HardSkills
HardSkills
Up Strategy Lab's own venture. Brand, product design, SEO and investor material for a research talent platform.

Using design and data we help patent holders, experts and innovators connect with exciting opportunities and possibilities
An investment we also designed.
HardSkills is one of Up Strategy Lab's own investment ventures, so we sat on both sides of the table. It helps patent holders, experts and innovators find opportunities, and we have been building it since 2021. Brand, product design, content, SEO: all of it came out of the same room.
One design system, two products.
We defined a single design system covering both the marketing site and the product, so what people sign up for looks like what sold them, and launched several campaign landing pages on top of it. The other half of the work is the half nobody puts in a portfolio: investment decks, sales presentations, and the communication and investor strategy that goes with raising money for something you also designed.
Thinking about something similar?
Book a conversation with Noel. No pitch deck required, just an honest discussion about what you are building and whether we are the right fit.
Typically responds within one business day. Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, clients everywhere.
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