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Founder @ Ilan Studio, ex-@google (Search/Chrome), founded https://teapaw.org/t.co/hMUb1vs9EU 🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧

London
Joined November 2008
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Made this tiny website to check all cool shapes. Source code shared. 🛠️
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We’re leading a $100m Series A investment in @tessl_io, launched by @snyksec founder @guypod , to power a paradigm shift in how software gets made. Why does this matter? The AI era calls for more than bolt-on coding co-pilots, as powerful as they can be. Now there’s a huge opportunity to rethink developer workflows from scratch – to create what Guypo calls ‘AI Native Development’. indexventures.com/perspectiv…
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Just had an eye-opening convo with a startup founder. They said, "We don't need a product demo video on our landing page. People have short attention spans. Nobody watches those." I smiled and thought, "Ah, the classic website mistake." Here's the thing: Your website isn't for "everyone." It's a love letter to your ideal buyer. You might think, "Nobody reads long copy or watches demo videos." But guess what? Your BUYERS do. They're not just scrolling by. They're investigating. They want to know everything about you. So, go ahead: - Add that long, juicy heading - Write that detailed copy - Showcase those glowing testimonials - Craft a compelling "About Us" page - Answer every question in your FAQs - Include all those footer links Why? Because your ideal buyers care. They read. They watch. They want to know YOU. Don't design for the masses. Design for the ones who matter—your buyers. They're out there, hungry for information. Feed them. :) Remember: Your website is not a billboard. It's a conversation with your future buyers. Make it count. Make it thorough. Make it irresistible to the right person.
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Happy to announce AI Native Dev Con, a virtual conference about AI-powered development today and tomorrow, taking place on November 21st. The CFP is now open, and you can also register to save your spot bit.ly/4h87ugi
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Very insightful post from @guypod about a mental model he developed to evaluate AI solutions. Guy plots AI solutions across two dimensions - how much *change* they require to be used, and how much *trust* they require to be useful. These dimensions divide them into 4 primary areas. Interesting to see how today's AI tools and solutions fit in this matrix today and tomorrow! Would love to hear your thoughts and where you think your tools/solutions sit today! Blog link in comments.
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Ready to demo MULTIVERSE MARBLES (formerly 'Push') at @mindsportsolymp next week. Card illustrations by gamzederinoz.com 3D printed components by champion3d.com Not sure if anyone's still on Twitter, but this felt worth shouting into the void. =D
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I continue to be completely and wholeheartedly obsessed with Claude Artifacts. Feedback for Anthropic team - please create an access tier between "only me" and "fully public" like google docs and chatgpt, thx
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finally figured out a way to do a nice area gradient in @figmadesign just put a background blur layer over some color fields
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A major omission AI can help with is onboarding testing. Most developers rarely retest the onboarding flow after initial setup, making it easy to miss issues when new standards or browser updates arise. AI never gets bored and can continuously test and identify improvements in flows that often go untested. #AINative #SoftwareTesting
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rilan retweeted
Welcome to the GV portfolio, @tessl_io and @guypod! 🎊 The newest venture from @snyksec’s founder aims to create the software development platform of the future in which AI is built-in, not bolted on — bit.ly/4eNNnTg
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DESIGN TWITTER! We are hiring for our very first UX Writer here at Notion. Come establish this function at a company that really, really cares about craft and design. I've had several non-designers reach out about, "when are we hiring a UXW???" Well....now we are! DMs open!
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It's the annual Ask a Manager salary survey! Every year, vastly fewer men fill this out than women. Men, please share your salary info (anonymously) so we have concrete salary comparisons to inform pay negotiations and fight the pay gap
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Help improve access to education. Job description and application steps here. 2/2 jobs.ashbyhq.com/multiverse/…
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If you're in the UK, the Multiverse team is hiring product designers. Work with @rilan and a team that values design. 🇬🇧 1/2
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Probably sounds like stating the obvious but… the best products are built by people who hold themselves to the highest standards in user experience. By people who challenge themselves to find new ways to be thoughtful and create moments of delight. (1/2)
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one of the best performing startups in my portfolio includes a metrics section in every update that is essentially the one below (#'s redacted). it's surprising how few do, and it's revealing which metrics are omitted by some companies. so important for metrics to serve truth, not vanity.
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If you or someone you know are hiring for a Mid-Senior UI/UX/Product Designer roles in EU, please let me know. I really appreciate all the leads I can get 🙏🏼
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FREELANCE BRAND DESIGNERS Who’s looking for work this holiday season + early in the new year? I’m looking for a stellar brand designer with a specialty in building brands for early stage startups. If this is you, send me a DM with a link to your portfolio 😊
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