The Unicorn Stables — Product Design Portfolio
DESIGN
Product Design Portfolio

Where
ProductsBecomeReal.

A curated collection of product design work — from early-stage sprints to shipped solutions across fintech, insurance, crypto and beyond.

12+ Projects
5 Industries
8yr Experience
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Crypto Fintech UX Review
Investment App — Card Flow Redesign

Diagnosed a silent revenue block caused by expired payment cards. Resequenced the onboarding flow to make users investable before they invest.

02
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Insurance Sprint
Insurance App — 5 Day Sprint

Broke analysis paralysis with a lean Balsamiq sprint. First test failed — and that was the win.

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Brand Alignment
Brand Alignment Session

Half-day session to align a founding team on visual identity and product direction before going to market.

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Fintech Product
Payment Flow Intervention

One resequenced step. Expired cards were silently killing transactions. A simple prompt change restarted revenue.

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY Define the problem Map user journey Sketch solutions HMW questions Balsamiq prototype Review & refine FAILED = DATA WEEK 2 — ITERATION ✓ fixed ✓ tested ✓ shipped → 30 days later
Sprint Venture
5-Day Founder Sprint

Full five-day design sprint from problem definition to tested prototype. Fail fast, learn faster, ship in 30 days.

Where Unicorns
Get Built.

The Unicorn Stables is the product design portfolio of Wouter Kirstein — a place where early-stage ideas get the foundation they need to become something real.

Every project here started with a founder who had a problem they couldn’t quite name, and a team that was building in the wrong direction. The work is about finding the real problem first, then moving fast to test it.

Available for design sprints, UX reviews, and product alignment sessions. 2 to 5 days. Lean. Collaborative. Built to move.

Let’s Build
Something Real.

No pitch decks. No long proposals. Just a conversation about where you’re stuck.

+27 82 777 0281