DEX THIRDLAYER (YC25)

AI Browser Copilot

Designing agentic and browser native features for a YC-backed browser copilot, focused on reimagining onboarding, feature discoverability, and thinking state communication for college users.

MOTIVATION:

How can we increase Dex’s user engagement and acquisition in the college segment?

Timeline

JAN MAR
WEEK 1-2

Product Familiarity

Understand Dex & its nuances

WEEK 2-3

User Research

Discover how students use AI

WEEK 4-5

Pain Point Definition

Define the biggest problems users face

WEEK 5-6

Feature Ideation

LoFis + PRD

WEEK 7-8

UI Designs + Iterations

Design product feature concepts

RESEARCH AREAS:

Workflow friction mapping Messaging & positioning testing Prompt discovery Activation pathways Onboarding expectation gaps
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Workflow friction mapping

Observe student workflows to identify high-friction manual tasks that could be automated or augmented by Dex

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Prompt discovery

Identify which use cases students find most valuable and understand how they naturally describe what they want Dex to do

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Activation pathways

Identify what first actions or experiences lead students to "get" Dex's value. What does the activation moment look like?

Standout Data

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Staying Focused

is 5x more exhausting for users than “keeping track of information across many tabs”

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80% of users

are still stuck in a "copy-paste" loop between their work and AI tools.

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Contextual Understanding

is the single biggest missing piece, with nearly 90% of users feeling the gap regularly

Dashboard & Onboarding

PAINPOINT Low Feature Discoverability
GOAL Help users find features more naturally and earlier in the process.
IDEA 1

Personalized Onboarding

A simplified, more personal onboarding experience to introduce key features.

IDEA 2

Product Tutorial

A walk through Dex’s interface to build more user familiarity with primary functions.

IDEA 3

Dashboard Refresh

A more visual representation of prompt and automation examples.

Dex Thinking

PAINPOINT Idle Waiting
GOAL Keep users engaged while Dex is processing and meaning to the spare time.
IDEA 1

Feature Previews

Users see short animated previews of Dex capabilities while their prompt is processing.

IDEA 2

Detailed Processing Descriptions

Users can switch between Dex’s reasoning in real time and prompt suggestions.

IDEA 3

Back to Feature Preview

Allows users to go back to a feature they might have interest in

Want to learn more?

This project is under NDA. Contact me to discuss the full designs and prototype walkthroughs!

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