My summary of Duolingo Max before using it — Duolingo using generative AI to help its users learn new languages. How does Duolingo Max explain itself in the first minute? — The Duolingo blog post that announced Duolingo Max talks about “a learning experience powered by GPT-4”. Duoling Max is…

My summary of Slay before using it — Slay is an app aimed at teenagers, aiming to bring some positivity to its users. How does Slay present itself in the first minute? — “Let the love in” is what it says when I search online for Slay. If I then…

“Too often, we “solve” for miscommunication by focusing only on what we say and how we’re saying it: if we could only get our message across, things would be much easier.” It’s a powerful statement taken from “Listen Like You Mean It: Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection” by…

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” General George S. Patton In the military, planners use Commander’s Intent to plan a mission. Commander’s Intent is the description and definition of what a successful mission will look like…

When I think about personalised content, I think of Netflix and Spotify providing recommendations during the onboarding process based on a user’s tastes and preferences. These recommendations will then be refined and augmented as a user consumes more content. This level of personalisation is fully algorithm based, which makes it…

My summary of Bard before using it — Bard is Google’s answer to Open AI’s Chat GpT. How does Bard explain itself in the first minute — The invite to try out Bard describes it as “your creative and helpful collaborator, here to supercharge your imagination, boost your productivity, and…

My summary of Lensa AI before using it — Lensa is a new AI app that lets users create avatars of themselves. How does Lensa explain itself in the first minute? — When I search for Lensa AI in the app store, there are visuals of avatars and examples of…

The so-called “Double Diamond” is a method that guides a lot of product discovery. The idea behind the Double Diamond is to go through phases of divergence (generating lots of ideas) and convergence (narrowing down the number of ideas). When doing product discovery, you apply convergence / divergence to a…

“Shop Like a Billionaire” reads the strap-line for Temu on the Google Playstore. Temu is a new eCommerce platform, operated by Pinduoduo, China’s second largest shopping app. In September ’22 Temu launched its mobile app and website, which are both available to US customers only. Temu offers products in a…