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·Dec 16, 2020

I built a startup and filmed every minute on Youtube; here’s what I learned

It was hard, but working in public helped me keep momentum and ship. — Today I’m launching Shuffleboard, a new collaboration tool for real-time remote discussions. Think of it like a 10x simpler virtual whiteboard (or Jackbox for work meetings). ⭐️ 💃 ➡️ Shuffleboard is on Product Hunt today ⬅️ 🕺⭐️ Shuffleboard is a solo SaaS project: I built it a day or two…

Startup

10 min read

I built a startup and filmed every minute on Youtube; here’s what I learned
I built a startup and filmed every minute on Youtube; here’s what I learned

Nov 21, 2019

Know your bias before you build

Your job title makes you susceptible to bad product decisions — “What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” — Mark Twain In the fable of the blind men and the elephant, blind men touch different parts of an elephant and argue over what it really looks like…

Product Management

9 min read

Know your bias before you build
Know your bias before you build

Oct 24, 2019

How to get unstuck (for product designers)

A big list of things to try when you’re out of ideas — I love starting new projects. There’s something so thrilling and about an empty canvas. “This design is going to be amazing,” I always think before I start. Cut to two weeks later, and I’m banging my head against my desk. That’s how I used to feel at least. I…

Design

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Mar 12, 2019

The books I recommend to designers

What to read when you’re learning (or struggling with) design — Books are a surprisingly good way to learn about design. I say “surprisingly” because it’s easy to assume digital design is best learned with digital tools. But I always seem to learn the fundamentals best when reading paper books. These are the books I recommend to designers — to my…

UX

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The books I recommend to designers
The books I recommend to designers

Published in Prototypr

·Sep 5, 2018

“You’re a natural, kid”: How to spot raw design talent

The four *least*-teachable traits of great designers — How do you spot a great future designer? Look for people with skills that are hard to teach. In my product design classes, the hardest thing to teach has been this: The ability to quickly evaluate a design, generate slightly-better solutions, and stay fully engaged in this loop long enough…

Design

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“You’re a natural, kid”: How to spot raw design talent
“You’re a natural, kid”: How to spot raw design talent

Published in Prototypr

·Jun 22, 2018

Using design to make hard life choices

Step one: literally put your priorities in order — The secrets to getting [what you want] are having done the homework to know you’re asking for the right thing, the confidence to ask for it, and the willingness to walk away when you can’t get it. — Mike Monteiro, Design is a Job I know what it’s like to…

Design

17 min read

Using design to make hard life choices
Using design to make hard life choices
Sam Pierce Lolla

Sam Pierce Lolla

I help companies with their design and product strategy — directedworks.com

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