Justin Davis
@jwd2a.bsky.social
I build things, usually with computers. UX and product guy, developer, hacker, entrepreneur. Currently VP, UX at Sourcetoad. Love Tampa.
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Exciting news! Justin Davis @jwd2a.bsky.social, Sourcetoad’s VP of UX, is speaking at #SynapseSummit next week!
Justin will join a #healthtech panel discussing how #UX plays a key role in making health data useful for patients & providers.
🔗 Full agenda: synapsefl.com/agenda/
Don’t miss it!
Justin will join a #healthtech panel discussing how #UX plays a key role in making health data useful for patients & providers.
🔗 Full agenda: synapsefl.com/agenda/
Don’t miss it!
Synapse Summit 2025 Agenda
Join Synapse Summit 2025 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, the ultimate gathering of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders.
synapsefl.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Exciting news! Justin Davis @jwd2a.bsky.social, Sourcetoad’s VP of UX, is speaking at #SynapseSummit next week!
Justin will join a #healthtech panel discussing how #UX plays a key role in making health data useful for patients & providers.
🔗 Full agenda: synapsefl.com/agenda/
Don’t miss it!
Justin will join a #healthtech panel discussing how #UX plays a key role in making health data useful for patients & providers.
🔗 Full agenda: synapsefl.com/agenda/
Don’t miss it!
You can now build things at the speed of thought. What an insane time to be in tech.
February 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
You can now build things at the speed of thought. What an insane time to be in tech.
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Love seeing the timeline appreciate Tampa and Doechii's #Grammy
(And I see some of the doubters' comments, too - as with all of Florida, I wish more people could experience the Florida residents know, and play a huge role in creating.)
(And I see some of the doubters' comments, too - as with all of Florida, I wish more people could experience the Florida residents know, and play a huge role in creating.)
Cardi giving this award to Doechii in the full Thom Browne, giving us testimony? shouting out Tampa? reminding us of history? ICONIC #grammys
February 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Love seeing the timeline appreciate Tampa and Doechii's #Grammy
(And I see some of the doubters' comments, too - as with all of Florida, I wish more people could experience the Florida residents know, and play a huge role in creating.)
(And I see some of the doubters' comments, too - as with all of Florida, I wish more people could experience the Florida residents know, and play a huge role in creating.)
Let’s go Doechii, congrats on the Grammy win! Tampa bringing it! Loved the shoutout - Tampa is so full of culture and talent, so awesome to see that recognized on stage!
February 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Let’s go Doechii, congrats on the Grammy win! Tampa bringing it! Loved the shoutout - Tampa is so full of culture and talent, so awesome to see that recognized on stage!
Love the idea, but wow what a weak opening number on the Grammys 😬
February 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Love the idea, but wow what a weak opening number on the Grammys 😬
I can empathize with being nervous/cautious using AI to do things for you, especially if you’re new to it.
What I CAN’T understand is actively getting rid of it from your env, or proudly stating that you reject it.
Y’all do know this isn’t going anywhere right? Gonna be rough when you’re behind.
What I CAN’T understand is actively getting rid of it from your env, or proudly stating that you reject it.
Y’all do know this isn’t going anywhere right? Gonna be rough when you’re behind.
January 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I can empathize with being nervous/cautious using AI to do things for you, especially if you’re new to it.
What I CAN’T understand is actively getting rid of it from your env, or proudly stating that you reject it.
Y’all do know this isn’t going anywhere right? Gonna be rough when you’re behind.
What I CAN’T understand is actively getting rid of it from your env, or proudly stating that you reject it.
Y’all do know this isn’t going anywhere right? Gonna be rough when you’re behind.
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oh you use a text editor? real programmers make their edits directly on the github web ui
January 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
oh you use a text editor? real programmers make their edits directly on the github web ui
A skill that isn't really taught in school is how to read from notes naturally. Yet, so many times, we have to listen to people read mechanically in meetings, in sales calls, in all kinds of situations.
Why isn't this taught?
Why isn't this taught?
January 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A skill that isn't really taught in school is how to read from notes naturally. Yet, so many times, we have to listen to people read mechanically in meetings, in sales calls, in all kinds of situations.
Why isn't this taught?
Why isn't this taught?
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My son said to me: "At least I don't spend as much time on a screen as you do every day"
I said: "I think we need to stop talking about screen time, and start talking about creative vs consuming activities. You can do both in front of a screen, they're not equal"
Maybe 'screen time' isn't it?
I said: "I think we need to stop talking about screen time, and start talking about creative vs consuming activities. You can do both in front of a screen, they're not equal"
Maybe 'screen time' isn't it?
January 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My son said to me: "At least I don't spend as much time on a screen as you do every day"
I said: "I think we need to stop talking about screen time, and start talking about creative vs consuming activities. You can do both in front of a screen, they're not equal"
Maybe 'screen time' isn't it?
I said: "I think we need to stop talking about screen time, and start talking about creative vs consuming activities. You can do both in front of a screen, they're not equal"
Maybe 'screen time' isn't it?
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💡 Big ideas + great beer — TONIGHT!
Hear Sourcetoad’s Justin Davis @jwd2a.bsky.social at "Ideas on Tap" at New World Brewery. Learn why humility is key to innovation and how to test ideas in the real world. 🎤
📅 Tonight, Jan 7 | 7 PM
📍 New World Brewery, Tampa | FREE
📍 Details: ideasontaptb.com
Hear Sourcetoad’s Justin Davis @jwd2a.bsky.social at "Ideas on Tap" at New World Brewery. Learn why humility is key to innovation and how to test ideas in the real world. 🎤
📅 Tonight, Jan 7 | 7 PM
📍 New World Brewery, Tampa | FREE
📍 Details: ideasontaptb.com
Ideas On Tap
Tampa Bay Thinks Out Loud
ideasontaptb.com
January 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
💡 Big ideas + great beer — TONIGHT!
