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swesour 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Practical UX for startups surviving without a desi...

> uxers have to balance business and user needs.

What does this mean? It seems that compromising the UX for a "business need" is just lazy user experience design.

edu 3 months ago [–]

The UX designer doesn’t have absolute authority. Typically, they need approval from PMs and other stakeholders, which is where the need for compromise comes in.

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