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Federico Cella
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Aug 31, 2022

Should your next product even be a SaaS?

While you think about frontend frameworks and authentication, you might be missing out on the simpler alternatives. — When you’re so caught up with frameworks and whatnot, it’s easy to lose focus and forget about what you are actually trying to accomplish with your product. …

Product Design

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Should your next product even be a SaaS?
Should your next product even be a SaaS?
Product Design

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Jun 27, 2022

Why I ditched Supabase and moved my backend to Firebase

Some time ago I wrote a story here on Medium, The perfect stack for SaaS, which a lot of people seemed to find useful. In the story, I suggested the use of Supabase for the backend. For me, the use of Backend-as-a-Service products to speed up development is still a…

Development

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Why I ditched Supabase and moved my backend to Firebase
Why I ditched Supabase and moved my backend to Firebase
Development

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Apr 15, 2022

Lessons from Product for personal development

I’m no role model when it comes to habits, but working as a product designer in tech I find it useful to draw inspiration from some of the frameworks in use in the industry. I think some of these lessons can — and sometimes they really should — be applied…

Productivity

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Lessons from Product for personal development
Lessons from Product for personal development
Productivity

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Dec 12, 2021

The perfect stack for little (and big) SaaS projects

One of the issues I face the most when working on my side projects is motivation: it doesn’t last forever and it will plummet when there is no progress. For this reason, it’s crucial to find a stack that makes progress fast and visible. In the last year, I’ve been…

SaaS

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The perfect stack for little (and big) SaaS projects
The perfect stack for little (and big) SaaS projects
SaaS

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Sep 25, 2021

Escaping the B2B SaaS rat race

How to stop running behind clients and start focusing on the product — In the B2B SaaS world, this is usually how startups are born: You start with an MVP. Company X finds your product interesting, but they need more features to adapt it to their business. They’re willing to finance the development of those features, and you accept. The features are now…

Product

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Escaping the B2B SaaS rat race
Escaping the B2B SaaS rat race
Product

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Published in UX Collective

·Jul 18, 2021

How Spotify could reinvent the radio

Spotify Greenroom, a new Clubhouse clone from Spotify, might unlock a new format altogether — In June, Spotify launched its own audio-based social network app Spotify Greenroom, another Clubhouse rival. This way, it is joining Twitter and Facebook in the rush to the audio room format, with Twitter Spaces and Live Audio Rooms respectively. If you haven’t heard about Spotify Greenroom, it’s because there’s nothing…

Technology

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How Spotify could reinvent the radio
How Spotify could reinvent the radio
Technology

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Published in UX Collective

·Updated Jun 15, 2021

Where is Apple going with Safari 15? Websites are starting to look like apps

Browsers are now packing so many features that they hardly fit in one application. Apple’s Safari 15 might be a step towards a new way to experience browsers. — Among the new products and features presented at WWDC 2021, Apple presented a completely redesigned Safari, which will come with the Mac OS Monterey. The update introduces many changes in the design and is probably one of the biggest Safari updates to date.

Apple

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Where is Apple going with Safari 15? Websites are starting to look like apps
Where is Apple going with Safari 15? Websites are starting to look like apps
Apple

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Published in Bootcamp

·May 26, 2021

Why I wouldn’t exchange a degree for a bootcamp

Today, there are many options when it comes to a career in design. A rising number of people is getting into bootcamps, and the companies offering them are selling the idea that a bootcamp is all you need. …

Careers

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Why I wouldn’t exchange a degree for a bootcamp
Why I wouldn’t exchange a degree for a bootcamp
Careers

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Published in UX Collective

·Updated May 13, 2021

How bad is “gold plating” in UX?

When too much quality hurts. — Last night, I was spending an excessive amount of time trying to make a spreadsheet look cool. I had an excuse to do that. Since I’m often going through lots of spreadsheets done by other people in the company years ago, reconstructing the logic behind it always proves challenging. Why…

Product Design

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How bad is “gold plating” in UX?
How bad is “gold plating” in UX?
Product Design

6 min read


Published in UX Collective

·Updated May 2, 2021

Why screen time limits don’t work

Every social media user has a problem with social media, whether they’re conscious or not. It might be Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Youtube… we all have one. For me, it was Instagram. I think I’ve always been aware that it was taking too much time away from me, but I’ve…

Product Design

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Why screen time limits don’t work
Why screen time limits don’t work
Product Design

5 min read

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Federico Cella

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Digital product design, development, and 10% random lessons from my personal and work life https://federicocella.com

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