{"id":554,"date":"2014-02-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novicenolonger.com\/?p=554"},"modified":"2023-01-13T17:03:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T22:03:31","slug":"screw-the-queue-with-gabe-velez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novicenolonger.com\/screw-the-queue-with-gabe-velez\/","title":{"rendered":"006 : Screw the Queue with Gabe Velez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novicenolonger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/nnl-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"NNL Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Waiting in line sucks. It sucks so much that many people are willing to pay to avoid lines. Whether you&#8217;re dying to be the first with an iPhone 5S (<a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2013\/09\/19\/technology\/mobile\/taskrabbit-iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">without waiting 100 hours in line<\/a>) or you want to make your trip to Disneyland a <a href=\"https:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/guest-services\/fastpass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">little less tedious<\/a>, those who have the means will do anything to jump to the front.<\/p>\n<p>My guest today is Gabriel Velez, a graphic designer and co-creator of <a href=\"http:\/\/linesnapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linesnapp<\/a>, a mobile app focused disrupting the line. Gabe met his cofounder,\u00a0Rafael Maya, at a hackathon and the two have been working on rethinking queues ever since.<\/p>\n<p>I really respect what Gabe and Rafael are doing, because they&#8217;re not just blindly following their ideas. Instead, they&#8217;re talking to users and constantly changing their approach in order to find the version that sticks. You&#8217;ll definitely want to hear what Gabe has been doing.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s what we chat about:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why good design is more important now than in recent years<\/li>\n<li>What we <em>can<\/em> do versus what we <em>should<\/em> do<\/li>\n<li>Advantages of word-of-mouth clients when growing your freelance business<\/li>\n<li>Hackathons!<\/li>\n<li>Why it&#8217;s important to start with customer development<\/li>\n<li>Why designing for Android\u00a0<em>sucks<\/em><\/li>\n<li>How to hire a designer when you don&#8217;t know design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links mentioned in this show include:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/linesnapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linesnapp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/angelhack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AngelHack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/startupweekend.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Startup Weekend<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TaskRabbit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waze.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waze<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Did you enjoy this episode? Thank Gabe on Twitter!<\/h2>\n<p>If you thought this episode of the podcast was interesting, take a few seconds and let Gabe\u00a0know by clicking the link below to share via Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Thanks+%40GabeVelez+for+being+a+guest+on+%40DannBerg%27s+Novice+No+Longer+podcast%21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to thank Gabe on Twitter!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Comments?<\/h2>\n<p>Did you ever change your original idea as a direct result of talking to potential users?\u00a0<strong>Let us know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Can&#8217;t get enough?<\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s a new episode every week, so subscribe to stay in the loop! 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