StoryTribe

⚡️Visual Communication is the Future ⚡️ The new generation, Gen Z and Gen Alpha, are highly visual people. They don’t have the time or patience for reading, and the rise of platforms like TikTok and YouTube is a prime example of this trend. Technology and infrastructure have paved the way for this shift. Fast streaming of high-quality images and videos is now possible, and social platforms have democratised content creation, allowing anyone to become a content creator. With widespread access to information, content is constantly competing for attention and becoming increasingly visual. Why is this happening? It’s because our brains process visuals 600 times faster than text. This is why traffic signs use symbols and pictograms, and why IKEA instructions work globally. Now that the infrastructure is in place, this shift toward visuals feels only natural. The real surprise is that, despite visuals dominating the media landscape, we still have no tool that allows people to turn their thoughts and stories into visuals quickly and easily. Most people lack confidence in drawing, which restricts their ability to express ideas visually. Additionally, all the tools currently available in the market are focused on design, rather than pure expression and communication. Design tools limit fast communication ability as people get bogged down in fine details and design complexities. In contrast, lo-fi techniques offer a more practical solution for quick and easy communication. What we need in this era where visuals speak louder than words is a visual tool that prioritises communication over design perfection. Continue reading <Why Lo-fi: The Power of Simplicity>: https://lnkd.in/gbJ4eth4

🚀 Join StoryTribe as a Full-Stack Engineer! 🚀 StoryTribe is looking for a talented Full-Stack Engineer to join our founding team. This is a unique opportunity with room to grow into a technical leadership role, where you’ll have a direct impact on shaping our platform’s future and direction. About StoryTribe: We’re a Freemium SaaS platform that empowers anyone to tell their stories on a canvas — without drawing. We’ve experienced explosive user growth, reaching over 100k users within six months of launch, all without spending a single dollar on marketing. If you're passionate about building innovative tools and are ready to be part of a high-growth startup, take a look at our job description here: https://lnkd.in/gKJj2VJC Explore our free version and get a feel for StoryTribe at www.StoryTribeApp.com **Please repost to help us reach more talented engineers**

Yesterday, I started looking at our very first office for StoryTribe. I can’t believe we’re finally getting our own space—feels surreal! It really feels like we’re kicking things off for real, and I’m so excited 🥳 For me, even if the office space is a bit small, I prioritise places with large windows. Since we’ll be working there all day, it would feel too confined otherwise. A clear mind really helps with working better. Do you guys have any ‘must-haves’ when choosing an office? 📝 #StoryTribe #Startup #OfficeHunting #FirstOffice

Last Friday, StoryTribe won the Judge’s Choice 🏆 at the Pitch Night, sponsored by Westpac and Fishburners, with over 200 members of the Australian startup community in attendance. 🚀✨ Great honour to present among these amazing female founder startups 👏 Hats off to everyone! #PitchNight #StartupSuccess #AustralianStartups #Entrepreneurship #Westpac #Fishburners #StoryTribe

🚀 Demo Day is Almost Here! 🚀 This Friday, join us for the exciting culmination of the Ascent Project Accelerator Program, proudly sponsored by Westpac, as our incredible women founders pitch their innovative startups! Over the past 7 weeks, these brilliant entrepreneurs have worked tirelessly, refining their strategies and scaling their businesses with the help of Dr Leila Alem, expert mentors and industry leaders. We are also excited to announce our esteemed panel of judges, who will be selecting the winning startups: - Alan Jones - M8 Ventures - Victoria Lowe - Airtree   - Bilyana Smith - NED, Chair @Fishburners - Monique Trivas - Executive Manager @Westpac Here are the inspiring founders presenting at Demo Day: Angelique Ahearn NeeSkin Organics Sarah Crowe - OOXii Global Krysti-Lee Patterson - Meitheal Services Leesa Bauer GAICD - Dbd Enterprises Jessica Wei - Dodie.ai Yunmie Kim 🏝 - StoryTribe Anastasha Renaud - Gradcut   Gunjan Wadhwa - Astra Health AI Brianna Vidal and Sarah Mullens - Health Hunter Alex Kerr - Kumo Study Alicia Nagle - Zonely Joanne Heggie - DiVino Angela Yoo - Bubzi Co Natalie Ratanawongprasat - Swift Vets Naomi M. - New Wave Synergy The stakes are high, and so are the rewards! The winning founders will receive a $1K gift card from Westpac and 3 months of free membership with $200K worth of perks and discounts from Fishburners to help accelerate their growth even further! 📅 Date: This Friday - 27th September 🕒 Time: 5pm 📍 Location: Fishburners 2/11 York Street Don't miss this incredible opportunity to witness innovation in action and hear from these inspiring entrepreneurs! 🎤✨ Link in the comments! #ascentproject #demoday #womenintech #startupaccelerator #PitchDay #Fishburners #Westpac Tamara Bryden Jessica Kassis Pallavi Ramishetty

🎓 Master StoryTribe in 10 minutes 🚀 In this video, you’ll learn the essentials of using StoryTribe to bring your stories to life. We guide you through four key steps: customising characters, searching and browsing props, adding backgrounds, and building a timeline. #storytribe #storyboarding #storyboard #storytelling

