pukka_my

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by pukka_my 13y ago
coming to this a bit late, but I'm glad that you (a) recognize that your wife's gender certainly plays a role in her career trajectory and (b) want to help her without mansplaining like I see most of the commenters so far have don
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by pukka_my 13y ago
Honestly, you're unlikely to get your hands on any data sets (or paychecks) that could really be considered 'big' without (1) an understanding of how to translate research questions into code & (2) the ability to tell you
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by pukka_my 13y ago
Screw making a landing page for an idea that isn't fleshed out into a product. Try talking to people you think might use your product, and to people who should want your product (not necessarily the same groups). Unless your target market c
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by pukka_my 13y ago
I would (selfishly) add design research & design strategy, but nix all of engineering - some engineers are more like plumbers, fixing what already exists rather than creating something new
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by pukka_my 13y ago
How small is small? Portland is nice, as is Austin. Boulder and Madison are both nice but full of hippies. Boston, Pittsburgh and Philly are all pretty cool if you are thinking mid-Atlantic/northeast; Charleston and Savannah are great if yo
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by pukka_my 14y ago
Actually, it is sexist to believe that it's ok to make comments of a sexual nature if they are likely to lead to members of the audience feeling uncomfortable or offended. Sexism is not just skill-related, it's the attitude that the opinion
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by pukka_my 14y ago
Try the Pampered Chef timer - yes, it's a multi-level marketing company (aka pyramid scheme), but they make some good basic tools. I have one that I've been using on a weekly basis for 3+ years on the original battery, dropped frequently an
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by pukka_my 14y ago
from the POV of a design researcher/strategist, this is a pretty typical if oversimplified process 1) find a problem through user research 2) asess scope & scale (is this a big problem? does it impact a lot of people?) 3) identify what
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by pukka_my 14y ago
College may not make a huge difference if you are comfortable living like an adolescent when all of your friends are starting families, vacationing in Thailand, buying whatever new iObject is out this October - but it makes a huge differenc
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by pukka_my 14y ago
It may not be as widespread in the 'online startup community', but user-centricity is at the heart of design. (full transparency: I'm a user researcher/strategist who typically does this kind of work for more traditional CPG/service compani
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by pukka_my 14y ago
I think 'denounce' might be a bit strong. Your friend should start by asking his colleague if he can provide some 1:1 feedback (guidelines here aren't bad, key is to be specific about behaviors: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/giving
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by pukka_my 14y ago
Have you put some time into thinking about how your product can provide a meaningfully different user experience than the competition? Do you understand what the competition really is? Telling a story about why users will pay for your produ
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by pukka_my 14y ago
The term "Customer Development" is really only one highly specific methodology for understanding your users' reactions to an existing product. It's an awkward phrase, and kind of a backwards approach to innovation (try starting with identif
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by pukka_my 14y ago
As a researcher/strategist with a design background, I think it's reasonable to expect to check in with users 2-3 times before a design is finalized - and hopefully you started from a relatively deep knowledge of the current experience &#38