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What is the Design MBA podcast about? Why did I start it? Most importantly, why the heck should you even listen to it?

For show notes please visit: www.designmba.show

To learn how to become a design entrepreneur, please visit my blog: www.blog.designmba.show

Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jayneil

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Design MBA is a real life MBA for designers. You will learn how to launch a side hustle and level up your design career from interviews with rockstar designers. I'm your host Jayneil Dalal. New episodes are released every other week on Mondays.

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Designing A Social Movement - Felix Lee (Founder @ ADPList.org): "Ask yourself how you can serve others?" My guest today is Felix Lee, founder of the global ADPList.org movement which is 6000+ designers strong! In this episode, we discuss Felix's experience in the military, launching ADPList using just an excel sheet, getting sponsorship from InVision, vetting mentors on the platform, taking inspiration from Netflix design, and growing the team. For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Beginner's Guide to Podcasting - Tony Daussat (Host @ Liftoff podcast) by Design MBA
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Investing Now to Buy Your Future Freedom - Craig Mod (Investor @ Figma, Designer Fund) by Design MBA
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Sales 101 for Designers - Ryan Burke (ex SVP of Sales @ InVision): "Don't just chase the dollar. What are you doing to give back?". My guest today is Ryan Burke, former SVP of Sales at Vision. In this episode, we discuss how Ryan Burke got his start in the sales field, learnings from his time at InVision, traits of the top sales folks, and how designers can get better at selling. For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Cold Emailing Steve Jobs - Gary Gattis (CEO @ Hypergiant Galactic Systems): "There is nothing to it but to do it!". My guest today is Gary Gattis who is the CEO at Hypergiant Galactic Systems. In this episode, we discuss how Gary got his first job in the industry by cold calling the CEO 30 times, how to design your own luck, founding Spacetime Studios, designing games, cold emailing Steve Jobs, raising venture capital and how Gary leveraged his network to land the dream job at Hypergiant. For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Doing Your Own Thing - Ekaterina Solomeina (Founder @ Future London Academy): My guest today is Ekaterina Solomeina who is the founder of the Future London Academy. In this episode, we discuss how Ekaterina discovered design as her calling, moving to London, getting the itch to do your own thing, birth of Future London Academy, choosing not to raise VC money, getting design experts onboard, customizing course syllabus to meet the customer needs, duplicating the Mckinsey consulting model in design, designing Bauhaus 2.0, using Slack to have alumni stay in touch, embracing being not a morning person, no meetings Wednesday, areas where design leaders can improve and much more! For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show To learn how to launch your design side hustle, please visit my blog: www.blog.designmba.show Connect with me: https://twitter.com/jayneildalal www.linkedin.com/in/jayneil by Design MBA
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Sweeping Floors to Building India's Best Design Studio - Anil Reddy (CEO @ Lollypop.Design) by Design MBA
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Starting a Design Education Company - Ryan Rumsey (CEO @ Second Wave Dive): "Get into this space where money isn't everything". My guest today is Ryan Rumsey, CEO, and founder of Second Wave Dive. In this episode, we discuss how Ryan left the corporate world to start Second Wave Dive, how Ryan measures himself in personal and professional aspects of life, and why everyone needs to have a career manifesto. For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome - Matt D Smith (CEO @ Shift Nudge): "It's going to take you the same amount of time and effort to market a $29 product as it will a $2,900 product". My guest today is Matt D Smith aka "MDS" who is the founder/CEO of Shift Nudge. In this episode, we discuss the growth mindset, how to overcome self doubt and imposter syndrome, being selective about projects, MDS's journey from designing to launching the Shift Nudge course. For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Designing Conversations - Cassini Nazir (Design Professor @ UNT): "We can't change anybody. We can only influence them!". My guest today is Cassini Nazir who is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of North Texas where he teaches class in design thinking. In this episode, we discuss how to deal with difficult people, how to design conversations and how to find your true Cardinal North. For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Designing Company Culture - Pieter Omvlee & Emanuel Sa (Cofounders @ Sketch): My guests today are Pieter Omvlee & Emanuel Sa who are the cofounders of Sketch. