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YIN 2023 (Year in a Nutshell)
This year was positive for startups, with new ideas popping up almost every day on ProductHunt and IndieHackers. AI made this happen at a very fast rate. This is another reminder of what we can do when we adapt to the times instead of fighting back.
Like with every batch of digital products, some were awesome, others were great, others were good, and the rest are getting started. But...
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Why Human-Centered Design is a Must For Startups
Users are more than just statistics and wallets; they're humans with diverse behaviors and psychology, and their needs and preferences can and will change with the slightest update in personal, social, moral, or ethnic values.
The problem with big solutions, however, is they tend to overlook these small problems. They sacrifice sometimes very crucial user needs to expand use cases and...
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Building The Next Wave of Innovative Indie Products
In the last two years, I've seen many products come and go in waves, some great, some awesome, and others, well... can be better.
With so many small products released every day, I think it's
essential, now more than ever, that as product makers, we aim to design and build toward innovation; to make holistic products that truly connect; to align business goals and user needs to build startups...
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I suggest an emphasis on your product case studies and their results.
Hope you find these articles helpful:
https://essays.uxdesign.cc/case-...
https://www.semplice.com/how-to-...
What would be a good feature for portfolios ?
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Congrats on launching hireBrain! All the best.👍👍
hireBrain
Where AI meets tech talent and HR/Recruitment
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If there's one thing I can tell anyone starting their own company, it's to fail better. To build consistently without fear and without restrictions. It's hard to get started, and harder to keep going, but you get used to it. Forget the 2-5 year range that's used as a benchmark standard to measure the success of most startups. It could take years before you make your first $1. Since you're doing...
What advice would you give someone who is starting their own company?
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In the case between AI and designers, I don't think AI can replace designers, at least not entirely. Companies will still need designers, just the ones who cannot be replaced by automation.
Some design tasks (rebuilding design systems and creating user interfaces) can be automated, but a significant aspect of design thinking is purely human-centric. Whether it is industrial design or UX, you...
AI will replace designers soon. Should we take UX as a career or not?
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Substack is a good option.
What platform do you suggest for building a newsletter?
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Absolutely. In the same way, UX designers should also learn to code. Being a design engineer may sound like a myth to some (or not) because it seems impossible to move seamlessly between the chaos of creativity and the logic of code. But it's not only possible but necessary, especially now with the rise of Artificial Intelligence and the uncertain future of UX jobs.
Reasons
- A better...
Do front-end engineers need to master design skills?
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I believe the most important part of any product is solving the problem. The product is successful if:
1. The problem is urgent and users are willing to pay for it.
2. The product is needed by a specific audience.
3. The product is user-centric and evolves over time.
What is the most important aspect of developing a SaaS product?
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I don't think you should be afraid to break your PH streak, but keeping it going also means interacting with and learning from other makers. The streak is definitely not the most important thing, but it's not exactly a vanity metric if you like tracking progress. Also, if you do it right, the streak eventually won't matter anyway.
If you're more interested in, say, working out, than keeping a...
People who are afraid to break their ProductHunt streak, why?
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Other than Product Hunt, it's Twitter and Indie Hackers.
What are some of the best communities to share your digital products with?
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To not give up.
What's the biggest lesson you have learnt this year?
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It's normal to feel out of place sometimes; at times it feels like you're pretending to be someone you're not or like you're not an expert or good enough. You fear that if others knew your flaws they might not accept you. But it turns out that:
- If you're not a celebrity or a big name in your space, no one is paying much attention to your mistakes (Okay, maybe except for me).
- Even experts...
Feel like a fraud sometimes? How do you overcome imposter syndrome?
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Auri is a ridesharing mobile app to help people move around safely and at lower costs.
Features
- Get anywhere in minutes.
- Send and receive packages.
- Build your driving business (for drivers).
Auri
Move better and safer. (Currently in development).