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The work is digital. The need is human.

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We solve mission critical design problems for all mankind.

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Stay Ahead

No matter your size, stage, or industry, evolution is the constant that is required to remain relevant and vital to the customers you serve.

Get it right and you'll lead the race. Get it wrong and you’ll struggle to catch up.

At Houston, we create digital experiences that drive growth and engagement; but what truly fuels us is identifying, then meeting the needs of the real people on the ground, today and in the future.

Who are these people? You, and every single human that matters to your business.

Let’s solve those challenges. Together.

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Trusted Clients

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TrueCar

Digital automotive marketplace helping car shoppers consider choices from every angle.

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Generation Citizen

Bringing the classroom to life for students by teaching Action Civics through an online course.

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Bloomberg

A trusted source of legal, tax, regulatory, and business information for industry professionals.

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Mighty Portfolio

Private equity investment tool that makes managing your investments simple.

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Byte

At-home invisible aligners. Byte gives you more confidence in your smile faster.

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MemberHub

Member-management software for PTAs, PTOs, and non-profit organizations.

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SommTV

Streaming service dedicated to the worlds of wine, food, travel, and hospitality.

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Yes, we do

You won’t find a comprehensive services list on our website, in our deck, or anywhere else. We don’t have a menu. We are not a Wendy’s.

It’s not a matter of what specific services we offer, but rather how we listen, align, and get sh$t done. Our team is called in to create digital solutions for human problems; whatever it takes.

Hundreds of successful outcomes (and some unsuccessful ones) have taught us that technology is simply a catalyst for change. The right solution for one company may be wrong for another.

Understanding the human problem, business goals, and then designing the right solution is what moves the world.

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Areas of Expertise

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Strategy & Alignment

Alignment powers movement. It is the deceptively simply notion that when everyone works in unison, toward the same goal, value expands exponentially.

At the start of every mission, together, we establish clear goals and then translate them into tactical steps toward our shared destination.

The result is a bias toward action, clear communication, and honest feedback.

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Systems Design

Good design should not simply be beautiful. It should also impact your bottom line by cutting down on development time, scaling elegantly, and reducing customer cognitive load to increase conversions.

Effective design starts with systems thinking to incorporate your goals and then aligning each design decision with those goals.

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Testing & Refinement

Once your email design system or digital product ships, the overwhelming temptation is to celebrate and ignore it until something breaks.

But in this race, the stars will be reached only by the ones who refuse to stop. Momentum overcomes inertia. Endurance defined is simply the struggle to continue against a mounting desire to stop.

Test. Learn. Iterate. Repeat again.

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Your Partners

How do you know that we are the right team to solve your problem? This is the question you need answered.

An elegant digital product or a powerful email design system done for some one else is, well, done for someone else——as impressive as those solutions may be.

But each project tells a story. Each client demonstrates trust——someone like you who trusted us to solve their human problem.

We built Houston so you never have to wonder again who to take with you on your next big mission.

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Jamin Jantz
Strategy & Operations

Jeremy Jantz
Design Systems & Product

Alex Andrea
Design & User Research

Dustan Nichols
Design & Design Systems

Denise Abraham
Email & Product Strategy

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Your mission is critical.

missioncontrol@withhouston.com