1. Design + Startups
#designlovesstartups @ambercantinac

2. I’m Amber Heinbockel
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A designer, speaker
and launcher of products.
I get work with the
talented folks at cantina.

3. Why is Design Important to Startups?
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4. 80% of startups count great design as
an important part of their business
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5. Great design elicits
trust from users
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6. Great design gets you
funding places
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7. Keep them wanting more
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8. First impressions matter
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9. Great design and your ________
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app
product
site
business
cat

10. The #1 pitfall for startups
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11. understand your product story
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12. “before you start anything -
know your story” - @dtelepathy
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Chuck Longanecker.

13. Identify the problem your product
is here to solve
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14. solve a problem you have,
someone else has,
or
a problem that doesn’t exist
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15. Tell your story in a way your mom
can understand and tell her friends.
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16. “An app that lets me share fancy
filtered photos using my smartphone.”
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my ground breaking app

17. Figure out the features
that make your product special, unique.
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18. #designlovesstartups @ambercantinac
my ground breaking app

19. Figure out the features
that make your product. special, unique
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20. #designlovesstartups @ambercantinac
my ground breaking app

21. Know your competition
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22. #designlovesstartups @ambercantinac
my ground breaking app

23. So your ready to design -
now what?
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24. Design for
Passive & Active Users
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25. Passive Users
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26. Active Users
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27. #designlovesstartups @ambercantinac
my ground breaking app
passive active

28. The majority of time spent
on an app is passive
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29. Innovate where it matters
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30. #designlovesstartups @ambercantinac
my ground breaking app

31. Design your user story
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32. #designlovesstartups @ambercantinac
my ground breaking app
passive
active

33. #designlovesstartups @ambercantinac
passive
active

34. Design should always tell the
story of your product
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35. build . implement . iterate . repeat
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36. Thank You
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