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Halcyon

SaaS for financial advisors, brokers, and CPAs—document management, analytics, and dynamic valuation reporting

UX design case study for a business valuation SaaS platform

Halcyon is a SaaS platform that empowers financial advisors, brokers, and CPAs to perform automated business valuations through intuitive document management, advanced analytics, and dynamic report generation.

Challenge:

The key challenge was transforming a complex financial valuation process into a simple, intuitive SaaS product usable by both financial professionals and their clients. We had to accommodate multiple user roles, enable document parsing, QuickBooks integration, and provide easily understandable valuation outputs while ensuring compliance and data security.

What We Did:

We scoped the MVP around automated valuations end to end: structured document intake and review, parsing workflows, QuickBooks-aware connections, and report outputs that stay legible for specialists and clients. Role-based journeys, detailed flows, and iterative wireframes kept dense financial data organized while meeting compliance and security expectations.

  • 10K

    Monthly active users

  • 2K

    Min per session

  • 95%

    Positive beta tester feedback

UX design case study: paired views for professionals and clients

Early high-fidelity pairings show how the product can feel approachable without hiding the rigor advisors need—setting the tone for a UX case study SaaS dashboard that still reads as trustworthy finance software.

Product design portfolio: discovery, personas, and flows

We began with product discovery sessions, mapped out user personas, and created detailed user flows.

SaaS platform layouts for data-heavy valuation work

Wide compositions stress-test navigation, summaries, and document context side by side—reducing tab fatigue when brokers move between sources and conclusions.

Wireframes that align stakeholders before UI polish

The wireframes helped validate the information architecture and served as a foundation for further UI development and stakeholder alignment.

UI design with clarity on dense financial surfaces

We developed a clean, professional UI with a focus on simplicity and clarity for data-heavy screens.

Extended desktop patterns for reporting and review

Additional wide artboards show how tables, callouts, and document previews stay scannable when valuations grow in scope.

Paired modules for parallel tasks

Companion frames document how split attention between inputs and outcomes stays coherent—critical when users validate numbers against source files.

Interaction design for review and handoff moments

Mirrored layouts capture how specialists compare states, sign off, or hand work to collaborators without losing audit context.

Analytics and valuation storytelling

A composite overview ties charts, narrative, and supporting metrics into one read—helping brokers explain conclusions to clients with less rework.

Deep UI for end-to-end valuation workflows

Tall compositions show how long-form valuation work still breathes: spacing, typographic hierarchy, and progressive disclosure keep cognitive load in check.

Layered presentations for executive-ready outputs

Stacked treatments illustrate how the same underlying model can flex for internal review and client-facing summaries.

Mobile surfaces for monitoring and follow-up

Handheld frames cover the moments away from the desk—status checks, notifications, and lightweight approvals that keep valuations moving.

Marketing and narrative continuity

A final tall composition connects product UI to outward-facing story—so positioning, screenshots, and in-app truth stay aligned.

Results & Impact

Our design helped Halcyon successfully move through product validation and MVP development phases. The clear, professional interface allowed for faster broker onboarding, reduced friction in document collection, and enabled brokers to generate valuations up to 40% faster based on early testing.

Design system foundations

Closing frames document typography, color, and components so the team can scale new valuation views without drifting from the established baseline.

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