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Ditch MVPs, Adopt Minimum Viable Prototypes (MVPrs)

Learn the value of minimum viable prototypes (MVPrs), a quick and affordable way to create, launch, test, and improve digital products based on real-world insights.

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Alexandru Giuseppe Ispas

Alexandru Giuseppe Ispas

Alexandru is a product designer with more than nine years of experience focused on creating easy-to-use experiences for web and mobile.

When looking for inspiration, designers should consider what they can add to the work of others. Where can they make it better? More useful? More elegant? More efficient?

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Cameron Chapman

Cameron Chapman

Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.

Effective Startup Boards: What They Are and How to Build Them

Depending on your perspective, type, and motivation, the idea of building a board of directors either excites or intimidates you, complete with all associated imagery of aged oak rooms, brief-case wielding titans, and expensive cigars.

This article, by Toptal Management Consultant Orinola Gbadebo-Smith, sets out to debunk a few myths. It sheds light on boards as a construct, their workings, dealings, and nuances, and explores some battle-tested strategies for recruiting, building, and managing effective boards.

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Orinola Gbadebo-Smith

Orinola Gbadebo-Smith

Ori is an investor turned entrepreneur with experience across M&A, PE, VC and startup operations. He most recently founded a VC-backed startup.

Many exciting trends in e-commerce are on the horizon, from AI and AR to chatbots and voice ordering. The future of e-commerce will be shaped by trailblazing tech and savvy UX design (with infographic).

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Miklos Philips

Miklos Philips

Miklos is a UX designer, product design strategist, author, and speaker with more than 18 years of experience in the design field.

Prototype With Ease: An InVision Studio Tutorial

Follow this tutorial to create an interactive prototype with slick animated transitions in minutes using InVision Studio, the exciting new free interface design tool.

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Bree Chapin

Bree Chapin

Bree’s a passionate designer and problem-solver with 10+ years of experience in product, UX/UI design for web and native mobile applications.

Angular 6 Tutorial: New Features with New Power

Angular 6 is out! The most outstanding changes are in its CLI and how services get injected. In this tutorial, Toptal Freelance Angular Developer Joaquin Cid goes over the basic steps of initial setup and then creates a small diary app using Material Design for the front end and Firebase for the back end.

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Joaquin Cid

Joaquin Cid

Joaquin is a full-stack and hybrid mobile app developer with over 12 years of experience working for companies like WebMD and Getty Images.

Fundraising Consultants vs. Broker-dealers

Fundraising is hard to get right, which is why companies of all sorts often turn to fundraising experts for help and advice regarding the fundraising process. There is a multitude of different professional figures that help companies raise capital, but for startups and growth companies, the two figures most often encountered are fundraising consultants and broker-dealers. Who is right for which endeavor?

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Aleksey N. Krylov, CFA

Aleksey N. Krylov, CFA

Aleksey has contributed to 25+ private equity deals and has advised 50+ clients on raising equity in a range of different sectors.

UX Portfolio Tips and Best Practices

This guide shows UX designers how to craft a brilliant portfolio by examining questions about process and sharing practical design tips.

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Micah Bowers

Micah Bowers

Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.

Anatomy of a Business Plan

Business plans are critical in the early stages of the life of a business, providing guidance to both internal and external stakeholders. In this guide, we will walk you through the process of writing a business plan, including the sections to cover and the necessary considerations to take into account.

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