Category: User Experience
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Synthesia (Product Review)
My summary of Synthesia before using it – Using generative AI to convert text or voice into video, similar to tools like Captions and Veed. How does Synthesia explain itself in the first minute? “Turn text to video, in minutes.” So Synthesia isn’t converting voice (yet), but will use text to “create studio-quality videos with…
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The Product-Led Playbook (Book Review)
“The Product-Led Playbook” has been written by Wes Bush as a practical companion to his previous books about product-led growth. Bush’s earlier book, Product-led growth, is all about designing and building products in such a way that the product itself can drive user acquisition, expansion, and retention. Things like subscription renewals or account upgrades are…
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Cleo Financial Assistant (Product Review)
I first reviewed Cleo’s financial assistant a good seven years ago. After rereading my review, I remember Cleo largely meeting my expectations in places; a financial assistant helping users manage and save money. In the last sentence of my review I expressed a desire to “see how Cleo will develop further over the coming months,…
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Websim (Product Review)
My summary of Websim before using it – I believe that Websim helps create a website in no time, using generative AI. How does Websim explain itself in the first minute? “Websim is a platform that imagines immersive websites and internets on the fly.” The intro text on websim.ai is pretty sparse, but it’s value…
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Tome (Product Review)
My summary of Tome before using it – I recently heard Reid Hoffman talk on a podcast about his investment in Tome, a company that helps people create professional presentations. How does Tome explain itself in the first minute? “Make deals, not decks” is the main line on the Tome website, explaining how “Tome is…
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