Shaun Symm

Don't let the title 'Managing Director' fool you.

Launch Lab helps startups get started and in doing this we follow a lean methodology just like we advise startups to do.

That means I get my hands dirty. I don't just manage the business, I also do the following:

Startup Consulting

I've helped develop more than 40 startup applications. In the past 8 years I've also spoken to more than 500 startup founders who are at the 'back-of-a-napkin' stage. Experience tells me that every startup will face different challenges and so nobody knows it all. I do however see common mistakes and try to guide the startups we work with away from poor decisions.

You can find more of these thoughts in our award winning startup blog.

Project management

I project manage the design and development of websites, startups and apps.

Wireframing and rapid prototyping

I work with our clients to determine the user experience and user flows throught their products.

Web design

I spend a lot of time designing websites and startup applications in Figma.

Frontend web development

These days I stick purely to the visual aspects of the products we develop and so I spend a lot of my time writing CSS and HTML / JSX. I leave the Javascript work to my experienced team.

Webflow development

While I love writing my own CSS, I also love using Webflow to build websites and content management solutions.

Digital marketing

I'm Google Ads certified and very knowledgeable on SEO. While Launch Lab isn't a digital marketing company, having these skills helps when advising our clients and when I'm developing their websites (to optimise SEO or improve landing page conversions).