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/7SFix4Sakt8 In this episode, we discuss the following: - Pieter Omvlee and Emanuel Sá bio - What was it like in the early days of Sketch - Why Sketch decided to raise venture capital money from Benchmark - What is the Sketch company culture - Why Sketch's hiring process prioritizes communication skills - How to create a company culture where it's about the work and minimize politics - How to deal with a wrong hire - How to not get bored as a founder when working on same problem for 10 years - A day in the life of Pieter Omvlee and Emanuel Sa - Why Sketch did not move to silicon valley and open an office - How to view competition - Making difficult choices - Creating a transparent team culture at Sketch - How to prevent silos from forming at the company - Advice from Pieter and Emanuel for fol by Design MBA
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$37,700 Sketch Plugin - Seth Coelen (Founder @ UX Cabin): My guest today is Seth Coelen who is the founder of the product design company UX Cabin. In this episode, we discuss how Seth landed his first freelance client working at a laundromat, doing grunt work to hone your technical skills, pros & cons of being consultant vs full time employee, entertaining opportunities even if you aren't actively looking, art of salary negotiation, importance of an emergency fund for freelancers, designing your own digital products, launching paid vs free products, dealing with negative online feedback, making $37,700 from selling Bootsketch plugin, difficulty selling subscription services, power of timeboxing and much more! For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show To learn how to launch your design side hustle, please visit my blog: www.blog.designmba.show Connect with me: https://twitter.com/jayneildalal www.linkedin.com/in/jayneil by Design MBA
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Designing an Online Bootcamp - Martin Ramsin (CEO @ Career Foundry): My guest today is Martin Ramsin who is the founder and CEO at Career Foundry. In this episode, we discuss how Martin met his cofounder Raffaela through an online ad, dividing responsibilities among the founders, how Martin designed the learning experience at Career Foundry, the power of revenue-driven growth over VC money, as a CEO how involved is Martin in the weeds and issues with Income Share Agreements(ISA). For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Leverage Being a B+ Player - Stephen Olmstead (Chief of Staff @ InVision): "You have to create a chance to get a chance". My guest today is Stephen Olmstead, Chief of Staff at InVision. In this episode, we discuss how Stephen overcame initial rejections to break into InVision, tips to succeed in a remote-first world, and why being a B+ player is an underrated superpower. For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Designing a Virtual Conference - Andy Budd (Founder @ SofaConf.com) by Design MBA
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Your Employer Isn't Your Personal Brand - Stephen Gates (SVP Design @ WW): My guest today is Stephen Gates, who is the SVP, omni-channel product design at WW (formerly Weight Watchers). In this episode, we discuss why Stephen likes to blend with locals while traveling, his favorite failure, why designers should build their own personal brand, accepting who you are, being authentic, motivation drivers, not believing your own hype, balancing your brand vs your employer's brand, aligning job opportunities with your personal brand, joining InVision, chasing opportunities over titles, dealing with failure, why not to hire fans and much more! For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Starting a Hardware Design Agency - Heer Gandhi (Founder @ Dazzle Robotics): My guest today is Heer Gandhi who is the founder of premier hardware design agency Dazzle Robotics in India. In this episode, we discuss Heer's experience of not clearing the IIT-JEE, meeting future cofounder via college robotics club, starting India's first online robotics store, going abroad for Masters, getting a job offer from Apple, dropping out of PhD at CMU, starting a company, going to China to manage hardware production, moving back to India, hiring women workers over men, high cost of hardware manufacturing in China, hardware design pricing models and much more! For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show To learn how to launch your design side hustle, please visit my blog: www.blog.designmba.show Connect with me: https://twitter.com/jayneildalal www.linkedin.com/in/jayneil by Design MBA
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F**k 9-5 Jobs! - Punit Chawla (Founder @ DesignWings.in) by Design MBA
