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Why you'll want to join us:

  • De-Risk Your Dream: A Founder’s Guide to Building & Testing an MVP by Yana Varankova and Nadia McKay - learn how to validate ideas early, uncover what users truly need, and align UX with QA to build the right product faster and with confidence. You’ll walk away with practical tools to de-risk your roadmap and make smarter testing decisions.
  • From Idea to MVP: Rapid UX Prototyping with Replit by Hanaa Gatta - see how product-minded designers and PMs can take a user problem and turn it into a working prototype in just 30 minutes. Learn to map user journeys in Figma, translate them into code using Replit, and validate ideas fast - without heavy engineering resources.
  • Pizza, pints & people – free pizza, beer, tech talks, networking - as always :)

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Agenda:

  • 5:45pm - 6:30pm - Welcome • grab a drink • take some pizza • have a quick chat
  • 6:30pm- 7:15pm - Yana Varankova and Nadia McKay – De-Risk Your Dream: A Founder’s Guide to Building & Testing an MVP
  • 7:15pm-7:30pm - q&a • chat break
  • 7:30pm-8:15pm - Hanaa Gatta – From Idea to MVP: Rapid UX Prototyping with Replit
  • 8:15pm onwards - q&a • beverages • networking

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Speaker Spotlight:

Yana Varankova – UX Strategist & Founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-varankova-ux-research/
Yana helps ambitious founders in tech and games de-risk their roadmap by
architecting the entire customer ecosystem. She uses practical frameworks like User Story Mapping to translate deep user insights into a clear product strategy. With her background in Psychology, Yana ensures teams build the right thing, right – from a user's first click to becoming a loyal fan.

Nadia McKay – QA Expert & Founder of Nexa IQ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-mckay-a441796/
With over 30 years of experience in Information Technology, Nadia is a specialist in leading high-performing teams and helping organisations build quality software with confidence. As the founder of Nexa IQ, she advises startups and scaleups on quality strategy, delivery, and risk reduction, ensuring her clients not only 'build the thing right' but also build the right thing.

Hanaa Gatta – UX Designer & Product Builder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanaa-gatta/

UX designer and product builder with 3+ years of experience designing onboarding flows, mobile wallets, and dashboards across fintech, edtech, and early-stage tools. Currently pursuing her MSc in Data Science at Heriot-Watt University, Hanaa helps teams move fast — combining UX strategy, low-code tools, and rapid prototyping to bridge design and development.
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Partners:

  • Dougray
  • Clockwise

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Disclaimer:
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TechTalks # 2 - https://www.meetup.com/techtalks-edinburgh/events/311002306/
TechTalks # 1 - https://www.meetup.com/techtalks-edinburgh/events/310199227/

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