I compare my role as a User Experience (UX) Designer with that of the architect: I think about the (digital) environment we will create, the people who will think, move and behave within that [...]
In this post, I’m going to discuss how I conduct Stakeholder Interviews as part of a larger UX research effort. The techniques I use are fairly tried-and-true, and one can certainly develop a [...]
In August, I was featured as the Preccelerator “mentor-of-the-month,” and one of the questions they asked me was, “What one piece of advice would you give to an early stage startup regarding your [...]
After the acquisition of Gumiyo, the company I co-founded in 2006, I took some time off to play my guitar, build a fence in my backyard, and figure out my next move. At the time, I had no idea [...]
In 2012, we developed a beta version of a do-it-yourself responsive website publishing tool that I named MySiteAnywhere. Much of what we'd been doing at Gumiyo was an adaptive approach to [...]
By the end of 2006 I was ready to try the entrepreneur route again. Carl, Beachbody's CEO, was understandably annoyed that I was going to leave to start my own company but as an entrepreneur who [...]
Working at Beachbody was one of the most valuable jobs of my career where I really learned online marketing and ecommerce in Los Angeles. The company was growing like crazy and I had a front-row [...]
Internet Outfitters grew. By 1999 we were acquired, and my generous boss had provided me with a great new career and vested stock options. I had created a comprehensive portfolio of Web design [...]
I began my online career in 1995 as the first employee for a little start-up Web shop located on the beach in Santa Monica. Now, when I say on the beach, I literally mean on the beach because my [...]