Episode 214: Growing Your Design Career with Scott Belsky
How can we grow as designers within teams and companies? What can we do to stay happy and do our best work? Our guest today is Scott Belsky, founder of Behance and Chief Product Officer at Adobe. You’ll learn how to think about your design career, learn from great designers, work with teammates and leaders, and more.Download the MP3 audio file: right-click here and choose Save As.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesBehance — Scott's previous productAdobe — Scott’s current place of workEpisode 86: The Future of UX with Khoi VinhThe Messy Middle, Making Things Happen — Scott's BooksAction Method — Scott’s physical product line (now run by Ghostly)99U — a conference and resource siteEpisode 195: Minimalist Design with Brian GardnerEpisode 79: Typography in UI Design with Rafal TomalEpisode 62: Teaching Design Theory with Jarrod DrysdaleGetting Started in UI/UX: How to Pursue Your CareerStefan Sagmeister's websiteFollow Scott on TwitterScott's WebsiteToday’s Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Hotjar. This tool lets you see how people truly experience your site or product and gives your users a voice. Let real users show and tell you which changes your team should make to improve user experience. Eliminate the guesswork: use Hotjar to understand how users experience your site. Try Hotjar Business free for 3 months at hotjar.com/uibreakfast.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.
28 Maj 202139min
BDTP. Building Relationships Using Email Automation with Liz Painter
Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk with Liz Painter, an email strategist and conversion copywriter at Comma Comma. Liz reveals several ways in which we can improve our copywriting and make meaningful connections with our users through email. The underlying theme? Talk to your users!Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.Show notesComma Comma — Liz's copywriting consultancyCopyhackers — copywriting instruction siteOtter.ai — AI transcription serviceRev.com — human-assisted transcription serviceThinkific — online course creation siteClickUp — project management tool, sends emails from a personal addressGitPrime (now Pluralsight Flow) — analytics for developersFollow Liz on LinkedInThanks 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.SponsorThis show is brought to you by Userlist — the best tool for sending onboarding emails and segmenting your SaaS users. To follow the best practices, download our free printable email planning worksheets at userlist.com/worksheets.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.
21 Maj 202141min
Episode 213: Managing Paid Ads with Pamela Wagner
What makes a successful paid ad campaign? How can we make this channel work? Our guest today is Pamela Wagner, founder and CEO of Ajala Digital. You'll learn how Pamela helps clients at her agency, what tools they use, what you can do with various budgets, how to get a better return, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesAjala Digital — Pamela's ad agencyGoogle PageSpeed Insights — used to evaluate webpage performanceKartra — a marketing automation toolSegMetrics — tool for tracking marketing funnel dataGoogle Skillshop — free training for Google toolsGoogle Ads Help — Google Ads support resourcesGrow with Google — free certificate courses and resourcesGoogle Alerts — service that deliveries email summaries for certain topicsThink with Google — marketing insights from GoogleFollow Ajala Digital on Facebook and LinkedInToday’s SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Around — video calls designed for collaboration, not meetings. Around's lightweight, beautiful and fun interface automatically frees up your screen; it's perfect for design sessions, crits, and brainstorms. Just search for around_hq on Twitter, you'll see that the design community is obsessed with this tool. Try it out for free at around.co/uibreakfast.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.
14 Maj 202136min
Episode 212: Data-Driven Design Decisions with Zack Naylor
How can we use data to drive discussions and solve disagreements as a product team? How can we, as designers, take a seat at the decision-making table? Today our guest is Zack Naylor, the co-founder and CEO of Aurelius. You’ll learn how to convert data into product insights, how to evaluate quantitative and qualitative data, how to say "no" to product roadmap suggestions, and more.Download the MP3 audio file: right-click here and choose Save As.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesAurelius — Zack's product, a UX research and insights toolThe Aurelius Podcast — Zack’s show, interviews with UX professionalsAurelius Podcast: Episode 40 – What UX Designers & Researchers Need to Know About Business with Jane PortmanEpisode 201: Data-Driven Insights with Helena RonisEpisode 75: Organizing a UX Research Panel with Ashley WarrenEpisode 209: JTBD Interviews with Alli BlumUserlist — Jane’s SaaS productShape Up — a book by Ryan Singer at BasecampEpisode 170: The Power of Workshops with Jonathan CourtneyREWORK — a podcast by the makers of Basecamp about a better way to work and run your businessFollow Zack on TwitterChat with Zack at AureliusToday’s Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Yellow Images, the premium graphic assets marketplace. Get access to high-quality mockups, PNG images, creative fonts, and more, to save time on your presentations. Wow your next client by heading over to yellowimages.com and snag a 20% discount using our limited-time promocode UIBREAKFAST20.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.
