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Startups are often struck by the Curse of Knowledge, specifically when it comes to product design and development. It becomes so easy to design products based on our own expertise (in those very products) and ignore the fact that we’ve stopped designing with our customer top of mind. Then keep that top of mind – and more importantly, keep your customers front and center – whenever doing any product design and development. MORE
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Joel Harvey of Conversion Sciences agrees, adding some controversial statements (read: wake up calls)… Joel Harvey , Conversion Sciences: “Responsive design, as we know it today is toxic to mobile conversion rates. design elements), you run the risk of over-simplifying. MORE
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Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In a new book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. MORE
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