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#12: Gentry Underwood on collective intelligence and building Mailbox into a $100M email app

Apr 30, 2017
Gentry Underwood, co-founder of Mailbox, shares insights on the benefits of collective intelligence in design, turning Mailbox into a $100M app, and the challenges of building a wait-list based product.
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  • Design is best done in a collaborative setting where diverse minds come together to explore, examine, and refine ideas.
  • Ego can hinder the design process by introducing unnecessary constraints and hindering collaboration.

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Design as Problem Solving

Design is more than just making things pretty or easy to use. It is a way of solving problems and bringing ideas into reality. Design is a powerful tool that can be applied to various domains, whether it's improving an interface, achieving product-market fit, or creating new business models.

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