7: VP of Unnecessary Redesign (feat. Cap Watkins)

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7: VP of Unnecessary Redesign (feat. Cap Watkins)

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77 minutes

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Feb 16, 2015

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This week we caught up with Cap Watkins, the recently-appointed VP of design at BuzzFeed. We picked Cap's brain about hiring designers, A/B testing, beard-growing, East Coast design and more. Oh, and robo-horses!

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Feb 16, 2015

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A weekly conversation about design process and culture. Hosted by Marshall Bock and Brian Lovin.

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