tl;dr — be clear about the problem you’re solving, users and use cases you’re targeting, and focus more on user needs wrt functionality. Today’s goal is to share a better approach to writing PRDs and requirements. I want to create products that make lives better. I’m listening to Night Changes by One Direction today. What’s in a PRD? So let’s bring this back to the goal…

tl;dr — simplify the jargon to focus on what you’re trying to achieve, why it matters, and why/how it’ll be successful. Today’s goal is to share how I’ve framed product concepts to xfn teams and partners. I want to create products that make lives better. I’m listening to The Journey by Tom Misch today. Everyone knows what a product vision is, right? Do they? Go ask one of your engineers about the…

tl;dr — try to differentiate/innovate in 1 of the 3 categories of usability, pricing model, or feature set at a time. Today’s goal is to share an interesting theory about market receptiveness to new product development. I want to create products that make lives better. I’m listening to Space Walk by HOYO-MiX today. Disclaimer: I did not come up with this theory, but I…

tl;dr — simplify the jargon so you can name and talk about UX issues together. Today’s goal is to document how I’ve framed UX concepts to be more digestible for xfn teams. I want to create products that make lives better. I’m listening to Sunshine by Keane today. This is the second part in a series about framing UX concepts. …

tl;dr — jargon is less important than aligning on what you need to know to solve user needs. Today’s goal is to document how I’ve framed UX concepts to be more digestible for xfn teams. I want to create products that make lives better. I’m listening to Save The World by Swedish House Mafia today. Do UX terms/concepts need disambiguation? Let’s test this. Can you explain the differences between these terms:

tl;dr—I think genAI and cultural norms will create a demand for authenticity of work, and we’ll need to find new ways to show “proof of work.” Today’s goal is to share some thoughts I’ve been pondering about the future of work with genAI. I want to create products that make lives better. I’m listening to Sugar by Caden Jester today. There’s a moment coming which some…

tl;dr — remember humans aren’t always predictable, it’s a probability distribution curve, watch out for biases and observe what they’re thinking & feeling. Today’s goal is to share insights on how to better understand users and do live UX research. I want to create products that make lives better. I’m listening to Waiting for a Girl like You by Foreigner today. Is UX research really necessary? One of the most shocking…

tl;dr —make fast decisions, cover end to end flow, and radically shorten cycles to get to “good enough” for your target users. Today’s goal is to share what worked when designing UX for early stage products. I want to create products that make lives better. I’m listening to Lovely Day by Bill Withers today. Disclaimer: there’s a time and a place for everything…

tl;dr — AI lowers the cost of labor for common digital goods/services, increases value of authentic human experiences/skill and bespoke work, people move towards doing what they WANT vs what they HAVE to do? Today’s goal is to imagine what the world looks like 10 years into the future with AI. I want to create products that make lives better. I’m listening to Bloodflows by SOHN today.