Design Case study

Tech Startup Podcast Site

Designed and implemented a user-friendly website to enable startup founders to gain advice and insights from other startup founders, technology executives, and industry thought leaders, via podcasts.

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Our customer was looking to create a portal where startup founders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders could share information and learn from each other via podcasts.

This podcast platform offers knowledge and insights from successful figures in the startup and tech world.  

We designed a user-friendly and intuitive podcast website, complete with a logo and brand identity kit.

We focused on a user experience that worked for a busy entrepreneur to quickly discover valuable insights and integrate them into their own growth strategies. 

Customer Challenge

  • Provide a user-friendly and intuitive design for a podcast website.
  • Integrate the new podcast website with SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other podcast platforms. 
  • Create a logo design and brand kit. 
  • Enable a focus on podcasts specifically relevant to early-stage startup founders. 
  • Provide search functionality, episode summaries, and easy access to key takeaways.

Design Journey

Below is a view inside the UX design journey of this podcast platform development project.  When dealing with other projects, depending on the size and budget, we tend to perform similar steps.

User research and analysis

  • Talked to real startup founders, tech influencers and entrepreneurs to understand their needs and experiences related to listening to and participating in podcasts. 
  • Analyzed data to see how people use similar podcast websites or platforms. 
  • Identified areas where users struggle or have pain points. 

User journey mapping

  • Created a visual map illustrating user interactions with podcast website. 
  • Documented user personas. 
  • Identified areas where users may get stuck or feel frustrated and enhanced the user experience within those problematic areas. 
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Information Architecture and Content

  • Organized content to help users find information they need easily. 
  • Ensure content aligns with users’ needs and goals. 
  • Crafted the information architecture.

wireframing

  • Create simple designs to test and improve the user experience. 
  • Iterated versions based upon feedback from users. 

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Brand style guide

Developed a visual style and design system that aligns with the brand & user experience. 

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high-fidelity design and clickable Prototype

  • Developed interactive prototypes to see how users interact with the design.  
  • Test and validate the design with real users. 

Results

Easily dive into podcast episodes that offer insights and strategies from speakers who have achieved success, providing practical takeaways and inspiration for your own venture. 

The audience base is primarily early-stage startups, entrepreneurs, and business leaders. 

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The website is easy to use, providing episode summaries, and access to key takeaways.

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The podcast website is mobile-friendly and accessible from any device, this is valuable resource for gaining insights, strategies, and motivation you need to achieve your business goals.

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