Your Startup Design Sherpa
For early stage companies
New businesses have huge obstacles on their way to the top. That’s why you need the right partners to help you.
Together, we’ll get you there.
Problems facing startup teams
Defying the odds
Only 33% of startups will become profitable and of those, only 51% will be around in 5 years.
Achieving market fit
14% of startups fail in the first year due to not regarding customers’ needs.
Getting funding
The time of year, detail, data, and value of your pitch to investors all impact your funding levels.
Generating new business
When founders spend too much time on product and development, that’s time not finding new customers.
The sophomore slump
Failure is most common for startups during years two through five, with 70% falling into this category.
Maintaining competitive edge
Other notable cases of failure are a weak founding team (23%) and being beat by competition (19%).
How Nova helps startup teams
Product validation
From the very beginning, we map out your users and engage with them directly through our passive testing methods.
Collaborative design
We perform Google Venture Sprints and leverage the thought capital of your cross-functional team.
Brand & identity design
We work with you and your team to develop a brand strategy that’s deeply connected to the goals of your business.
Nova, your not-so-secret weapon
Passive user testing
We’ve developed an easy method to get feedback from users, early and often.
User-facing
From the beginning, we will develop a relationship with your users in order to deliver our solutions.
Time-sensitive
We respect deadlines and aim to always overdeliver.
Clear communication
We understand that proactive and thoughtful communication is the backbone to a successful engagement.
No-code by design
With tools like WebFlow and Divi, we can be a lean mean user-satisfying machine..
Award-winning visual design
We’ve been the recipient of Awwwards recognition and national ADDY awards.
What people are saying
“Like all true talents Bryce requires coworkers step up their game(s), but he's fun to work with and brings tremendous energy and passion to the UX profession. I'd hire Bryce again in a heartbeat.”
Scott Brittain, CTO, Digital Pharmacist (100+ employees)
“I LOVED working with Bryce - and if you get the chance to work with or for him, you should take it.”
Russ Somers, CMO, Lytho (100+ employees)
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packages
Feedback session
1 hour- Receive experienced design feedback
- Ideate design directions with a pro
- Discuss tactics to get early validation
Consultation session
1 hour- Digital whiteboard session
- Problem mapping and definition
- "How Might We" analysis
Design strategy
1 week- Brand and/or Product discovery deep-dive
- 2x 4-hour design-led workshop sessions
- Analysis and recommendation
Basic
prices starting at- 5 Divi Wordpress pages
- Branding (Lite)
- Visual design (Silver)
- Copywriting
- SEO
- Responsive design
Startup marketing
prices starting at- 10 Divi Wordpress pages
- Branding (Professional)
- Visual design (Silver)
- Copywriting
- SEO
- Responsive design
Startup product
prices starting at- Design sprint lite
- Northstar
- Agile testing
- Validation
- Design system lite
Not sure if we’re a fit? We’re happy to help create a custom plan or refer you to someone in our network. View all pricing
Who else
Nova helps
Founders & Executives
Looking to get buy-in from your executive team? See how we can help answer some of their questions.
Product managers
We know product teams are like the ying to the marketing yang. See how we serve the other half.
Marketing Directors
Marketers and especially product marketers have a lot of cross over with product. See how we build trusted brands.
Industries Nova is passionate about
Health tech
Pharma tech
Insurance
Green tech
B2B Tech
Blockchain
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