Sr UX Researcher @YouTube. I run User Weekly, a free weekly email to understand what mattered in user research this week: userweekly.com

Joined December 2009
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Jan Ahrend | UX Researcher @YouTube retweeted
Our Person of the Week is a Senior UX Researcher at YouTube, creator of the User Weekly newsletter, and mentor. Please give a warm round of applause for... Jan Ahrend! Thank you for everything you do for the community, dear @JanAhrend! #smashingcommunity
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An area that user researchers may expand into?
12 Feb 2024
Data-driven investing is growing in adoption. We wrote about: โ€ข How funds use data to source and evaluate startups โ€ข Tools you can use for data-driven investing โ€ข Pros and cons of using data to invest Here's the TL;DR. Link to the full Signature Block piece below.
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Applications to the Black Founders Fund by Google for Startups are now open and close March 26th. Apart from training and mentorship (Iโ€™m one of the fundโ€™s UX mentors), it comes with cash awards ($150k), Cloud credits (up to $100k) and community access startup.google.com/programs/โ€ฆ
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Jan Ahrend | UX Researcher @YouTube retweeted
Kicking off 2023 with a bang and speaking at the People Who Do Research conference hosted by @greatquestionco on Feb 8th! More topic info in the ๐Ÿงต Use the code FIGMACS to register for a free ticket ๐Ÿ˜Ž PeopleWhoDoResearch.com
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I launched a #uxresearch podcast! *midlife crises intensifies* This is the companion to the @user_weekly newsletter. Would love to hear what you all think! open.spotify.com/show/6YODjqโ€ฆ or podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcasโ€ฆ #userresearch #ux

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Jan Ahrend | UX Researcher @YouTube retweeted
Check out last week's episode of User Weekly - the User Research newsletter - on the latest content on U(X) Research: userweekly.com/year-review/ Featuring the work of @joshuahoering, @viktori_jas, @aliszu, @egburnam, @fillingimnikki and @jeffsauro. #uxresearch #userresearch #ux
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Congrats on the launch, Jacob! Canโ€™t wait to try it out.
11 Oct 2022
Weโ€™re building a new company @tryrelayapp to make it effortless for every team to run a tight ship! Sign up for early access here and read more about what weโ€™re up to tryrelay.app/blog
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