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Most products don't fail at launch because of bad code.
They fail because nobody tested what happens when a real user — confused, distracted, rushing — actually uses it.
I've spent years being that user. The one who finds what developers never thought to look for.
That's not a skill you learn in a tutorial. It's a mindset.
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A small product design rule I keep returning to:
If users need instructions to understand the primary action, the interface is asking them to solve the designer's problem.
Clear hierarchy, familiar language, and one obvious next step usually create more value than another feature.
Good software should reduce decisions before it adds capabilities.
We were hired to turn a vibe-coded MVP into a proper autonomous finance ops product.
Early users felt something was off, but couldn’t quite say what.
One of the first things we found was onboarding: 20+ screens, all technically justified.
So we asked what actually needed the user, and what AI could quietly handle in the background.
We got it down to 8 screens.
Less friction, same outcome, much better start.
A few screens from it
the download button on this site does a bit of thinking.
desktop visitors get a qr modal; mobile visitors get os detection & a straight route to their store.
we tried to go for zero decisions on the user's side; the button figures it out :)