Hear Sourcetoad’s Justin Davis @jwd2a.bsky.social at "Ideas on Tap" at New World Brewery. Learn why humility is key to innovation and how to test ideas in the real world. 🎤
📅 Tonight, Jan 7 | 7 PM
📍 New World Brewery, Tampa | FREE
📍 Details: ideasontaptb.com
Hear Sourcetoad’s Justin Davis @jwd2a.bsky.social at "Ideas on Tap" at New World Brewery. Learn why humility is key to innovation and how to test ideas in the real world. 🎤
📅 Tonight, Jan 7 | 7 PM
📍 New World Brewery, Tampa | FREE
📍 Details: ideasontaptb.com
no shit maybe the most useful part of having an AI-embedded editor
January 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
no shit maybe the most useful part of having an AI-embedded editor
There's a concept called "mechanical sympathy", which I find fascinating and useful, and also explains why you need to be using AI tools everyday for anything you can think of.
Ok, first, what is mechanical sympathy? 🧵
Ok, first, what is mechanical sympathy? 🧵
December 18, 2024 at 5:05 PM
There's a concept called "mechanical sympathy", which I find fascinating and useful, and also explains why you need to be using AI tools everyday for anything you can think of.
Ok, first, what is mechanical sympathy? 🧵
Ok, first, what is mechanical sympathy? 🧵
What's useful is what's useful.
December 12, 2024 at 5:43 PM
What's useful is what's useful.
Weeks, not months. Reduce scope until you figure that out. Yeah, it's hard. It's supposed to be.
How to launch an MVP (YC tips):
1/ Launch quickly (weeks, not months)
2/ Get initial customers
3/ Talk to customers, gather feedback & iterate
4/ Add pre-order/payment options to validate
5/ Build very limited functionality
6/ Appeal to a small niche of users
7/ Base to iterate from
#buildinpublic
1/ Launch quickly (weeks, not months)
2/ Get initial customers
3/ Talk to customers, gather feedback & iterate
4/ Add pre-order/payment options to validate
5/ Build very limited functionality
6/ Appeal to a small niche of users
7/ Base to iterate from
#buildinpublic
December 10, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Weeks, not months. Reduce scope until you figure that out. Yeah, it's hard. It's supposed to be.
If your "senior" product folks continually lean on the same frameworks, approaches, and methods project after project, then they're not senior.
Being senior level means you continually keep on top of new approaches to solve problems. Staying up on industry innovations is literally part of the job.
Being senior level means you continually keep on top of new approaches to solve problems. Staying up on industry innovations is literally part of the job.
December 10, 2024 at 3:47 PM
If your "senior" product folks continually lean on the same frameworks, approaches, and methods project after project, then they're not senior.
Being senior level means you continually keep on top of new approaches to solve problems. Staying up on industry innovations is literally part of the job.
Being senior level means you continually keep on top of new approaches to solve problems. Staying up on industry innovations is literally part of the job.
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there is a huge difference between using LLMs to replace your thinking and using LLMs to execute on your thinking
December 8, 2024 at 10:27 PM
there is a huge difference between using LLMs to replace your thinking and using LLMs to execute on your thinking
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[you find a mysterious charging port on your body]
oh no
[also it’s not usb-c]
OH NO
oh no
[also it’s not usb-c]
OH NO
December 5, 2024 at 1:56 PM
[you find a mysterious charging port on your body]
oh no
[also it’s not usb-c]
OH NO
oh no
[also it’s not usb-c]
OH NO
A challenge I’ve had often as a designer, when having others produce work for me, is knowing how to react and provide feedback when the artifact feels highly flawed across the board. If someone gets it to 90%, I can easily help nudge it to 100%, but struggle when it’s only at 20%.
Any tips?
Any tips?
December 6, 2024 at 2:13 PM
A challenge I’ve had often as a designer, when having others produce work for me, is knowing how to react and provide feedback when the artifact feels highly flawed across the board. If someone gets it to 90%, I can easily help nudge it to 100%, but struggle when it’s only at 20%.
Any tips?
Any tips?
Cyber Monday, Travel Tuesday, Weed Wednesday?
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December 3, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Cyber Monday, Travel Tuesday, Weed Wednesday?
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H/T to the Weather Channel app team for the great copywriting. Def adds some life to an otherwise sterile experience.
Great example of answering the design question, “But does it have to be boring?”
Great example of answering the design question, “But does it have to be boring?”
December 3, 2024 at 12:16 AM
H/T to the Weather Channel app team for the great copywriting. Def adds some life to an otherwise sterile experience.
Great example of answering the design question, “But does it have to be boring?”
Great example of answering the design question, “But does it have to be boring?”
The market you think you're in doesn't matter nearly as much as the market your *customers* think you're in
December 2, 2024 at 9:28 PM
The market you think you're in doesn't matter nearly as much as the market your *customers* think you're in
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Was excited to join @kylesoucy.bsky.social and Justin Davis in the Lounge this week! A fun conversation about where we are and where things are headed for those consulting in the product and UX space. Listen here or wherever you tend to get your podcast on: usableinterface.com/podcast/lynn...
Episode 5 - Lynne Polischuik & Justin Davis - Navigating the Evolution of UX Consulting: Adapting to Industry Shifts
Lynne Polischuik & Justin Davis - Navigating the Evolution of UX Consulting: Adapting to Industry Shifts
usableinterface.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Was excited to join @kylesoucy.bsky.social and Justin Davis in the Lounge this week! A fun conversation about where we are and where things are headed for those consulting in the product and UX space. Listen here or wherever you tend to get your podcast on: usableinterface.com/podcast/lynn...