• Episode 282: Human Connection in Products with Evelyn Gosnell
    May 3 2024

    What design interventions can help improve human connection in your software product? Our guest today is Evelyn Gosnell, behavior scientist and managing director at Irrational Labs. You’ll learn what behavioral design is, the foundational principles of human connection, how AI products are trying to establish trust and connection with their users, and more.

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    Show Notes
    • Irrational Labs — Evelyn’s company
    • Episode 221: Behavioral Economics with Kristen Berman
    • Negativity Bias, Similarity Bias
    • The Liking Gap
    • The Science of Change — Irrational Labs’ podcast show
    • Check out Evelyn’s website

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    27 mins
  • BDTP. Data-powered Growth with Arpit Choudhury
    Apr 19 2024

    Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Arpit Choudhury, founder of Databeats. You'll learn what makes a robust data foundation, how teams can work together to collect data, why less data is better, and more.

    Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.

    Show notes
    • Databeats
    • Make (formerly Integromat) — Arpit’s previous place of work
    • Good Data To Growth: The GDG Model
    • Measuring the ROI of Email with Claudiu Murariu
    • Get Arpit’s book
    • Follow Arpit on LinkedIn

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    40 mins
  • Episode 281: Designing for Maps with Loren Baxter
    Apr 5 2024

    What should you consider when using map components in your product? Our guest today is Loren Baxter, lead designer for Felt Maps. You’ll learn how to start thinking in terms of maps, how to approach UX interactions and animations, what types of information can be included, and more.

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    Show Notes
    • Felt
    • Google My Maps — simple tool for designing maps
    • ArcGIS, QGIS — popular expert tools
    • Remix — Loren’s previous place of work
    • MapBox — a platform for map-based products
    • OpenStreetMap — an open-source project
    • Tippecanoe — tool for tiling
    • Try out Felt
    • Follow Loren on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram

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    34 mins
  • BDTP. Pricing and Packaging for SaaS with Dan Balcauski
    Mar 22 2024

    Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Dan Balcauski, founder and chief pricing officer at Product Tranquility. You'll learn what department should own the pricing function, how often you should revisit pricing, why you shouldn’t A/B test your pricing, and more.

    Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.

    Show notes
    • Product Tranquility
    • Follow Dan on LinkedIn
    • SaaS Scaling Secrets — Dan’s podcast

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    44 mins
  • Episode 280: User Interviewing Techniques with Steve Portigal
    Mar 8 2024

    Ready to learn tricks of the trade from professional user researchers? Our guest today is Steve Portigal, user research consultant and author of Interviewing Users. You’ll learn how to prepare for a user interview, what your interview guide should contain, behavior cues to look out for, and more.

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    Show Notes
    • Interviewing Users — Steve’s book
    • Check out Steve’s website
    • Dollars to Donuts — Steve’s podcast
    • Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
    • Use the code UIBREAKFAST to get 20% off the book from Rosenfeld Media

    This episode is brought to you by UC San Diego. Thinking about diving into the dynamic world of UX design, but not sure where to start? Explore UC San Diego Extended Studies’ UX Design Certificate. Master essential skills to build a standout portfolio that will help you land your dream job. Enroll today in Principles of UX and get 10% off as our listener. Head over to DiscoverUX.ucsd.edu and use code DISCOVERUX to apply the discount.

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    51 mins
  • BDTP. Running a Portfolio of Products with Tim Schumacher
    Feb 23 2024

    Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Tim Schumacher, co-founder and CEO of saas.group. You'll learn how they developed their acquisition model, the importance of setting up central teams for operative tasks, why founders need to think about successors, and more.

    Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.

    Show notes
    • saas.group — Tim’s company
    • UI Breakfast Episode 135: Multi-Product Portfolio Model for SaaS with JD Graffam
    • Prerender, Pipeline CRM, Rewardful — some companies acquired by saas.group
    • TinySeed
    • Send Tim an email
    • Follow Tim on LinkedIn
    • Follow Dirk Sahlmer on LinkedIn

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    This show is brought to you by Userlist — an email automation platform for SaaS companies. Onboard, engage, and nurture your customers, as well as marketing leads. To follow the best practices, download our free printable email planning worksheets at userlist.com/worksheets.

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    34 mins
  • Episode 279: Managing Personal Knowledge with Jorge Arango
    Feb 9 2024

    What are the three principles of taking and managing notes? Our guest today is Jorge Arango, an information architect, author, and educator. You’ll learn about the evolution of knowledge management tools, how digital note-taking systems have extended our capabilities, why you should choose the right tools for different types of notes, and more.

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    Show Notes
    • Duly Noted — Jorge’s new book
    • What is a Mind Map?
    • Figure It Out — a book by Steven Anderson and Karl Fast
    • Obsidian, Roam Research — popular tools for connected note taking
    • Drafts — a tool for temporary thinking
    • NotebookLM — a project by Google
    • Check out Jorge’s website
    • The Informed Life — Jorge’s podcast

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    34 mins
  • BDTP. QA in Email Marketing with Michael Wilding
    Jan 26 2024

    Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Michael Wilding, a marketing automation architect. You'll learn how QA is done in larger organizations, why creating a base template is important, how to do QA on your workflows, and how to test your emails using different methods.

    Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.

    Show notes
    • DEPT® — Michael’s place of work
    • Litmus, Email on Acid — template testing tools
    • Postman
    • Follow Michael on LinkedIn

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    26 mins