👩🏫 UX Storyboarding 101: ✅ Where do storyboards fit in in the UX process? Storyboards can be valuable tools at multiple stages of this process: 🌟 As-Is Journey Storyboards can be used to map out the current or "as-is" user journey. This helps the team understand how users interact with the product as it exists today, highlighting pain points, inefficiencies, and areas that need improvement. 🌟 Research Playback (Both Pain Points and Success Stories) Storyboards are useful for illustrating research findings and usability test results. They visually explain how users interact with apps or websites and the challenges they face, making the information more engaging than text or data alone. After design iterations that address the problem, you can use storyboards to highlight moments of success, creating a clear contrast between the initial problems and the improved experience. 🌟 During Ideation Once the core problems have been defined through research, storyboards play a critical role during the ideation phase. By visualising different potential solutions, designers can explore how users might interact with each idea. This allows the team to assess which solution best addresses user needs, as well as identify any obstacles early in the design process. 🌟 To-Be Journey (Also Known as ‘Vision-Type’) After ideation and once the product team agrees on the future journey direction, storyboards can be used to create the "to-be" journey as a north star vision for the product. This shows how the ideal user experience should look, aligns the team and stakeholders on the desired outcome, and provides a clear vision for where the product is heading. 🌟 Throughout the Design Phase Throughout the design and development process, storyboards serve as a valuable reference point. Whether highlighting user pain points or illustrating the product vision, they help ensure that design decisions align with user benefits and/or the team’s vision. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gB9npqfW #StoryTribe #UXStoryboard #UXstoryboarding #ux #storytelling

💡 Is Storyboarding the Right Term for StoryTribe? 🤷♀️ StoryTribe enables people to share their ideas in a clear and engaging format, on a canvas. Its lo-fi nature, with simple black-and-white line drawings, makes it easy to focus on the core idea and storytelling, without needing to worry about the visual details. When I think about it, the closest word that describes this is "storyboarding," which is why I refer to StoryTribe as a storyboarding tool. But even so, I often wonder if that’s truly the best way to describe it. (Full article: https://lnkd.in/gyVsemZn) First of all, "storyboard" isn’t a term many people are familiar with, and because of its strong association with the film industry, people tend to assume StoryTribe is just for making films or commercials. In reality, the term is probably underused (or defined too narrowly), as I believe many people engage in storyboarding without even realising that’s what they’re doing. I’ve found it really challenging to sum this up in a short phrase (believe me, I’ve been trying for two years) — there’s no single term that fully captures it. Many startup gurus say you should be able to explain your business in simple terms - but some words simply do not exist. As a bilingual person, I know this well. Some Korean words/concepts don’t exist in English, and vice versa. Despite the complexity in explaining it, as the founder, I know StoryTribe has something special. In just six months, more than 100k users have signed up after just seeing it for a few seconds on social media. Some concepts are difficult to describe in words, but people know when they see it. So for now, I might have to stick with "storyboarding" unless something better comes along — or maybe StoryTribe will help redefine the term "storyboarding." 🤷♀️ If you think of a better term, reach out to me via DM! 😁 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gyVsemZn #StoryTribe #Storyboarding #Storytelling #Storyboard #Startup

⚡ Why AI will never be able to compete with StoryTribe ⚡ Since leaving my full-time job two months ago, I’ve immersed myself in the startup community and engaged with numerous VCs while raising funding for StoryTribe. A question that frequently comes up is, 'AI can generate storyboards. Why should someone choose StoryTribe?’ And here’s why AI will never be able to compete. (Full article: https://lnkd.in/gmR4cnmU) Current generative AI for visual content has a few flaws in its workflow. Any AI-generated output requires human input, which I’d call 'Human-to-AI communication,' because AI can’t read your mind. Unless we all somehow decide to plug our brains directly into computers in the future (which is an interesting question in itself), there’s always going to be that need for humans to translate their thoughts into instructions for AI. But current generative AI for visual content has a few flaws in its workflow. Let me explain this in a simple way. When generating a scene in a storyboard, your brain first forms an idea or concept. This is much like your dreams — often ambiguous thoughts and feelings that are hard to describe in words. Since visual information is processed 600 times faster than words in our brains, these thoughts and ideas often turn into visuals before they do into words — almost automatically. Then, putting these into words takes more time and effort. While you’re writing a prompt for the AI, you’re describing your thoughts in words. Then AI generates images based on its own interpretation of your prompt. This translation is inevitably shaped by generalised, common understandings derived from global data. But we don’t just have a few generalised thoughts — we have countless creative and unique ideas that the AI may miss. So, things will get lost in translation, and this is perfectly normal. Even in human-to-human communication, we face similar challenges. You say something, and the other person interprets it based on their past experiences, making a guess about your meaning. There's a high chance of misunderstanding — something Wiio’s Law captures: 'Communication usually fails, except by accident.’ To achieve better results, you need a dialogue instead of one-way communication — where the AI can ask for clarification, and you can refine the details, providing more specific instructions as you go. The current system doesn’t allow this kind of back-and-forth or 'editing.' Each time you provide a follow-up prompt, the AI treats it as a new instruction, regenerating the entire image from scratch, resetting all the good details that had already been developed. Continue reading the full article: https://lnkd.in/gmR4cnmU #ai #generativeAI

🚀 Celebrating 100k Users — 50% Discount 48hrs only! 🎉 StoryTribe has reached 100k users in just 6 months since launch! To celebrate and thank you for your amazing support, we're offering an exclusive 50% discount on your next purchase. Use code TRIBE100K at checkout: 💜 For monthly subscriptions, you’ll get 1 month at 50% off. 💕 For annual subscriptions, you'll enjoy 12 months of savings 🎁 Hurry, the code is valid for only 48 hours! ⏳ If you have any questions, just reach out via DM. Get creative and enjoy! ✨ #Milestone #100KUsers #StoryTribe #Discount #Celebrate