You have a problem. Your software subscriptions are seeing record signups but you're also losing people at an alarming rate. You've got investors breathing down your neck to grow your 2 year old SaaS company.

Somethings missing, you just can't put your finger on it. You end up hiring a CX/UX Consultant, like our friend Nick Cawthon, Founder of Gauge, who joins us on this episode of The Longer Game. You find out you don't have the right feedback loops in place.

Because of this, nobody is telling you your software functionality isn't quite what you thought it was. People like it but they're having to do manual work that should be intuitive in your design and your next new feature? They just don't need it.

Listen in to hear how Nick handles these kinds of situations and why you always need to know where the closest coffee shop is. Grab your coffee, close your eyes, and enjoy the view.

Our guest's Name is Nick Cawthon. Nick helps design teams stay ahead of the curve with their AI transformation. He has been curating self-assessments for UX & Design Teams at retrain.

gauge. Nick founded Gauge in 2001 in the San Francisco Bay Area to help organizations with evidence-based strategy and product decisions. Clients have grown to include Electronic Arts, Genentech, Airbnb, Adobe, and many others.

Nick is a professor in Data Literacy and Visualization in the Design Strategy MBA program at his alma mater, California College of the Arts.