
Episode 28: Psychological Principles of Persuasive Design with Victor Yocco
How can we use psychology to inform our design decisions? Our guest today is Victor Yocco — UX researcher, speaker & author of the upcoming book Design for the Mind. He walks us through the key principles of persuasive design, and explains how to apply them in real-life UX projects. Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app. Show Notes Design for the Mind: Seven Psychological Principles of Persuasive Design — Victor's new book published by Manning; use promocode SMAYOCCO to get 39% off your copy Stanford Persuasive Tech Lab The Fogg's Behavior Model Influence at Work — website of Dr. Robert Cialdini Social identity theory (via Wikipedia) The Brain Audit: Why Customers Buy (And Why They Don't) — book by Sean D'Souza Yocco UX — Victor's website Send an email to Victor: victoryocco@gmail.com Follow Victor on Twitter: @VictorYocco
25 Heinä 201649min

Episode 27: Helping Startups Gain Traction with Jay Acunzo
What design problems do startups have on various levels of development? How do they handle their UI/UX? To answer these questions, we invited a special guest: Jay Acunzo, VP of Platform at NextView Ventures. He's been helping startups for years by creating helpful content for them. In addition to startup problems, we also discuss Unthinkable — Jay's show for craft-driven creators (which represents a new format of podcasting). Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app. Show Notes NextView Ventures — seed stage VC company we're talking about The NextView Platform — their community & content platform for startups, developed by Jay Unthinkable.fm — Jay's show for craft-driven creators Podcasting for the Creative-Minded: How to Avoid Yet Another Talking Head Show — Jay's post on narrative podcast production Follow Jay on Twitter: @jayacunzo
13 Heinä 201643min

Episode 26: Bridging the Gap Between Designers and Developers with Roger Dudler
Our special guest today is Roger Dudler, the founder of Frontify. The mission of their product is bridging the gap between designers and developers, improving the design workflow, and managing brand style guides (which is a huge pain for their large-scale enterpise clients like Lufthansa). You'll hear how they transformed the whole approach by giving project ownership back to the client. Tune in to learn more! Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app. Show Notes Frontify — Roger's SaaS product we're talking about ProductBoard — tool they use for product management Intercom — tool they use for getting feedback from users Follow Roger on Twitter: @rogerdudler
7 Heinä 201655min

Episode 25: Building Effective Course Software
This time my co-host Marie Poulin steps into SaaS founder shoes and shares the story of Doki, her platform for courses with mentorship and mastermind features. You'll learn what problems Marie and her co-founder Ben faced on the early stage of product development, and how they successfully built a solution that targets teachers, but faces students (a typical challenge for course software). Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app. Show Notes Doki — Marie's SaaS product for delivering online courses Teachable — another popular course platform we're talking about Follow Marie on Twitter: @mariepoulin
30 Kesä 201635min

Episode 24: Getting Started with Digital Strategy
Today Marie Poulin gives us an insight into digital strategy. First we discuss what it actually means, and how the strategic approach can be beneficial both for the client and the consultant. Then we break down the process into edible steps, so that everyone can start practicing elements of digital strategy in their client work. Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app. Show Notes The Strategic Web Designer: How to Confidently Navigate the Web Design Process by Christopher Butler The Strategic Designer: Tools & Techniques for Managing the Design Process by David Holston Digital Strategy School — Marie's online school for designers Special discount for our listeners Follow Marie on Twitter: @mariepoulin
27 Kesä 201636min

Episode 23: Building an Online School from Scratch
In this episode we follow Marie Poulin's story of creating her famous online school for designers. She tells us how she got her first group of students for Digital Strategy School, how she experimented with pricing models, and what challenges she encountered on her way to success. This episode is precious for those who want to start their own training programs. Show Notes Digital Strategy School — Marie's online school for designers Special discount for our listeners Follow Marie on Twitter: @mariepoulin
16 Kesä 201646min

Episode 22: Introducing Marie Poulin, Digital Strategist & Entrepreneur
Let's welcome Marie Poulin, our co-host for the next few episodes! Marie is a digital strategist and a founder of multiple businesses, including the famous Digital Strategy School. Today we'll hear Marie's success story as a designer and product creator, and figure out how she manages so many products at once. Show Notes Digital Strategy School — Marie's famous training program for designers Oki Doki Digital — the business where Marie and Ben help entrepreneurs create successful online programs Doki — Marie's SaaS for digital courses and mentorship programs Follow Marie on Twitter: @mariepoulin
8 Kesä 201629min

Episode 21: Becoming a UX Leader with Danny Setiawan
Today's special guest, Danny Setiawan, is a product/UX coach for startups, and also the UX Lead for Mobile at The Economist. In this episode you'll learn how to instill the love for UI/UX into any conservative corporate environment, how to become a true UX leader, and how to address startup design needs at different growth stages. Show Notes Danny's website Relative ROI Calculator — the tool Danny created to help product owners prioritize their product backlog Follow Danny on Quora — that's how we met Follow Danny on LinkedIn Follow Danny on Twitter
3 Kesä 201644min