Dull thoughts in a sharp world.

We’ve organized a solid panel for SXSWi this year centered around the idea of Designing Products for Real People. We as in Rob Spiro, founder of Vark.com, Rahmin Sarabi, founder of unclasses.com, and Amit Gupta, founder of Photojojo.com. Here is the description:

There is more to building a product than iterating as quickly as possible. Behind each metric is a human, and it’s critical to speak to these humans beyond the numbers. We’ll explore both sides of the coin and share best practices from each of our respective (and varying) experiences.

There are obviously two philosophies of thought in building product.  One is to rely on data and the other to connect with your users.  In the panel, we’ll talk about how each panelist has been successful in building a product, service, and community and the methodology behind each experience.  Last, we’ll attempt to provide some concrete examples, strategy for implementation, and personal insight in how to designing product.

Last, and I hate self-promoting, we need votes to get this panel to happen.  Vote here if you have an extra 27 seconds.

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3193

Thanks and we’ll see you all at SXSWi.