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Building Future Design Leaders - Brian Sullivan (Founder @ Big Design Conference) by Design MBA
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The Power of ADHD - Mills (Founder @ Ustwo, Monument Valley): My guest today is Matt "Mills" Miller who is the founder of the design agency Ustwo and blockbuster hit game Monument Valley. In this episode, we discuss how Mills started Ustwo agency, landing the first agency contract with Sony Ericsson, dealing with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), letting go of control to build a great business, stepping away from the business, finding people/startups to invest in, advice for design entrepreneurs and much more! For show notes, guest bio, blog, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Design Leaders Need Side Hustles - Morgane Peng (Design Director @ Société Générale): My guest today is Morgane Peng who is the Design Director at Société Générale. In this episode, we discuss the benefits of debating in the open vs beating around the bush, Morgane's journey into design from the business side, designing flash games in high school for extra pocket money, launching the in house design practice at Société Générale, why designers fail B2B job interviews, raising $33,000 on Kickstarter for an indie game, trending on Reddit, the importance of side hustles and 360 feedback. For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Future of Design Education - Abhinav Chhikara (Founder @ 10kdesigners.com): My guest today is Abhinav Chhikara who is the founder of 10kdesigners.com which is the design school of the future. Previously, he was the head of design at the unicorn education startup Unacademy. In this episode, we discuss the power of peer learning in college, why your college GPA doesn't matter, convincing Indian parents to continue doing freelancing, why Abhinav joined Housing.com, getting featured in TechCrunch, meeting Gaurav Munjal, and joining Unacademy as a founding designer, growing the Unacademy design team, generating passive income, why future of design education is live learning and starting 10kdesigners! For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Designing Design Tools - Tom Giannattasio (CEO @ Cloverapp.co): "Have a constant desire to do experiments and learn". My guest today is Tom Giannattasio, founder and CEO of Cloverapp.co which is the all-in-one notebook for creatives. In this episode, we discuss how Tom got ad money from Tony Hawk for his website in high school, quitting full time job to start Macaw, selling Macaw to InVision, design principles for InVision Studio, leaving InVision to start Cloverapp.co, Y Combinator experience, raising venture capital. For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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$7,000/mo from Selling Figma, XD Courses - Caleb Kingston (Instructor @ Appdesigntips.com) by Design MBA
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Managing Side Projects - Brian Lovin (Staff Product Designer @ Github) by Design MBA
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Improv Workshop for Designers - Mike Gorgone (UX Strategist @ Ernst & Young): My guest today is Mike Gorgone who helps designers supercharge their listening and collaboration skills via Improv. In this episode, we do a live Improv workshop filled with amazing exercises such as word association, "Yes And" etc. The goal of this workshop is help you improve your listening and collaboration skills. Follow along at your own pace! For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Being a Solo Design Founder - Joe Formica (CEO @ Bitesize UX): My guest today is Joe Formica who is the founder of Bitesize UX. In this episode, we discuss how Joe drew ads and mailed them to Nike at age 7, benefits of a design internship, leveraging your twenties, finding your first client via Craiglist, lessons learned from teaching at General Assembly, starting Bitesize UX, impacting 6000+ students, partnering with Springboard, dealing with imposter syndrome as a company of one, making $7000/mo from running live workshops, scaling the business without sacrificing quality and much more! For show notes, guest bio, blog, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Becoming a Designer in Crypto - Graeme Blackwood (Head of Design @ Argent) by Design MBA
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Starting an Agency by Podcasting - Patrick Hill (Founder @ Squatchin): My guest today is Patrick Hill who is the founder of the creative problem solving agency Squatchin. In this episode, we discuss Patrick's journey of starting Squatchin, why problem solvers don't have to worry about their jobs being outsourced, not participating in RFPs, survivorship bias and unfair advantages to starting your own thing, staying small on purpose, job vs doing your own thing, working on projects that multiply your effort, donating your time to others for free, value based pricing, finding new clients, leveraging your network and much more! For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/ by Design MBA
