The tech world is complex enough to puzzle adults, not to mention children. How shall we teach them about computers? Our guest today is Miriam Tocino, the author of Zerus & Ona book series. We discuss the challenges of parenthood, how Miriam has used intuitive writing to create an engaging book experience, and how to bring up our kids with the right technical mindset.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.Show NotesZerus & Ona — Miriam's illustrated book series for kidsLauren Sapala — a writer & coach on intuitive writingThe Artist's Way — a book by Julia CameronFollow Miriam on Twitter: @miriamtocinoPre-order Zerus gets a Virus in English or DutchJoin the book launch party in Amsterdam on December 12, 2019 (more details in Miriam's newsletter)Today's SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Gusto. Gusto offers modern, easy payroll and benefits to small businesses across the US. And if you want your business to be all set up by 2020, you don’t want to wait! Sign up today at gusto.com/uibreakfast and get three months free when you run your first payroll.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

Great copy can turn your SaaS marketing website into a money-making machine. But how do you get it right? Our guest today is Josh Garofalo, a SaaS copywriter and consultant at Sway Copy. You'll learn why customer research is the most important step in the copywriting process, how exactly to approach the key pages of your website, and what mistakes to avoid.Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.Show NotesSway Copy — Josh's consultancyCopyhackers, ConversionXL — great copywriting resourcesAmazon, Capterra — places for customer research12 Voice of the Customer Methodologies To Generate a Goldmine of Customer FeedbackJTBD.info — a website on Jobs to be Done, run by Alan KlementHotjar, FullStory — tools for better understanding customer behaviorUserlist — Jane's SaaS productEpisode 133: SaaS Pricing with Patrick CampbellTom's Planner — a project management tool, one of Josh's case studiesHow Long Should Your Pages Be? — an article by Joanna Wiebe on levels of awarenessThis Sentence Has Five Words — a lesson from Gary Provost on varying sentence lengthGet in touch with JoshFollow Josh on Twitter: @swaycopyToday's SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Gusto. Gusto offers payroll, benefits, HR, and management tools for small businesses. Automatically file and pay your taxes. Sign, store, and organize employee paperwork online. Choose from hundreds of benefits plans to fit nearly any budget. Fast, easy, all in one place! And if you want your business to be all set up by 2020, you don’t want to wait. Sign up today at gusto.com/uibreakfast and get three months free when you run your first payroll.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

As a founder, you always know why your product is awesome. But how do you explain it to your customers? Our guest today is the amazing April Dunford — a positioning expert and author of Obviously Awesome. You'll learn why positioning is so critical, how April polished her positioning method over the years, and how to find the "secret sauce" for your own product.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.Show NotesObviously Awesome — April's book we're talking aboutHow We Used April Dunford’s 10-Step Method to Overhaul Positioning at Userlist — Jane's blog postEpisode 37: Customer Support Done Right with Alex Yumashev April's websiteFollow April on Twitter: @aprildunfordToday's SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Gusto. Small businesses across the US love running payroll with Gusto. Why? Because Gusto automatically files and pays your taxes, it’s super easy to use, plus you can add benefits and management tools to help take care of your team. But here’s the thing: it’s almost 2020, and switching to a new payroll provider can be tricky. Gusto can help! Sign up today at gusto.com/uibreakfast and get three months free when you run your first payroll.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

In this special episode, three Userlist co-founders — Claire Suellentrop, Benedikt Deicke, and Jane herself — get together to answer a few questions from the audience. They share the strategy behind their recent Product Hunt launch (which scored #1 Product of the Day), their founding story, product management techniques, and so much more. Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. Show Notes Userlist — the product we're talking about Episode 49: Behind the Scenes of Tiny Reminder Launch with Benedikt Deicke Episode 56: Product Development Secrets with Claire Suellentrop Episode 92: Behind the Scenes of Userlist.io Research with Claire Suellentrop Behind the Scenes of Our Upcoming Public Launch The story of Userlist, Inc. Userlist Team & Company Values How We Used April Dunford’s 10-Step Method to Overhaul Positioning at Userlist Campaign Templates for Each User Lifecycle Stage Episode 139: Understanding Account-Level Engagement in SaaS with Derek Skaletsky Follow the team on Twitter: @ClaireSuellen, @benediktdeicke, @uibreakfast, @Userlistio Today's Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Gusto. Gusto offers modern, easy payroll and benefits to small businesses across the US. And if you want your business to be all set up by 2020, you don’t want to wait! Sign up today at gusto.com/uibreakfast and get three months free when you run your first payroll. Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a Review Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

Today we're looking into the mobile app ecosystem, which differs dramatically from the cosy world of SaaS. Our guest to day is Sean Casto, the founder of PreApps — a marketing agency that has helped thousands of apps reach millions of downloads. You'll learn about the key ingredients of success in the mobile industry, and different ways to market and monetize your app. Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. Show Notes PreApps — Sean's app marketing agency App Secrets: How to Create A Million Dollar App — Sean's book The One Thing — a book by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan Measure What Matters — a book by John Doerr Sean's website Follow Sean on Facebook Today's Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Gusto. Gusto offers payroll, benefits, HR, and management tools for small businesses. Automatically file and pay your taxes. Sign, store, and organize employee paperwork online. Choose from hundreds of benefits plans to fit nearly any budget. Fast, easy, all in one place! Sign up today at gusto.com/uibreakfast and get three months free when you run your first payroll. Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a Review Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

