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Ross Popoff-Walker

Ross Popoff-Walker

Head of UX @ Modernista! Past lives included Guitar Hero, PeaceMaker, and Forrester Research. I'm a CMU Grad, trail runner, and INFP.
Truly a revolutionary new product: http://adultcatfinder.com (via @tbranyen)
"An idea can easily be copied on the surface. It all comes down to execution, expertise, marketing, and product roadmaps." - @amrit
Your office isn't your culture, your people are. Then again, people are effected by their surroundings.
Any good articles/blog posts about what startups do when their idea is "copied" by a larger competitor?
RT @StephenAtHome: More guns always = more safety! Just like more alcohol always = better dancing.
Great design requires considering the implications of every decision you make, and having good reasons to back them up.
Fellow Designers! @getmatchbox is hiring. I worked w/ them. Great team, incredible product http://matchbox.net/about... #UX #jobs
RT @menzer: "Immerse yourself and disregard thirty years of user interface progress." http://www.secretgeometry.com/apps...
Inside the Inventive and Entrepreneurial Mind of Elon Musk http://blog.kissmetrics.com/the-min...
Great Ideas Need Time and Timing - http://rosspw.com/great-i...
Thanks @giffco
Looking for a UX design and career mentor... how does one find a mentor anyway?
RT @wubbahed: @rosspw - didn't you mean to say - .div {text-transform: capitalize;} <div>stop designing mock-ups. start designing markup.</div>
Data point based on no research at all: 75% of startups have a CTO. 2% have a Chief Product Officer. Why?
Aaron Swartz lives on, as brilliant as ever: "The Network Transformation" http://www.youtube.com/watch...
FYI, from a #UX and product perspective, "data-driven culture" is short-hand for "fuck design, we just care about revenue."
"Don't Procrastinate. Iterate."- Fred Rogers #LeanUX
For example: "how do we decrease user attrition?" A) Add a tutorial B) Cut out UI clutter and improve usability -- I vote for B!
When your goal is to improve a piece of software, consider REMOVING feature overkill, rather than adding.
"Biz people are still looking for shortcuts and cost reductions, instead of looking for craftsmanship and quality." - @MrAlanCooper
RT @muppetaphrodite: The folks behind my fave Muppets get behind a favorite cause: Sesame Workshop Wants Your Kid to Design Video Games http://www.forbes.com/sites...
RT @stellawongo: six marimbas - steve reich http://www.youtube.com/watch...
RT @stellawongo: six marimbas - steve reich http://t.co/5s704gWgT0
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RT @flytip: So have we collectively agreed that wearing Google Glasses is not at all douchey, but wearing a bluetooth headset still is? #FB
What Researchers Learned About Gun Violence Before Congress Killed Funding http://www.propublica.org/article... (by @ProPublica)
a digital inbox for snail mail https://www.outboxmail.com/ (@USPS R U AWAKE?)
Just rewrote "The UX Design Process and Artifact Fidelity" http://rosspw.com/the-des... #ux
Jonathan Ive's adorable design process http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Jonathan Ive's adorable design process http://t.co/z2DOdHWCvW
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New Post: How Google Got Its Design Game Together http://rosspw.com/how-goo...
Too often products and functionality are shaped by what’s technically possible, not by what users need http://www.elezea.com/2013...
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