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Breaking Into Design Ops - Adam Fry Pierce (Chief of Staff @ Google): My guest today is Adam Fry Pierce who is the Chief of Staff at Google where he manages strategic programs for Google's UX leadership. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/Gj7zbrM0NFE In this episode, we discuss the following: - Adam Fry Pierce bio - Career transition from event management to Design Ops - Downside of being a gifted people reader - Horror story - not being able to read people/situations - What is Design Operations (Design Ops)? - What does a Design Ops professional do? - More job opportunities in practice operations vs people operations - Is design experience required to break into Design Ops? - Top 3 skills to be a successful design ops professional - Career progression in Design Ops - Salary/compensation on Design Ops - Job security in Design Ops - How to break into Design Ops - Questions to ask during Design Ops job interviews - Future proofing yourself as a designer - End state for Design Ops leade by Design MBA
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Growing a Bootstrapped Design Business - Ran Segall (CEO @ Flux Academy): My guest today is Ran Segall who is the founder and CEO of Flux Academy Interview Video: https://youtu.be/1APN2MHdxnY In this episode, we discuss the following: - Ran Segall bio - How does a CEO level up - Benefits of working with a business coach - Benefits of joining Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) - Desire to copy high growth startup playbook as a bootstrapped founder - How to grow a bootstrapped business - Choosing not to raise venture capital - Hard things about creating an online course - Benefits of hiring a Chief Operating Officer - Designing compensation model for bootstrapped business - Collaborating with other creatives via revenue sharing model - Benefits of podcasting - Going solo vs hiring a team - Taking time off as a bootstrapped founder - How to get in touch with Ran Segall For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show by Design MBA
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Designer's Path to Becoming CEO - Murat Mutlu (CEO @Marvel): My guest today is Murat Mutlu who is the cofounder & CEO of the design platform Marvel and research platform Ballpark. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/iXv4tqlL6vc In this episode, we discuss the following: - Murat Mutlu bio - How working at a design agency makes you better at sales - Why work on side projects as a designer - How to build trust with your cofounders - Do you have to be best friends with your cofounders - What to look for in a cofounder for your first project/startup - Is it necessary to have same interests, hobbies as your cofounders - Red flags to look out for in a potential cofounder - Biggest regret before starting a company - Building a strong network before starting a new venture - Transitioning from designer to a CEO - Focusing less on design after becoming a CEO - What if you can't level up in your role as CEO to meet the company needs - It's all about sales - Why keep the company located in London by Design MBA
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Designing Company Culture - Pieter Omvlee & Emanuel Sa (Cofounders @ Sketch): My guests today are Pieter Omvlee & Emanuel Sa who are the cofounders of Sketch. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/7SFix4Sakt8 In this episode, we discuss the following: - Pieter Omvlee and Emanuel Sá bio - What was it like in the early days of Sketch - Why Sketch decided to raise venture capital money from Benchmark - What is the Sketch company culture - Why Sketch's hiring process prioritizes communication skills - How to create a company culture where it's about the work and minimize politics - How to deal with a wrong hire - How to not get bored as a founder when working on same problem for 10 years - A day in the life of Pieter Omvlee and Emanuel Sa - Why Sketch did not move to silicon valley and open an office - How to view competition - Making difficult choices - Creating a transparent team culture at Sketch - How to prevent silos from forming at the company - Advice from Pieter and Emanuel for fol by Design MBA