30 Apr 202142min
BDTP. Using Surveys for Customer Success with Moritz Dausinger
Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk with Moritz Dausinger, founder of Refiner. Moritz shares the story behind his survey tool, when and how to survey your users, and many other tips for making the most of the survey data.Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.Show notesRefiner — Moritz’s product, a survey tool for SaaS companiesMailparser, Docparser — Moritz’s past projects prior to RefinerSegment — customer data platform (CDP)Amplitude — product analytics toolGall’s Law — the law about complex systems being built from simple systemsCapterra — software search and comparison toolSaas Growth Hacks — a popular Facebook group for SaaS foundersQuora — knowledge sharing platformProduct-Led Growth — product-based go-to-market strategyFollow Moritz on TwitterThanks 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.SponsorThis show is brought to you by Userlist — the best way for SaaS founders to send onboarding emails, segment your users based on events, and see where your customers get stuck in the product. Start your free trial today at userlist.com.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.
23 Apr 202132min
Episode 211: Starting a New SaaS Product with Adii Pienaar
What can we learn about starting new SaaS products from a multi-exit founder? Are there generalized lessons that apply for almost every product? Our guest today is Adii Pinaar, the founder of Cogsy and author of Life Profitability. You’ll learn what lessons Adii accumulated from his prior companies, how to evaluate advice before applying it, how to hire in the early stages, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesWooCommerce — Adii’s prior company acquired by AutomatticConversio (now CM Commerce) — another one of Adii’s products, acquired by Campaign MonitorLife Profitability — Adii’s recent bookCogsy — Adii’s new product, an ecommerce inventory purchasing toolEpisode 157: Serving Your Customer’s Customers with Adii PienaarCarrots, Sticks & Measuring Success with Adii PienaarSKUs — stock keeping units, part of product catalog, used for inventory trackingMetered billing — pricing based on usage levelExpansion revenue — additional revenue generated by existing customersBehind the Scenes: How We Bought userlist.com & Rebranded as UserlistRosie Manning — brand and product designerUserlist — Jane’s SaaS productEpisode 172: Naming Your Product with Brad FlowersWho Not How — book Adii credits with transformative thinking, “Who do I need to accomplish X?” as opposed to “How do I accomplish X?”TinySeed — SaaS accelerator for bootstrappersAdii’s websiteFollow Adii on TwitterToday’s SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Hotjar. This tool lets you see how people truly experience your site or product and gives your users a voice. Let real users show and tell you which changes your team should make to improve user experience. Eliminate the guesswork: use Hotjar to understand how users experience your site. Try Hotjar Business free for 3 months at hotjar.com/uibreakfast.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.
16 Apr 20211h 8min
Episode 210: Running a UX Patterns Library with Ramy Khuffash
What does it take to successfully run a content library for designers? What are the challenges? Our guest today is Ramy Khuffash, indie hacker and founder of Page Flows and Screenjar. You’ll learn about Ramy’s founder journey, how he works on multiple products simultaneously, how content products compare to traditional SaaS products, his pricing strategy, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesPage Flows — Ramy’s project, a library of UX patternsScreenjar — Ramy’s video messaging toolUI Movement — Newsletter Ramy created to share design animation (now Screenlane)The Mom Test — a book by Rob FitzpatrickMonosnap — desktop screen recorderProduct Hunt, Indie Hackers, Hackers News — sources for Ramy’s content inspirationUserlist — Jane’s SaaS productCanva — a popular design tool with good templatesClubhouse — a popular audio chat applicationTrends.vc — Dru Riley’s productNomad List — a popular resource for digital nomads Key Values — tool for value-based hiringEpisode 163: Building Communities with Courtland AllenCustomer Success for Infoproducts with Alex HillmanRocket Gems — Ramy’s blog Follow Ramy on TwitterToday’s SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Yellow Images — a marketplace of over 50,000 high-quality mockups, creative fonts, PNG images, presets, brushes and more. Save time on presentations, finish your projects faster, and wow clients with premium designs and branding solutions. Get a 20% discount with our limited-time promocode UIBREAKFAST20 at yellowimages.com.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.
5 Apr 202134min
Episode 209: JTBD Interviews with Alli Blum
How can you do better at user interviews (even if the process scares you)? Our guest today is Alli Blum, SaaS researcher and strategist. You’ll learn all about the Jobs to Be Done framework, top questions to ask, biggest challenges, best practices of conduct, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesEpisode 112: Optimizing SaaS Trials with Alli BlumBetter Done Than Perfect. Switch Interviews & Strategic Context with Alli BlumEpisode 181: Jobs to Be Done with Jim KalbachThe Jobs To Be Done Playbook — Jim Kalbach’s bookPersonas, Jobs to Be Done, the Hero’s Journey — the user research frameworks Alli mentionsApril Dunford — a B2B Tech positioning consultant, speaker, and authorUserlist — Jane’s SaaS productuserinterviews.com — a platform for recruiting research participantsThe Mom Test — a book by Rob FitzpatrickBob Moesta and Chris Spiek — Uncovering JTBDHow to Use Jobs to Be Done to Perfect Your Positioning — Claire Suellentrop’s talk at MicroConf Growth 2018Demand Maven — Asia Orangio’s SaaS growth consultancyalliblum.com/jtbdFollow Alli on TwitterToday’s SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Yellow Images, the premium graphic assets marketplace. Get access to high-quality mockups, PNG images, creative fonts, and more, to save time on your presentations. Wow your next client by heading over to yellowimages.com and snag a 20% discount using our limited-time promocode UIBREAKFAST20.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.
18 Mars 202152min
