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rsinger9

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About rsinger9

Ryan Singer

UI Designer and Product Manager at 37signals

http://feltpresence.com

@rjs on Twitter

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    I strongly recommend GoodNotes for this use case. They do a better job than paper at all the "think" tasks like lassoing objects, handwriting in a zoom window, highlighting, etc. h…

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    Comment #5255899

    To be clear, nobody tracks time, even for projects that are managed. The coordination I mentioned is about ensuring the right people are available to work together on the right thi…

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    Comment #5207747

    One step at a time.

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    Comment #5207743

    The app is the best experience. If you don't have the app or it's not supported on your platform, then you have the regular mobile web views to fall back on.

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    Comment #5207713

    People in the tech world easily assume that upgrade = better. But that is only true if you feel underserved by the existing software you are running. Many customers out there in ot…

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    Comment #5207681

    Native views and web views are good at different things. Native is good for high fidelity interaction, animations, responding to gestures. However the native APIs are bad for desig…

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    Comment #3912943

    I don't claim that addressing anxiety is the only reason to say "Signup in 30 seconds." However, data about what converts better isn't a reason. Conversion data gives you correlati…

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    Comment #3673127

    Hi there. Sorry to see you're having trouble. If you fill out the support form, we'll be glad to take a look and get to the bottom of the problem.

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    Comment #3605001

    How do you responsibly participate in a democracy when you ignore world news? For example, how can you judge two presidential candidates' positions on foreign policy when you don't…

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    Comment #3434592

    You scale it by identifying which scopes of work are dependent on others and which scopes are independent. Any independent scopes can be designed, developed, and reviewed by small …

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    Comment #3434165

    IMO that presents an opportunity: If 1:1 throughput isn't possible given the platform, what are the different ways we could approximate it? If we have to do design in advance, how …

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    Comment #3091649

    A product manager who doesn't understand implementations will not be able to negotiate when an implementation bears on interface design or scheduling decisions. Conflicts arise all…

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    Comment #2737086

    The only differences between conference sessions and workshops are a) length and b) number of people in the room. How you use an hour in front of a room of people is up to you. Con…

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    Comment #2737073

    I don't know about modesty, but it's correct that I was limiting myself to subjects that I know about. We have a shortage of truly great software designers and coders. So I think i…

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    Comment #2416632

    My cocktail title at 37signals is "Product Manager," so whatever experiments are going on with management aren't completely past tense. I do UI design, work with the programmers, h…

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    Comment #1916077

    I recommend going to a group to learn in person. It's easier to decide if you feel at home with a certain group of people than to judge books and theories about meditation when you…

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    Comment #1355822

    Some people have the notion that when you have a good idea, all you need is some money and time in order to be successful. It's not like that. You can have all the money in the wor…