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When to Quit - Tanner Christensen (Founder @ Shape): My guest today is Tanner Christensen who is the founder at Shape.co. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/1HPwcA0O4IY In this episode, we discuss the following: - Tanner Christensen bio - Learnings from starting a design podcast - How to blog consistently for 10 years - Why you should not quit your day job to focus completely on your side projects - Benefits of doing side projects - Why quit a side project - Leaving millions of dollars to quit Facebook as a designer - Quitting full time job to focus completely on startup idea - How to figure out what you are not good at - Dealing with public failure - Career paths are not linear - Dealing with financial insecurity when going all in on side projects - Optimizing for interests over compensation in your career - Creating a platform for designers to improve their interviewing skills - Advice for designers who are thinking of quitting - How to get in touch with Tanner Christensen For sh by Design MBA
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Diversifying Your Income Sources - Femke (Senior Product Designer @ Wealthsimple): My guest today is Femke who is a senior product designer at Wealthsimple and a design YouTuber. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/XQ8HTc9ggTI In this episode, we discuss the following: - Femke Van Schoonhoven bio - Why should creatives start side projects - How to deal with pressure, responsibility of having a large social media following - Why should influencers have authenticity and integrity - Should you work only on side projects that can be monetized - How does Femke make money via side projects - How does Femke promote her job board - How much revenue does Femke generate via her side projects - Why diversify your sources of income - Choosing not to be a full time content creator - How to manage a full time job and side hustles - Going all in on your day job vs doing side hustles - Power of thinking you are already at the next level - What to do when you feel like quitting your side projects - W by Design MBA
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Collaborating With Other Creatives - Ben Issen (Founder @ Supercreative): My guest today is Ben Issen who is the founder of Supercreative. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/by36qEPoJ1w In this episode, we discuss the following: - Ben Issen Bio - How traveling helps you grow as a person - Why you should collaborate with other creatives on projects - What if a collaboration with a creative doesn't work out - Lesson learned from a failed collaboration - Collaborating with Ran Segall - Having difficult conversations upfront before starting a collaboration - How to use no violent communication during a collaboration - ABC feedback framework - How to collaborate with creatives who are harsh while giving feedback - Getting to know someone from their YouTube videos - How to talk about money when collaborating with other creatives - Making friends through collaborations - How to get a collaboration with your dream creative - How to get in touch with Ben Issen - Jayneil talks about his purpos by Design MBA
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Starting a Venture Capital Firm - John Zeratsky (General Partner @ Character): My guest today is John Zeratsky who is a co-founder and general partner at the VC firm Character. In this episode, we discuss the following: - John Zeratsky Bio - Why start a venture capital firm as a designer - Why start your own venture capital firm compared to joining an existing one - How does Character decide which companies to invest in - How to avoid FOMO when working in venture capital - Unplugging from work - How to deal with missing out on investing in a unicorn startup - Risk associated with investing in early stage venture - Dealing with pressure of managing other people's money as a venture capitalist - You don't have to go to Harvard Business School to learn about business - Limited Partner composition for Character - Hardest thing about startup investing - Leaving San Francisco and rise of remote work - How to get in touch with John Zeratsky For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visi by Design MBA
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Choosing Impact Over Scale - Dan Mall (Founder @ SuperFriendly): My guest today is Dan Mall who is the founder of SuperFriendly In this episode, we discuss the following: - Dan Mall Bio - Why do freelance design compared to work in house as a designer at FAANG? - Dealing with red tape, politics while working as a designer - Starting the design agency SuperFriendly - Turning SuperFriendly into a design collective - How to run a network based business - Who's a good fit for running a network based business - Raise venture capital or not - Benefits of trying different things - Winding down the SuperFriendly Collective despite generating millions of dollars in revenue - Choosing to focus on impact over scale - Coaching design teams on design systems - Feeling fulfilled with creative work - Do you have to sacrifice money when choosing impact over scale - Advice for designers who are worried about choosing between scale and impact with side projects - How to contact Dan Mall For show note by Design MBA