Integrations are a fantastic way of growing your product while providing value to your customers. However, you need to approach them carefully and strategically. Our guest today is Rob Walling, co-founder of MicroConf, TinySeed, and Drip. You'll learn how to use integrations as a customer acquisition channel, and what goes into a successful integration — from making the initial decision to creating support docs and co-marketing opportunities. Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. Show Notes MicroConf, TinySeed, previously Drip — organisations co-founded by Rob Stripe, PayPal, Shopify, Zapier, Segment, Gumroad — some of the popular integrations The Power of Integrating Your SaaS With Other Apps — an episode with Ruben Gamez of Bidsketch Userlist.io — Jane's SaaS product Startups For the Rest of Us — Rob's podcast together with Mike Taber Rob's website Follow Rob on Twitter: @robwalling Today's Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Gusto. Small businesses across the US love running payroll with Gusto. Why? Because Gusto automatically files and pays your taxes, it’s super easy to use, plus you can add benefits and management tools to help take care of your team. Sign up today at gusto.com/uibreakfast and get three months free when you run your first payroll. Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a Review Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

Healthcare industry involves enormous resources, but has always been "playing catchup" when it comes to software. Our guest today is Chris Kiess, a user experience designer and author. You'll learn about his unique story within the industry, different areas of healthcare UX, typical use cases, professional challenges, and how to pave your own path in healthcare design. Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. Show Notes Information Architecture: For the Web and Beyond — a book by Louis Rosenfeld, Peter Morville & Jorge Arango Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — a Wikipedia article Epic, Cerner — some of the popular out-of-the-box solutions for hospitals HL7 — standards for electronic health information Healthcare Design Is About More Than Aesthetics UX Ecosystems: Designing a Patient’s Path to Health Care Healthcare: The other UX design Healthcare UX: a journey just begun Design for Care: Innovating Healthcare Experience — a book by Peter Jones UXD Healthcare, Connected Health Conference — popular healthcare UX conferences Follow Chris on Medium Follow Chris on Twitter: @chris_kiess Today's Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Gusto. Gusto offers modern, easy payroll and benefits to small businesses across the US — they were even named best online payroll by PCMag. As a listener, you’ll get three months free when you run your first payroll. Sign up and give it a try at gusto.com/uibreakfast. Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a Review Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

Isn't game theory all about points, levels, and badges? Definitely not. These are all just visible mechanics, the superficial icing on the cake. Our guest today is the amazing Amy Jo Kim — a startup coach, game designer, best-selling author, and the founder of Game Thinking. You'll learn how to use her method with early superfans, and fundamentally shape the entire customer journey: discovery, onboarding, habit building, and mastery. Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. Show Notes Game Thinking (also available on Audible), Community Building on the Web — Amy's books The Lean Startup, Design Thinking — some of the popular product design methods Game Thinking TV — Amy's YouTube channel Find your ideal early customers with Job Stories — one of their videos on Job Stories GameThinking.io — Amy's website Innovator Quiz — a quiz to receive a free product/market fit cheatsheet Follow Amy Jo on Twitter: @amyjokim Today's Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Airtable. With Airtable, you and your team can ideate, organize, and execute on your ambitious product vision in a single place. Quickly glance at the high level progress of all your initiatives, or drill into any of the specific details to understand how to unblock projects. Receive $50 in credit by signing up at airtable.com/uibreakfast. Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a Review Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

"Build it, and they will come" could not be a bigger lie: an effective launch is crucial to your product success. Our guest today is Keith Perhac, founder of SegMetrics. You'll learn how to turn a few random emails into a cohesive launch experience, "prime the pump" for your product, and measure the outcome — so that you can optimize and iterate. Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. Show Notes SegMetrics — Keith's product Launch — a book by Jeff Walker explaining the Product Launch Formula (PLF) CartHook — a well-known upsell tool How Sean D’Souza Changed Everything I Know About Pricing — Jane's article about pricing tiers Neil Patel's Digital Marketing Blog SegMetrics Blog Wirecutter — a recommendations website Patrick McKenzie — a famous software consultant we're talking about Episode 100: Leveling Up with Patrick McKenzie The Personal MBA — website & book by Josh Kaufman Develop Your Marketing — Keith's website Head over to segmetrics.io/loves/uibreakfast to get your 15% lifetime discount Today's Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Airtable. What would you make if you had tools designed for the way you like to create? Airtable gives you the freedom and structure to design a workflow that fits your product needs. This tool can handle any content you throw at it: screenshots, long text notes, to-do lists, and so much more. Receive $50 in credit by signing up at airtable.com/uibreakfast Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a Review Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

Environmental impact of the software industry is unbelievable. Luckily, there are people and companies who want to make a practical difference against global warming (as well as educate others). Our guest today is James Christie, an experience designer and founder of SustainableUX. You'll learn how to make sustainable choices about the way you work, what service providers you choose, how you design & code, and much more. Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. Show Notes SustainableUX — event & community we're talking about MadPow — a design agency where James works #ClickClean — reports by Greenpeace stating which companies use renewable energy (and which don't) Sustainable Web Design — James's famous article on A List Apart Squoosh — an in-browser tool for optimizing images Code as Craft — a blog by Etsy's engineering team Susty — the lightest WP theme B Corporations — a certification system for social and environmental performance Wholegrain Digital — an agency in London focused on sustainability SustainableUX on YouTube Sustaining Change: Psychology-Based Tips for Maintaining Your Momentum, with Amy Bucher Beaver Dams, Ants, and Spiders: Tapping into a New Solution Space, with Michelle Fehler Energy Efficiency and the P2P Web with Jordyn Bonds Future Ethics with Cennydd Bowles James's newsletter on Sustainable UX Follow James on Twitter: @JC_UX, @SustainableUX Today's Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Airtable. With Airtable, you and your team can ideate, organize, and execute on your ambitious product vision in a single place. Quickly glance at the high level progress of all your initiatives, or drill into any of the specific details to understand how to unblock projects. Receive $50 in credit by signing up at airtable.com/uibreakfast. Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a Review Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.