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coming to this a bit late, but I'm glad that you (a) recognize that your wife's gender certainly plays a role in her career trajectory and (b) want to help her without mansplaining…

Honestly, you're unlikely to get your hands on any data sets (or paychecks) that could really be considered 'big' without (1) an understanding of how to translate research question…

Screw making a landing page for an idea that isn't fleshed out into a product. Try talking to people you think might use your product, and to people who should want your product (n…

I would (selfishly) add design research & design strategy, but nix all of engineering - some engineers are more like plumbers, fixing what already exists rather than creating somet…

How small is small? Portland is nice, as is Austin. Boulder and Madison are both nice but full of hippies. Boston, Pittsburgh and Philly are all pretty cool if you are thinking mid…

Actually, it is sexist to believe that it's ok to make comments of a sexual nature if they are likely to lead to members of the audience feeling uncomfortable or offended. Sexism i…

Try the Pampered Chef timer - yes, it's a multi-level marketing company (aka pyramid scheme), but they make some good basic tools. I have one that I've been using on a weekly basis…

from the POV of a design researcher/strategist, this is a pretty typical if oversimplified process 1) find a problem through user research 2) asess scope & scale (is this a big pro…

College may not make a huge difference if you are comfortable living like an adolescent when all of your friends are starting families, vacationing in Thailand, buying whatever new…

It may not be as widespread in the 'online startup community', but user-centricity is at the heart of design. (full transparency: I'm a user researcher/strategist who typically doe…

I think 'denounce' might be a bit strong. Your friend should start by asking his colleague if he can provide some 1:1 feedback (guidelines here aren't bad, key is to be specific ab…

Have you put some time into thinking about how your product can provide a meaningfully different user experience than the competition? Do you understand what the competition really…

The term "Customer Development" is really only one highly specific methodology for understanding your users' reactions to an existing product. It's an awkward phrase, and kind of a…

As a researcher/strategist with a design background, I think it's reasonable to expect to check in with users 2-3 times before a design is finalized - and hopefully you started fro…