There are books about it

Tools that cost $100+ dollars

Some are Hi-Fi

Some are Low-Fi

It's all the different ways you can
### **represent** an idea
and
### **prove** it's worth!
DON'T have 100 conference calls about just an idea
You're **not** going to get it right

DON'T follow the Waterfall Model

Back of the Envelope Sketch **IS** Your v0.1
DON'T reinvent the wheel

Innovate on the core part. Bootstrap the rest.
DON'T spend countless hours making it "pretty"
Usability is **NOT** aesthetics

#DTR
Design, Test, Repeat
Generate new ideas **Using** your prototype
Leverage existing behavior
Focus on the core function
If you can draw something like this.

You have **NO EXCUSE**
## **Can't Code?**
#### How about Arts and Crafts.
Pen + Paper + Scissors

Cardboard

PVC Pipes

### *What about Content?*
Lorem Ipsum

Use Real Copy.

It's a 1st Class Citizen.
Balsamiq

Visio

Omnigraffle

Mockingbird

Keynote / Powerpoint

### *Graphics/Animation Software*
Photoshop / Illustrator / Indesign

Sketch

Flash / Edge Animate / After Effects

Squarespace

Wordpress

Launchrock

### * But what about **mobile**?*
Popapp

Flinto

Proto.io

Dropbox

### * So you think you can **code** ?*
JSBin

Codepen

JsFiddle

Bootstrap

Foundation

Yeoman

Heroku

Phonegap

Parse

### *Hardware **+** Misc*
Arduino

Raspberry Pi

123D Circuits

Sketchup

Freeform by LeapMotion

3dHubs

oDesk / TaskRabbit

### *Testing **&** Validation*
Starbucks

SurveyMonkey

TaskRabbit (again)

Feedback Army

Amazon mturk

## Be **fast**.
## Listen to Feedback.
## **Everyone** can prototype
## It **never** really ends!
## So don't forget to **ship**!
## **Thanks!**
##### @cheneytsai