Emilie Kormienko

A game’s essence revolves around playing it. Create a game to be played, not to make a profit out of it.

Lastly, as you execute on your strategy, in the back of your mind, always be thinking about how you can refine and strengthen the strategy. What would make it better, stronger, and clearer? A good strategy is never static. 

Identify and remove obstacles along the user's path to achieving the value that they came for.

When it comes to your product, produce a simple user engagement story and show the technical apparatus that drives the back-end of that user’s journey. This helps show the technology the start-up is using, and critically, why the start-up is using it. 

One of my deepest held beliefs is that creativity, in its many forms, is humanity’s greatest gift, and our most potent source of strength. We’re at our best both individually and as a species when we’re creatively and courageously confronting the world in front of us. The Pattern is the greatest threat to creativity in all its forms. And it's going... See more

Web1: Read,  Web2: Read, write,  Web3: Read, write, own

A degree or credential doesn't necessarily mean someone is more creative in that field.

How you design for the ‘Aha’ moment is by providing a blend of information & personalization to get the user to the activation metric. The ‘Aha’ moment can happen at any point within the product, but your goal as a designer, PM, or engineer is to make that point come as soon as possible.