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Design for the Novice, Configure for the Pro

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve had a long-standing rule of thumb in product design, which I call “design for the novice, configure for the pro.&# I started saying this back in 2001/02, long before the era of Web 2.0, My philosophy emanated from my days of programming and later designing corporate software in the early 1990′s.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Just Say What it Is

Frank Addante

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Just Say What it Is By Frank Addante In todays high-tech, highly competitive world, more and more companies are describing their products or services using too many fancy, jargon words. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 3. Virtual Location, Location, Location

Frank Addante

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Of all of my companies, communication was probably the strongest at L90, even though the engineering and design team were completely separated from sales, marketing, business development and customer service.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Inventing Stuff, Obviously Impossible?

Frank Addante

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. So, if youve got an idea, whether it be for a new product or service, a new marketing message or new company -- be sure to invest in a good helmet and a rubber rejection suit. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: "Keep it Simple" - My Golden Rule

Frank Addante

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Less is More; More is Difficult" Think about successful products and services such as the iPod, eBay or Google. Their strategy was to provide very minimalist, easy to use products and services.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 1.0: “The Bug Bite” - The Internet Needs a Card Catalogue (I guess that’s a search engine)

Frank Addante

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Take care of the customer: Good ‘ole fashion customer service works. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. ReaXions, Inc.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

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