152 How to get a dedicated full-time autonomous product designer | Podcast with Ilya Dmitruk - Eleken

Are you tired of working with designers without understanding the design for SaaS? It's because designing SaaS apps is a drag. SaaS platform design isn't as fun as creating micro-interactions and animations. Multiple options for data visualization, complex workflows, user collaboration, and integrations with other systems – not every user experience design agency has the stomach for it. Connect with Ilya 👇 Eleken: https://www.eleken.co/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitruk Tekpon is a SaaS marketplace born out of the genuine desire to help people change how they consume and purchase software products and services. Tekpon has behind a team of enthusiastic tech lovers whose main goal is to help users boost their lives and businesses with the right software. Connect with Tekpon ⚡ Website: https://tekpon.com SaaS Entrepreneurs & Startups: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tekpon Listen to the podcast 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sf7X3sC8Pg8gzpphTYxgi Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tekpon-saas-podcast/id1637493062 The topics we've discussed 🕐 00:00 Intro 00:10 What is Eleken? 00:53 How does it work? 01:30 What's the biggest challenge SaaS companies face when working with designers 02:09 What services do you offer? 02:40 How many projects can you take a month? 04:25 Do you need an in-house designer? 05:10 Favorite success story 06:30 Starting the company 07:45 Why did you choose SaaS? 08:25 Do designers take just 1 project at a time? 09:20 How did you start your career? 10:10 How did you get your first customers? 11:25 Content marketing done right 12:30 Biggest mistakes SaaS companies make with their design 14:20 Advice for starting designers 16:15 Favorite SaaS 17:20 Extended 7-day free trial 18:00 Outro