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Lessons learnt (so far) Digitized Conference, September 2013 Zaharenia Atzitzikaki sugarenia.com · workable.com
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Lessons learnt (so far) Digitized Conference, September 2013 Zaharenia Atzitzikaki sugarenia.com · workable.com
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Who am I?
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Sugarenia (ʃʊgərɛnjɑ)
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Work
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Work Games
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Work Games Cat .gifs
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What is this?
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Not my portfolio
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Not a workshop
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Just my mistakes
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Pathfinder.gr
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ONE BRAND Many services
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NEARLY 600K passionate users
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...that hate change
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Change = extra work
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So?
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PLAN A Iterations
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PLAN B Opt-in change
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Return to old version
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Return to old version Guidance
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Return to old version Guidance Rewards
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LESSON #1 Users hate change
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LESSON #1 Users hate change can love
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HealthLeap
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Now part of vitals.com
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Front-end development
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Early adopter
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RELAX You can do it
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LESSON #2 Stop reading, start doing
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Keep your mind open
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StartupGreece
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LESSON #3 Don’t use Drupal
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...just kidding
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Design in the browser
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REAL LESSON #3 Ship first, worry later
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Myself.gr
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Lots of content
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Lots of content Banner ads
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Lots of content Banner ads Many different sections
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WHAT I DELIVERED 20 static mockups
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WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DELIVERED a content framework
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ONE TINY CHANGE hours of work
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Responsiveness
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LESSON #4 Design content in the browser
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Workable
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Workable helps companies manage their entire hiring process online. http://workable.com
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OpenFund II
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Designing for a startup
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ONE PRODUCT All. The. Friggin’. Time.
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Design-oriented
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Fast, fast, faster
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LESSON #5 Create your own system
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Working remotely
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Is it even possible?
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Team working
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So how do we do it?
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Stand-up calls
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Stand-up calls Quarterly summits
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Stand-up calls Quarterly summits Casual chat
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LESSON #6 Yes, you can work remotely
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Recap
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LESSON #1 Users hate change
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LESSON #2 Stop reading, start doing
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LESSON #3 Ship first, worry later
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LESSON #4 Design content in the browser
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LESSON #5 Create your own system
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LESSON #6 Yes, you can work remotely
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LESSON #7 Never use Drupal har har har
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Thank you! You rock hard. Questions? @sugarenia Zaharenia Atzitzikaki sugarenia.com · workable.com