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Episode 12 - Can tech founders learn how to design - with Nathan Powell Episode 12

Episode 12 - Can tech founders learn how to design - with Nathan Powell

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We chat about design UI and UX with Nathan Powell and discuss wether technical founders can learn to be good Product Designers.
  • [01:00] - Intro to Nathan Powell and today's topic - Design
  • [02:28] - Nathan's Background
  • [05:20] - Definitions, Product, UI/UX & Engineering
  • [09:54] - Nathan's Experience on dealing with Developer built designs 
  • [15:30] - Is it ok to be scrappy in design in a startup, to get things shipped?  
  • [22:20] - How design is really about building relationships and trust
  • [32:10] - Taking action and spending time to learn
  • [34:00] - Figma & and other tools
  • [38:00] - Other tips and resources to kick off on the right foot
  • [42:25] - Closing out
Resources mentioned
RefactoringUI - https://www.refactoringui.com/
The Design of Everyday Things - https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654/
Undercover User Experience Design - https://www.amazon.com/Undercover-Experience-Design-Voices-Matter/dp/0321719905/
Don't make me Think - https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability-dp-0321965515/dp/0321965515/

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Creators and Guests

Colin Goudie
Host
Colin Goudie
#founder of userlot.com πŸš€ #customersuccess & #startups πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» #dad of 2 🏈 #steelers fan πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ Occasional music player & wargamer πŸŽΈβš”οΈ
Dan Miller
Host
Dan Miller
On an adventure ⚑️ creating and supporting positive tech solutions for the world πŸš€ If you make it, I want to know about it πŸ™πŸΌ Host of @pushtoprodpod πŸŽ™πŸŽ§
Nathan J. Powell
Guest
Nathan J. Powell
Exited my SaaS in 2019 and quit the internet. 3 years later, I'm back. Product designer, building my next business. Tweets about the business of product design.

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