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Design for the Novice, Configure for the Pro

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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, You can always hide complexity into configuration screens rather than the out-of-the-box features.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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Or, as always, summary notes available below. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck. And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell.

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The Most Interesting Online Video Trend

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Summary Version. But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″ With our second screen we suddenly have … participation. 200 million views. Suck it traditional TV. ″ it was the recognition of the fact that media doesn’t only want to flow one way. means specifically one thing.

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