UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy

Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Scott Markovits, fractional COO and startup mentor. You'll learn how swag supplements your marketing strategy, when it’s best to offer swag, why you should be thoughtful about selecting physical items, and more.

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• InVision — Scott’s previous place of work
• Threadbird
• Cotton Bureau
• Fathom Analytics
• Follow Scott on Twitter and LinkedIn
• Check out Scott’s website
• Leading From Afar

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How can content testing save you time down the road? Our guest today is Erica Jorgensen, author of Strategic Content Design. You’ll learn how to approach content testing, what exactly you should test, why your test audience matters, and more.

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• Strategic Content Design — a book by Erica Jorgensen
• Amazon, Microsoft, Chewy — Erica’s places of work
• Judy Blume — one of Erica’s favorite authors
• 11 Key Content Design Considerations
• UserTesting, UserZoom, SurveyMonkey
• Cloze Test for Reading Comprehension
• The Complete Guide to Heat Maps
• A Refresher on A/B Testing
• Design for Cognitive Bias — a book by David Dylan Thomas
• The Cognitive Bias Podcast  — a podcast hosted by David Dylan Thomas
• User Experience Lisbon Conference
• Button: The Content Design Conference
• Connect with Erica on LinkedIn
• Check out Erica’s website
• Use the code jorgensen-UIB to get a discount for Erica’s book (valid until May 31, 2023)

This episode is brought to you by Dovetail — the customer insights platform for teams. If you’re looking to uncover insights from usability testing or customer interviews — you’re in luck. Dovetail just released a community platform that provides 100s of templates to help you uncover insights fast, from any kind of customer data. Make better, customer-informed decisions today. Go to dovetail.com/uibreakfast to get started for free.

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Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Sofia Quintero, the founder of Collie and previously the founder of EnjoyHQ. You'll learn the lessons she learned from building EnjoyHQ, how you can get customers to open up to you, why you should ask why their project may fail, and more.

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• Collie — Sofia’s new product, a tool for engineering teams
• EnjoyHQ — Sofia’s previous company
• Know Your Customers’ “Jobs to Be Done”
• Uncovering Customer Insights with Aggelos Mouzakitis
• Check out Sofia’s personal website

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How can designers show up as changemakers? Our guest today is Maria Giudice, founder, executive coach, and co-author of Changemakers. You’ll learn about the inspiration behind the book, the different foundations for success when trying to drive change, potential roadblocks, and more.

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• Changemakers — a book by Maria Giudice and Christopher Ireland
• SCARF Model — a brain-based model developed by David Rock
• Episode 260: Managing the Design Process with Paul Boag
• Episode 239: Product Management for UX with Christian Crumlish
• Connect with Maria on LinkedIn
• Check out Maria’s coaching practice

This episode is brought to you by Dovetail — the customer insights platform for teams. If you’re looking to uncover insights from usability testing or customer interviews — you’re in luck. Dovetail just released a community platform that provides 100s of templates to help you uncover insights fast, from any kind of customer data. Make better, customer-informed decisions today. Go to dovetail.com/uibreakfast to get started for free.

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Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Karrie Sanderson, a marketing executive and former chief marketing officer at Typeform. You'll learn about the work that goes into branding, why branding also involves internal education, how to stay on brand when you’re scaling, and more.

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• Typeform, Smartsheet — Karrie’s previous employers
• Uncovering Customer Insights with Aggelos Mouzakitis
• Wynter — a research platform
• Warby Parker — an example of a consistent brand
• Brandfolder, Frontify — Digital asset management systems
• Connect with Karrie on 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. 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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When designing for both adults and children, what aspects do you need to consider? Our guest today is Nathalie Stratton, the co-founder and head of product at Hearth Display. You’ll learn the story behind their product, how they researched users in different age groups, how the team approached prototyping and testing, and more.

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• Hearth Display — Nathalie’s company
• Amazon Echo
• Duolingo, The Browser Company — great products designed for kids
• Follow Nathalie on Instagram
• Get exclusive access to Hearth Display

This episode is brought to you by Dovetail — the customer insights platform for teams. If you’re looking to uncover insights from usability testing or customer interviews — you’re in luck. Dovetail just released a community platform that provides 100s of templates to help you uncover insights fast, from any kind of customer data. Make better, customer-informed decisions today. Go to dovetail.com/uibreakfast to get started for free.

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Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Asia Orangio, founder and CEO of DemandMaven. You'll learn why selecting your North Star KPI is crucial, how to pick , how to handle pricing experiments, and more.

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• DemandMaven — Asia’s company
• Hacking Growth — a book by Sean Ellis and Morgan Brown
• Sprint — a book by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, and Braden Kowitz
• North Star KPI
• Van Westendorp Price Sensitivity Survey
• How Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product-Market Fit
• Price Intelligently Blog
• Software Pricing Design with Chris Mele
• 10+ Survey Email Examples for Your SaaS + Free Template
• Follow Asia on Twitter and on LinkedIn
• In Demand Podcast

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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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What goes into a successful ecommerce branding project? Our guest today is Abbey McGrew, the founder and creative director of Wayfarer Design Studio. You’ll learn about the work that goes into creating and testing out packaging design, the challenges they encounter with packaging mockups, how they determine the prices for projects, and more.

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• Wayfarer Design Studio
• Creative Market, YouWorkForThem — mockup websites
• Follow Wayfarer Design Studio on Instagram
• Follow Abbey on Instagram
• Check out Wayfarer’s resources for designers

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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What value can designers get from sharing their work in progress? Does it outweigh the fears? Our guest today is Brian Lovin, the founder of Campsite. You’ll learn about Brian’s motivation for creating the platform, how peer feedback improves the design process, the anxiety that keeps designers from sharing outside their team, and more.

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• Campsite — Brian’s product
• Episode 228: Design Advisory with Brian Lovin
• Follow Brian on Twitter
• Try Campsite for free
• Follow Campsite on Twitter

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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How does product design relate to the company’s growth goals? Our guest today is Brent Palmer, the product design manager at Mixpanel. You’ll learn about their shaping process, how their design team contributed to the development of their new pricing, how to deal with cross-functional teams, and more.

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• Mixpanel
• Shape Up — a book by Ryan Singer
• FigJam, Notion — shaping tools
• Connect with Brent on LinkedIn
• IC2MGMT — Brent’s Substack
• Check out Brent’s website

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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