to you by Userlist — an email automation platform for SaaS companies. It matches the complexity of your customer data, including many-to-many relationships between users and companies. Book your demo call today at userlist.com.

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Why do details matter so much in product typography? Our guest today is Oliver Schöndorfer, a UI designer, typography consultant, and YouTuber. You’ll learn how to select a typeface for your software project, whether your logo should use the same font as your product, why you always need to consider the line length, and more.

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• Pimp my Type — Oliver’s website
• Figma, Dropbox, Miro — brands with expressive typography
• TypeTogether, Blaze Type, FontWerk — Oliver’s favorite foundries
• Web Typography — a book by Richard Rutter
• Check out Oliver’s YouTube channel
• Read more on Oliver’s blog
• Follow Oliver on Instagram and Twitter
• Find Oliver’s deal for UI Breakfast listeners at pimpmytype.com/ui-breakfast

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