Embedded product design for early-stage startups

Fractional design partner, shipping daily work with your team — from product strategy and UX to research, analytics, onboarding, and growth.

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Available daily on Slack or Teams

Weekly check-ins on Google Meet

Senior ExperienceSenior Experience

Early-stage founders juggle product questions, customer signals, and shipping pressure — all at once.

You need an experienced design partner embedded in the team to cut through uncertainty and move the product forward.

Do we actually need analytics now, or is it overkill?
Which analytics tool should we use first?
Do we need a design system now or later?
What should we do first to improve conversion?
What’s the simplest way to measure activation?
What’s our research strategy for talking to users?
What’s the riskiest assumption we should test first?
What’s the smallest version of this product we can ship?
Which user segment should we focus on first?
How do we make the value proposition instantly clear?

“Marek is an innovative intrapreneur that made himself immediately indispensable to the team. At a bootstrapped startup, he picked up a shovel, and focused on the priorities without sweating the small stuff.”

Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

CEO for Custom Charts

Metrics & Analytics

Metrics & Analytics

Design Systems

Design Systems

User Research

User Research

0-1 Product Design

0-1 Product Design

Website Design

Website Design

Conversion Optimisation

Conversion Optimisation

Rapid Prototyping

Rapid Prototyping

Onboarding Optimisation

Onboarding Optimisation

Onboarding Emails

Onboarding Emails

WHY WORK
WITH ME?

  • Senior level experience,
  • Fraction of the price,
  • Total flexibility,
  • Start now
Design SubscriptionFull time hireAgency
Price$$$$$$$$
FlexibilityPause AnytimeNoLong contracts
Tax, benefits & PTONoYesNo
EmbeddedYesYesNo
Time to startImmediately2-4 months4-8 weeks
Chris Cooke

Marek is an innovative intrapreneur that made himself immediately indispensable to the team. At a bootstrapped startup, he picked up a shovel, and focused on the priorities without sweating the small stuff.

Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

CEO for Custom Charts

Projects

Redesigning an NHS Facing AI Product. 8 week from start to launch.

Redesigning an NHS Facing AI Product.8 week from start to launch.

GovTechHealthB2B0-1 Product DesignResearchAnalyticsOnboarding
Scaled design for a $10M ARR Startup. Successful Exit.

Scaled design for a $10M ARR Startup.Successful Exit.

B2B SaaSDesign SystemsResearchAnalyticsOnboardingGrowth
Built Gifty with the founders from zero to launch. Full App and Web Experience.

Built Gifty with the founders from zero to launch.Full App and Web Experience.

StartupMobileWebAIDesign SystemsPrototyping
Delivered the NHS Covid Pass for 29M Users. Designing for a Pandemic.

Delivered the NHS Covid Pass for 29M Users.Designing for a Pandemic.

GovTechHealthService DesignResearchUser flow mapping
+23% conversion for the #1 boat tour in the Philippines. Big Dream Boat Man.

+23% conversion for the #1 boat tour in the Philippines. Big Dream Boat Man.

BrandingMarketing SiteConversionHospitalityWeb design
Marek Canavan

Let’s discuss your product on an intro call.

We can go over your product and strategy, discuss how I can help you, and I can walk you through my responsibilities and Figma files for these projects in depth. A long portfolio piece doesn’t do them justice, so a call gives you the clearest view.

Book a call

Designing a product from 0 → 1 can’t be captured in a couple of screenshots. Book a call and I’ll walk you through my process and the impact I can have across your product.

PRICING

Simple, transparent pricing.
No hidden fees, no surprises.

Starter

One focused workstream with steady weekly momentum.

£2,999/ month
  • One active task
  • Bi-weekly sync
  • Unlimited revisions
  • Pause or cancel anytime
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Scale

Parallel workstreams for faster output and iteration.

£4,999/ month
  • Two active tasks
  • Weekly sync
  • Unlimited revisions
  • Pause or cancel anytime

Scale Pro

Maximum throughput with tighter collaboration.

£6,499/ month
  • Four active tasks
  • Weekly sync
  • Unlimited revisions
  • Pause or cancel anytime

FAQ's

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