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title: "Using design to trick people into thinking your app is faster than it is at MN Tech Connect (2020)"
source: "/speaks/using-design-to-trick-people-mn-tech-connect-september-2020/"
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Speech

# Using design to trick people into thinking your app is faster than it is

Mike Bollinger

September 23, 2020

## About the talk

In this talk, Mike will share various UI/UX design techniques to trick people (in a good way) into thinking your app is faster than it actually is. This is a design-focused talk for mobile product managers, mobile designers, and mobile engineers who like to create things that don't suck.

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## Presented by

Mike Bollinger

Founder & CEO

[More from Mike](/team/mike-bollinger/)

Mike Bollinger

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Livefront builds intelligent products, platforms, and agents for the world's most admired companies. Partner with us to move faster, think bigger, and drive material business outcomes with AI.

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[Experience Design](/insights/all/?topic=experience-design) [Strategy & Product](/insights/all/?topic=strategy-product)

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