Freelancers or design agencies are only as good as the project brief you sent them. You need a design partner who can help you to connect business strategy with users needs, but hiring a first designer is hard, time consuming and expensive. By getting involved early in the process I can save you days on implementation. I will critique your designs so you’ll need less iterations, I’ll advice on customer research so you avoid getting in pitfalls, I’ll clarify design specs so you can get more out of your design agency or team.

Ongoing reviews of upcoming features from the strategy down to the pixels. Help you avoid mistakes and spend time on unnecessary iterations.

Help narrow the scope, prioritize features, and outline a product roadmap that meets the business objectives and customer needs.

Help create clear project briefs and specs for freelancers and agencies to ensure you are going to get the results you want in minimal number of steps.

Identify opportunities where research can save months of building and experimentation. Provide guidance on conducting effective customer research.

Gauge when the startup is ready to hire, provide guidance on the type of designers to look for, and help with interviews.

Coach early design hires and assist in establishing a design process that enables them to create consistent, high-quality work.

I'm Andrey! I’m UX and Product consultant with more than a decade of experience, and I spent the last 7 years as a product designer and UX manager at Shopify. There I worked as a UX partner with product and engineering leaders managing teams, building product vision and creating best commerce experience. I also work with startups helping them improve their conversion rate and user onboarding.

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