video1.0<iframe src="https://www.loom.com/embed/cd1694239386455eae8e6303740508ae" frameborder="0" width="1108" height="831" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>8311108Loomhttps://www.loom.com8311108https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/cd1694239386455eae8e6303740508ae-0f0ab7609c7ad9ad.gif340.636This Loom summarizes the decisions and user feedback driving GradBuddy’s Sprint 1 and sets up Sprint 2. The author focused on capturing conversations from the Hustle Challenge and prior weeks, creating early mocks and exploring navigation and screen layout, including an example of making studying more relevant to frontier AI lab careers. After designing additional journeys and running accessibility reviews with professors, they conducted four user interviews plus networking conversations and found the interface felt too busy and overwhelming. They iterated by cleaning up screens in order to keep simplicity first and help students decide what is coming up and how GradBuddy can support career, networking, and professor conversations. Sprint 2 will emphasize more usability testing with a clickable prototype to prepare for a beta ship plan.