UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy

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BDTP. Marketing for Humans with Sarah McCredie Jul 28, 2023

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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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Episode 272: User Respect with Christina Nguyen White Jul 21, 2023

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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

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BDTP. Re-engagement Emails with Tim Hart Jul 14, 2023

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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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Episode 271: Wireframing for Everyone with Leon Barnard Jul 07, 2023

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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

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BDTP. Customer Acquisition Strategies with Farzad Rashidi Jun 30, 2023

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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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Episode 270: Prototyping for Mobile with Dan LaCivita Jun 23, 2023

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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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BDTP. Prioritizing Engineering Resources with Phil Alves Jun 16, 2023

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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

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Episode 269: Two Hour Design Sprints with Teresa Cain Jun 09, 2023

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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

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BDTP. Virality & Word of Mouth with Gaurav Vohra Jun 05, 2023

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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

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Episode 268: UI Typography with Oliver Schöndorfer May 26, 2023

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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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