The top dos and don’ts of building a product experience.

Aaron O'Leary
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Hey makers! Excited to announce that our next event will be in partnership with Sprig, and it will be all about how to build an amazing product experience, whilst avoiding some common pitfalls. Join us, Sprig CEO, Ryan Glasgow ,and Sprig PM Ning Ma on May 16th at 12pm PT by signing up here. What questions would you love to see answered? Drop them below!

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André J
Launching soon!
Maybe a short intro on what sprig is?
Thanks for setting this up Adam. Does Sprig work with Mobile apps? (Particularly Flutter)
Dale Castro
Do focus on user needs, iterate based on feedback, and strive for simplicity; don't sacrifice usability for aesthetics or neglect the importance of accessibility in creating a product experience that delights and satisfies users.
Richard Gao
What should the MVP include? One I'm most curious about
Sachin shajan
Having a remarkable User Experience will indeed help retaining users, definitely not gonna miss this.
Shaur ul Asar
In my opinion, building a successful product experience requires following certain dos and don'ts. It is important to understand the users' needs, prioritize simplicity, etc. On the other hand, it is crucial to avoid overcomplicating the user interface, neglecting user feedback, sacrificing performance for aesthetics, and overpromising while underdelivering.
Luca Kiedrowski
Looks really cool! Also very interested in the mobile apps aspect (iOS/Android/react native)
Robin Singhvi
Looking forward to it. Being early on in this journey AND not being a pure product person myself, this is very timely! 🙏 A big question that I have and have heard competing POVs on - How polished does the MVP need to be? Of course, I'm thinking with my B2B hat on. The opinions that I'm hearing are 1. If you're building for the US - UI/UX is crucial. A good product with basic UI won't cut it 2. Rest of the world - Feature-first ,delight/UI/UX later. How true/untrue is this? And what are the nuances here?
@aaronoleary How do we balance the need to innovate and try new things with the need to maintain a consistent user experience? and What are some best practices for building a strong product team, and how can we foster a culture of innovation and collaboration within that team?
Shai
Here's my super checklist about the Don'ts: ✅ Avoid feature overload. ✅ Don't rely solely on internal feedback. ✅ Don't sacrifice usability for aesthetics. ✅ Prioritize performance optimization. ✅ Adhere to accessibility standards. ✅ Actively listen to user feedback. ✅ Continually monitor analytics post-launch. Hope you resonate with this Aaron!
Felix
That sounds like an exciting event! An exciting question I'd like to get answered is: How to keep the traffic high on your product, after the initial launch?
John Kirtley
Building a B2B SaaS where UX is a top priority due to our typical user’s profile, I’ll be interested in learning more about this!
Kaustubh Shinde
1. Build with technology that you are comfortable with because if you start building with something you are not comfortable, you will mess up big time. 2. Build community around you, because that community will help you to validate your ideas and will give you insight around your product. (You can also utilize that community to beta test and gather reviews) 3. Keep UI experience as simple as possible, don't make it complicated by trying to build something unique. 4. Look at the flaws of your competitor, don't think what they have done better than you because you will loose your confidence (I have abandoned many projects because of this) 5. Lastly some modification based on opinions are good, but don't get swayed by them because it may change your end result!
Sounds like an awesome event! Looking forward to learning from Ryan and Ning about creating a great product experience. Excited to see what questions others will ask.
Cheng Fu
Do prioritize user testing and feedback, and don't assume you know what users want without doing thorough research.
Rongcan Wu
Strive for consistency in your product experience across all channels and platforms, and don't sacrifice user experience for flashy design.
Carrienul
Here's my super checklist about the Dos: ✅ Reply to customers' problems ASAP. ✅ Pay attention to problems mentioned several times. ✅ Check users' feedback every day.
Deluar Hosain
Hi, this sounds like a great event! I'm looking forward to learning more about Sprig and how to create a better product experience. Some questions I have are: • How do you define and measure product experience? • What common mistakes or challenges do product teams face when trying to improve product experience? • How do you use Sprig to collect and analyze user feedback and behavior data? • How do you prioritize and implement product changes based on user feedback and data? • How do you communicate and collaborate with other stakeholders (such as developers, designers, marketers, etc.) on product experience initiatives? • How do you balance innovation and iteration when building and improving your product? I hope these questions are helpful. Thanks for organizing this event!🤗
I'd love to hear about some real-world examples where initial product experiences were poor, but through feedback and iteration, they turned into successful products. How do you measure the success of a product experience, and what metrics are most indicative of a positive user experience?