Lessons learnt (so far)

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1. Lessons learnt
   (so far)
   Digitized Conference, September 2013
   Zaharenia Atzitzikaki
   sugarenia.com · workable.com
   

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2. Lessons learnt
   (so far)
   Digitized Conference, September 2013
   Zaharenia Atzitzikaki
   sugarenia.com · workable.com
   

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3. Who am I?
   

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4. Sugarenia
   (ʃʊgərɛnjɑ)
   

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6. Work
   

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7. Work
   Games
   

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8. Work
   Games
   Cat .gifs
   

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9. What is this?
   

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10. Not my portfolio
    

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11. Not a workshop
    

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12. Just my mistakes
    

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13. Pathfinder.gr
    

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15. ONE BRAND
    Many services
    

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16. NEARLY 600K
    passionate users
    

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17. ...that hate change
    

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18. Change = extra work
    

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19. So?
    

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21. PLAN A
    Iterations
    

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22. PLAN B
    Opt-in change
    

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23. Return to old version
    

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24. Return to old version
    Guidance
    

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25. Return to old version
    Guidance
    Rewards
    

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26. LESSON #1
    Users hate change
    

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27. LESSON #1
    Users hate change
    can love
    

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28. HealthLeap
    

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30. Now part of vitals.com
    

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31. Front-end development
    

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34. Early adopter
    

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35. RELAX
    You can do it
    

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36. LESSON #2
    Stop reading, start doing
    

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37. Keep your mind open
    

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38. StartupGreece
    

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41. LESSON #3
    Don’t use Drupal
    

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42. ...just kidding
    

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43. Design in the browser
    

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44. REAL LESSON #3
    Ship first, worry later
    

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45. Myself.gr
    

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47. Lots of content
    

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48. Lots of content
    Banner ads
    

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49. Lots of content
    Banner ads
    Many different sections
    

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50. WHAT I DELIVERED
    20 static mockups
    

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51. WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DELIVERED
    a content framework
    

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52. ONE TINY CHANGE
    hours of work
    

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53. Responsiveness
    

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54. LESSON #4
    Design content in the
    browser
    

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55. Workable
    

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56. Workable helps companies
    manage their entire hiring
    process online.
    http://workable.com
    

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57. OpenFund II
    

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58. Designing for a startup
    

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59. ONE PRODUCT
    All. The. Friggin’. Time.
    

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60. Design-oriented
    

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61. Fast, fast, faster
    

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62. LESSON #5
    Create your own system
    

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63. Working remotely
    

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64. Is it even possible?
    

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66. Team working
    

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67. So how do we do it?
    

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68. Stand-up calls
    

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69. Stand-up calls
    Quarterly summits
    

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70. Stand-up calls
    Quarterly summits
    Casual chat
    

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71. LESSON #6
    Yes, you can work
    remotely
    

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72. Recap
    

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73. LESSON #1
    Users hate change
    

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74. LESSON #2
    Stop reading, start doing
    

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75. LESSON #3
    Ship first, worry later
    

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76. LESSON #4
    Design content in the
    browser
    

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77. LESSON #5
    Create your own system
    

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78. LESSON #6
    Yes, you can work
    remotely
    

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79. LESSON #7
    Never use Drupal
    har har har
    

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80. Thank you!
    You rock hard.
    Questions? @sugarenia
    Zaharenia Atzitzikaki
    sugarenia.com · workable.com
    

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