Talking Code

Sven Lenaerts joins us to share his expertise on product design and user experience. This conversation includes some thoughts on MVPs, when to hire a designer, and what a product person really does. Here's what to listen for: 00:46 What do you do as a product designer and UI/UX designer? 04:18 What should I figure out before I talk to a designer or developer about building a product? 07:01 What things can I do inexpensively that are lower-risk to see if building an app is the right solution for the problem I am trying to solve? 12:35 What are the biggest mistakes people make when trying to define their Minimum Viable Product (MVP)? 15:29 Should you do much experimentation before the product goes out into the wild? 17:53 What do you do when clients are including features in their MVP that they shouldn’t be? 21:22 How do you formulate conversations to make sure the vision of the product is realized? What do those conversations look like? 27:13 Does your vision document have a narrative start/finish to it? 31: