Clever

A conversion-first foundation for education tech.

How did we help:

UX Strategy

Identity Alignment

Conversion Design

Decision Architecture

Zero-to-One UX Strategy

Product Foundations

From duct-taped flows to a scalable UX core.

Clever serves 10,000+ school districts with a platform that’s mission-critical for teachers, admins, and parents. But their product experience was fragmented—growing through iterations without a unified structure.

We were brought in to rethink the front-door experience and product clarity from the ground up. Early enough to shape—not just surface—the strategy.

Our Approach

We worked cross-functionally with leadership, design, and PMs to map out friction points, priority users, and clarity gaps. What started as a front-end redesign quickly became a foundational UX effort: content hierarchy, accessibility, brand cohesion, and behavioral triggers.

The product vision didn’t just need to look good—it needed to operate with coherence and confidence.

We rebuilt core pages and marketing surfaces with a modular decision-first framework that reduced noise and improved conversion. This wasn’t paint. It was architecture.

Outcomes

0.0x

Conversion rate increase with optimized flows.

0%

Faster time-to-value for new school admins.

12%

Drop in support tickets linked to UX confusion.

“Brandon understood the product vision from day one—and built it into the infrastructure, not just around it. His work shaped Clever’s product design into something 10,000+ districts now trust.”

TYLER BOSMEY

Founder of Clever (acquired) | Partner at Y Combinator

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