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12 JUN 2023 ·News

The story of Chat Thing - Bootstrapping our first side project to £5000 MRR in under 3 months

Pixelhop's Chat Thing is an AI bot platform that allows users to create bots without coding knowledge. The platform was created in under a week, launched in under a month, and reached 5,500+ users with £5,000 MRR in under 3 months. The team built a waitlist, invited users in small batches, and received support from Seth Godin and Dave Winer. Despite facing competition, the team plans to continue adding features and improving the product.

Jozef

10 JUN 2023 ·Design

Inspiring Designers - Aaron Draplin

In the final part of this 3 part series, I will be looking at Aaron Draplin. This is probably the designer I have been following the longest and who has shaped how I design.

Becky

06 JUN 2023 ·Design

Inspiring Designers - Dann Petty

In the second part of this 3 part series, I will be looking at Dann Petty who is an inspirational web designer. Last time I covered Jessica Walsh so be sure to go back and check that out.

Becky

05 JUN 2023 ·Design

Inspiring Designers - Jessica Walsh

In this 3 part blog post, I will cover some designers that have inspired me or currently do so in my career. We’ll start with Jessica Walsh, whom I discovered early on in my career and who has continued to inspire me.

Becky

19 MAY 2023 ·Design

Becky meets with the Girls Network

This week I (Becky) met up with a lovely girl who is part of The Girls Network, whose mission is to inspire and empower girls from the least advantaged communities by connecting them with a mentor and a network of professional role models who are women. It's an incredible charity, and I was glad I was able to help.

Becky

24 MAY 2023 ·Spicy Tips

Design Trends - Kitsch

In our final post of our 4 part series I will be covering Kitsch design. We've already covered Skeuomorphism, Interactive design and Claymorphism so if you've not read those I'd suggest checking them out.

Becky

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