Jaco van den Heever

Human-Centred Designer at heart. I aim to make the world a better place, one business at a time. UX/Product/AI consulting + AI startup founder.

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CRUD isn’t just for developers.

For #UX and #ProductDesigners, Create / Read / Update / Delete is a simple way to spot missing flows early:

Can users add, view, edit and safely remove data?
Who has permission?
What happens when something goes wrong?

Small step. Less UX debt.

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3/ My hope is that each participant leaves with more than technical skills.

I want them to leave with confidence: that they can solve meaningful problems, build useful ventures, and use AI as a practical tool in their own hands, for their own community.

#AIEntrepreneurship

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1/ Privileged to kick off the AI Startup Studio with 10 talented young women from Bitou today.

Lesson 1: developing an AI-first mindset — using AI not just for answers, but as a thinking partner, strategist, researcher and builder.

Excited to see what they create. 🚀

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2/ The programme combines entrepreneurship training with practical AI business creation — helping participants move from ideas to real-world solutions.

For entrepreneurs with limited resources, AI can help test assumptions fast, understand customers better and prototype quickly.

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@WernerSchroeder @runable_hq What's the website address?

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AI + Figma workflows are moving fast.

In our latest Lead by Design session, @tpitre, creator of Figma Console MCP, gave a practical demo of where design-to-code workflows are heading.

Watch the recording here: https://t.co/fYVROVCPfW
#Figma #DesignSystems #UX #AI #ProductDesign

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@LeopardLeapWine there's something wrong with this batch of wine

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Next up at Lead by Design: TJ Pitre, creator of Figma Console MCP.

We’ll explore the future of design-to-code workflows, practical AI use cases, and what this means for design and product teams.

#DesignSystems #UX #ProductDesign #AI #figmaconsolemcp

https://t.co/pSkc2cOElM

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@borjafat Rank

[Sand Dollar Design @sanddollarxd]

AI helps teams build faster.

Product thinking helps them build what matters.

We help teams combine UX strategy, research, design and practical AI delivery to create digital products people can understand, trust and use.

https://t.co/BqtBPVELa7

#ProductDesign #AI #uxstrategy

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@LoganTGott Playbook

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Building faster is no longer the hard part.

With AI, almost anyone can get to a prototype quicker. The real challenge is knowing what’s actually worth building — and whether it solves a real human problem.

That’s the shift I explore in this article: https://t.co/ElCQXhIIa5

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@tomcrawshaw01 Method

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@romanbuildsaas Claude

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@budapp Looks great, will give it a try 😀

[Sand Dollar Design @sanddollarxd]

35 shortlisted. 200+ applicants. Candidates from across the globe.

Two intense selection days later — our top 10 Sand Dollar Design UX & AI interns have been chosen.
They start Wednesday. 🚀

Follow along — this is going to be a great six months.
#UXDesign #AI #Internship

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@jordan_ross_8F AI

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Maybe not ALL companies, but enough will #vibecode their own CRM or sign up for a startup #CRM at a fraction of the price of #hubspot, so I think the disruption is real...

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@LoganTGott Funnel

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Full details here → https://t.co/zU3PWXyvTK
RT if you know someone who should apply 🙏
#AI #UXDesign #FutureOfWork #Internship #NowHiring #Design

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The role of "UX Designer" is becoming obsolete.

So is "Developer." So is "Product Manager."

AI isn't replacing them — it's merging them into one.

🧵

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Open to students, recent grads & career changers.

Remote · Starts 15 April 2026 · Applications close 31 March

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