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Kite NotesIssue #142 · 23 Oct 2026
 

The case for
slow software

DESIGN

Why the best products feel slow

Speed matters, but so does giving people time to understand what just happened. We looked at the apps people say they love, and found a pattern nobody talks about.

Read the essay →
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GROWTH

Pricing pages that don't scare people

Three experiments, two failures and one change that tripled sign-ups.

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CULTURE

The 20-minute weekly review

A tiny ritual that keeps a small team pointed in the same direction.

Quick links

→ A field guide to empty states (8 min)

→ Our favourite onboarding emails (5 min)

→ Typography on the web, simply (6 min)

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