Tyson Ferguson

Texas Ex. Designer. Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at @Clyp_It. @techstars alum.

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

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[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

“Design strategy is the term used to describe the nexus between corporate strategy and design thinking.”
#design #strategy #designthinking

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

Here's a question: when is @zoom_us going to lift the 40-minute limit for free accounts like they did in China? Or will they heir on the side of greed and force all their new users to upgrade? #COVID19 #zoom

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

2020 will go down as one of the best years in history to start a social app

Why? People are yearning for new ways to come together

- Zoom for X
- HQTrivia for Y
- Slack for Z
- or try something completely new

Pick a use-case and start building

[(Taylor's Version) McCaslin 🏳️‍🌈 he/him @digital_SaaS]

Call for help: #Austin tech startups! A previous employer laid off 18 people. If you know of openings for: react software engineers, data scientists, SDRs, customer success, recruiters, or employee experience, let me know and I'll connect. These are some great people. DMs open

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

@CraftBearden Not currently. But usually the answer to that is almost always yes 😂🍺🍕

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

These guys have fueled the swag at every startup I've worked at! Love what they do and how easy it is to use.

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

"If CEOs really don’t know what their CDOs should be doing, perhaps it’s time for designers to just tell them."

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[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

“Everybody has a plan ’til they get punched in the mouth.”
- Mike Tyson

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

"Few people want to own the nuts-and-bolts process of designing, but everyone wants to have their say on the final output."

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[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

"When we are not uncomfortable, this means we are stuck at an “acceptable level”, and this more often than not translates into mediocrity."

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[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

"One of the best techniques for getting people through job-change anxiety is to help them picture the reality of their next job and the size of the opportunity."

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[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

"To lead is to see the shape of people — and the empty space in problems, then fit the people to that space and let them grow. If the problem space is too large, the stretch too far, you have failed them. If the problem space is too small, the fit too tight, you have failed them"

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

"Just going through the exercise of trying to better understand the way your own brain, and therefore your perception of the world, works can bring a level of enlightenment that immediately makes you a better teammate - whether you’re the leader or not."

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

"Do work that you find meaningful — even if it’s not part of your job right now — and if you do well, titles and formal recognition will follow."

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

"10% of life is what happens to you. 90% is your attitude and how you respond."
#leadership

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

Some advice on "managing up" -

Figure out how to turn your critics, into collaborators.

#leadership #management

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

"The ability to be patient with people who aren’t experts in our craft only becomes more important as our skills advance."
#design #leadership #startups

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

“People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.”

[Tyson Ferguson @WhatTheFerguson]

"Three elements define a product: the business, the code and the pixels. Give each a voice in all product decisions."