Archive - Startup Design Journal

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Why WhatsApp's "boring" design choice made it worth $19 billion (and why I still choose it over everything else)

12 hrs ago •

Mohammad Aminur Rahman Maruf

The Hidden Curse of Beautiful Design and the 5 Products That Paid the Price

How stunning UX design and perfect aesthetics destroyed million-dollar companies

Aug 15 •

Mohammad Aminur Rahman Maruf

How Booking.com Learned Million-Dollar Lessons the Hard Way

What happens when the world's most testing-obsessed company skips the testing. A cautionary tale of ego versus data that cost millions

Aug 14 •

Mohammad Aminur Rahman Maruf

The Hidden Micro-Friction That's Killing Your Conversion Rates

How small UX friction points compound into massive conversion losses

Aug 11 •

Mohammad Aminur Rahman Maruf

The Psychology of Pricing and How Smart Choices Drive Conversions

Why 3-Tier Pricing Beats Complex Plans and Data-Driven Insights from Spotify, Netflix & SaaS Leaders

Aug 10 •

Mohammad Aminur Rahman Maruf

How Tiffany Blue Became a Trademarked Emotion and What It Teaches About Brand Psychology

A personal exploration of color psychology, brand ownership, and the commodification of human emotions through the lens of Tiffany & Co.'s revolutionary…

Aug 9 •

Mohammad Aminur Rahman Maruf

The Universal SaaS Website Structure : From Navigation to Footer (Part 2)

Translating User Psychology into High-Converting Design Systems That Transform Visitors into Customers

Aug 8 •

Mohammad Aminur Rahman Maruf

Part 1: The Psychology Behind Universal SaaS Website Design

How Psychology-Driven Design Principles Transform Startups into Industry Leaders Through Strategic User Experience Architecture

Aug 7 •

Mohammad Aminur Rahman Maruf

7 Brutally Honest Lessons I Learned as a Founding Designer in Startups

From graphic design to founding UX designer at startups. Five survival strategies for thriving in chaos, zero budgets, and constant uncertainty.

Aug 6 •

Mohammad Aminur Rahman Maruf

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