6 Lessons Learned from Establishing a Usability Practice at a Startup

<p>uxdesign.cc – User Experience Design — Medium | Becca Selah From 2015–2017, I worked as a Product Designer at a Seattle-based startup named SkyKick. During that time I established the company’s usability practice. Here are my main takeaways from that process. 1. Start Earlier Than You Think One of my favorite startup quotes is from Reid Hoffman, […]</p>

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uxdesign.cc – User Experience Design — Medium | Becca Selah

From 2015–2017, I worked as a Product Designer at a Seattle-based startup named SkyKick. During that time I established the company’s usability practice. Here are my main takeaways from that process.

1. Start Earlier Than You Think...

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