#10 - The cheapest prototype ever
A very short article it’s been a busy week so forgive me.
Recently I’ve been speaking a lot about prototyping and not focussing on the tech first because it’s not cost-effective. Especially if you’re in the early stages of building your product/new killer feature.
The goal of the MVP is to begin the process of learning, not end it.
To avoid the risk of waking up after years of development with a product nobody wanted, Dropbox did something unexpectedly easy: they made this video.
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DropBox Demo - YouTube
DropBox Demo - YouTube
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Read more about it here
7 Tings He Learned from Runnin His 1st Design Sprint
This is a guy who has worked on his first design sprint and look what he learned from it. It’s relatively new in my experience especially to people who are not from UX or Product backgrounds but this is a real example I’m sharing with you on how it helped him to clarify his users ideas.
How startups such as Dropbox, Airbnb, Groupon and others acquired their first users. : Entrepreneur
Curated stories behind how it eventually took off for these well known startups
From Me To You Links & News
Dockless bikes are here - watch out Boris
After a launch trial in Cambridge, this startup in Singapore has started the peddling process in London with 400 in tower hamlets. They can be left anywhere and the convenience of being left at their destination has been a big growth factor in China.
Helpful Tool(s)
Mixpanel
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Low-Fidelity Prototype
This is what many designers use to validate their ideas - it doesn’t have to be complicated at all
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