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Becoming a Designer in Web3 - Yitong Zhang (Cofounder @ Vector DAO): My guest today is Yitong Zhang who is the cofounder of Vector DAO. In this episode, we discuss the following: - Yitong Zhang Bio - Transitioning from being founder to doing a job - Discovering and learning about crypto - Why join Coinbase as a designer - How to get started as a designer in crypto - What if you want a job in crypto but don't have crypto related design work - Difficulty of staying up to date with crypto if you don't really like it - What is Vector DAO - Time commitments if you want to join Vector DAO - Crazy compensations in crypto and risks - Losing $30,000 in crypto due to a hack - How Vector DAO does background check on clients to avoid exit scams - Downside of proving people wrong - Leaving full time job at Coinbase and starting Vector DAO - Knowing what game you are playing - Power of asking dumb questions - Advice for designers who want to break into web3 - How to contact Yitong Zhang For show by Design MBA
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Making of a Design Founder - Jessica Ko (Founder @ Playbook): My guest today is Jessica Ko who is the founder/CEO at Playbook In this episode, we discuss the following: - Jessica Ko Bio - Doing things that make you high - Being a founder/entrepreneur is not for everyone - How to know if you are ready to become a design founder - Why you shouldn't rush to become a design leader - Benefits of starting something when you are older - Pros/Cons of becoming a design founder - Insecurities of being an inexperienced young founder - Why it's easy for a design founder to hire designers - How does a design founder balance spending time between design and other areas - How to level up in areas other than design as a design founder - Managing work/life balance as a design founder - Advice for designers who want to become founders someday For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show by Design MBA
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Making of a Design Manager - Connie Yang (Head of Payments Design @ Stripe): My guest today is Connie Yang who is the Head of Payments Design at Stripe. In this episode, we discuss the following: - Connie Yang Bio - Compensation for Design manager vs individual contributor designer - How to know if you are ready for design leadership - Improving your design craft before becoming a design manager - Demonstrating leadership before becoming a design manager - Focusing less on design work as a design manager - Why hiring only senior designers is a bad idea - Fear of getting a design hire wrong - Having performance related conversations with direct reports - Adapting your leadership style for different people - Unplugging and taking time off as a design manager - What if you realize design leadership is not for you - Managing your side hustles if you become a design leader - What do design managers get asked in an interview - How to contact Connie Yang For show notes, guest bio, and more by Design MBA
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Designing a 6 Figure Figma Course - Michael Riddering (Founder @ Figma Academy): My guest today is Michael Riddering aka Ridd who is the founder of Figma Academy, an advanced level course on Figma. In this episode, we discuss the following: - Michael Riddering Bio - Feeling of launching a new product - What is Figma Academy - Why create a course on Figma - How long does it take to create a course on Figma - Pivoting from finance, venture capital field to design - Collaborating with MDS - Twists and turns along the Figma Academy journey - Waiting for ideas to marinate before implementing - Landing the founding designer gig at Maven - Finding synergies between day job and side hustle - Figma Academy has generated $250,000 in revenue in 5 months - Focusing on building an audience first before monetizing - Dealing with competitors and clones - Advice for designers who are trying to monetize their side projects - How to contact Michael Riddering ("Ridd") For show notes, guest bio, and by Design MBA
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Becoming a Designer in Crypto - Graeme Blackwood (Head of Design @ Argent) by Design MBA
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Life of an Entrepreneur - Aashish Dalal (Founder @ Sunya One): My guest today is Aashish Dalal who is the founder and partner at Sunya One. In this episode, we discuss the following: - Aashish Dalal Bio - Defining success in career and life - 15 years of ParkWhiz journey from a startup idea to an exit - Preparing your spouse/partner for a startup - Tuning out the naysayers, noise - Benefits of joining a support group for entrepreneurship - Importance of being authentic as a leader - Dealing with pressures of entrepreneurship - Focusing on the journey over goals - Comparing yourself to others - Focusing on Why over What - How to contact Aashish Dalal For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show by Design MBA
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