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Andy Budd
@andybudd
Design/Product Advisor, Investor & Coach. Venture Partner @Seedcamp. I help startups hit 1M+ ARR and Design/Product leaders excel in their careers 🚀 He/Him
Brighton, England
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    Andy Budd
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    Jan 22
    I’ve just launched my first podcast. It’s called The Design VC. It’s about the intersection of creativity + capital, and how design shapes early-stage startups (for better and worse). First episodes: @destraynor (Intercom), @jakek + @jazer, @katearonowitz (GV).
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    Andy Budd
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    Jan 2, 2022
    A typical website visit in 2022 1. Figure out how to decline all but essential cookies 2. Close the support widget asking if I need help 3. Stop the auto-playing video 4. Close the “subscribe to our newsletter” pop-up 5. Try and remember why I came here in the first place
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    Andy Budd
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    Jan 20, 2023
    Replying to @odannyboy
    Could the reason be “we realised that we don’t actually need all those people”?
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    Andy Budd
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    Sep 15, 2022
    I think a lot of designers backed Figma in the early days because it wasn’t Adobe. So I suspect a lot of designers are feeling slightly let down and betrayed about now.
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    Andy Budd
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    Jan 3, 2022
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    As people have rightly said, this also often comes with… 6. A browser message asking if you’ll accept push notifications 7. Another asking if you’re willing to share your location 8. A banner suggesting you download the iPhone app 9. An NPS survey asking you to rate the site.
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    Andy Budd
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    May 17, 2019
    Q. "How many UX Designers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" A. "First we need to be sure that a lightbulb is the correct solution, so I suggest a research project to understand the role of light in society."
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    Andy Budd
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    Jul 3, 2021
    I believe there is a fundamental disconnect between the way designers and business people think. A disconnect that causes a huge amount of personal dissatisfaction. Let me try and explain...
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    Andy Budd
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    Jan 15, 2023
    Most people feel there are too many meetings. However most people also hate the idea that they aren’t being included in important conversations and decisions.
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    Andy Budd
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    Jun 7, 2022
    Replying to @lexfridman
    Slightly curious why you took a screen shot and blanked out my name, rather than sharing a link to the original post like a decent person.
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    Andy Budd
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    May 1, 2020
    Clearleft working from home recommendations.
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    Andy Budd
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    Jan 3, 2022
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    And that’s not to mention more ads than content, ads that obscure said content, being required to register to read the full article. If you attempt to clean things up with an ad blocker you’ll get a snarky notice. While if you turn off JavaScript, half the content won’t load.
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    Andy Budd
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    Sep 26, 2019
    In the process of curating our @UXLondon and @LDconf events, I watch around 200+ conference talks a year. Here's a quick thread on things I find work well and work poorly.
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    Andy Budd
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    Oct 15, 2022
    Product Managers have taken a huge chunk out of the design teams agency by framing insight gathering as “product discovery”.
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    Andy Budd
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    Jan 16, 2020
    We all know about the double diamond right? This illustration by @erickmohr shows how much resource is actually invested in each part of the process.