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Signal Engine™

The Signal Engine™ is my framework for turning user research into confident product decisions — without slowing teams down.

14 years. 300 million users. A few YC companies along the way.

I'm Tayler Hughes — a product design consultant who helps startups shape ideas into products people actually want to use.

Product Management

User Experience

Product Strategy

Visual Design

Willard installs certainty into funded startups using our signal engine™

Areas of Work

Tayler quickly demonstrated strong product design instincts and a genuine commitment to understanding our users and problem space. Even in a short engagement, he integrated seamlessly into our team and contributed thoughtful, high-quality design work. He approached the work with care, curiosity, and professionalism.

Robert Ross

Robert Ross

Angel & LP Investor

Jagex

Jagex (RuneScape IP)

Jagex Case Study
StudyStream

StudyStream

YCombinator

combinator

StudyStream Case Study