Even though I have a bachelors and masters, on February 20th, I’m enrolling back into a university… sort of. I’ve signed up for Udacity’s computer science 101 class. And so should you! You may remember that he was part of an initiative last fall that offered three free Stanford computer science courses to the world. More than 160,000 [...]
About ross
My name is Ross and I am a digital product designer. I love making things that make the internet a better place.Song of the Day: Electric Light Orchestra’s “Without Someone”
An oldie but a goodie, I’ve been working along to this one all day today. By Electric Light Orchestra – Without Someone [MP3] [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Content Is King – Bill Gates (1/3/1996)
Content is where I expect much of the real money will be made on the Internet, just as it was in broadcasting. The television revolution that began half a century ago spawned a number of industries, including the manufacturing of TV sets, but the long-term winners were those who used the medium to deliver information [...]
Designing for Documentation vs. Designing for Development
photo credit: riddle_ Let’s talk for a moment about design “artifacts” (or ”deliverables” or “documentation” or whaever you call them.) They take up a lot of time. I’ve worked on some projects where, by the time we’ve done dozens of wireframes in high-detail, we could have coded a working prototype of our idea. But if [...]
How to Pitch Your Product in 30 Seconds
“For [target customers] Who are dissatisfied with [the current offerings in the market]. My idea/product is a [new idea or product category] That provides [key problem/solution features]. Unlike [the competing product]. My idea/product is [describe key features].” Source: Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal
Presentation and Startups 101 from Steve Blank
Hey, future business partners!! Have five minutes? Browse through this awesome slideshare preso on the very fundamentals of business models.
