Podcast Episodes

Diego Zaks - Designing the fastest growing startup ever

Episode 83

Imagine joining an early stage startup as the first senior designer and within a few years, it becomes the fastest growing company ever.

Well… that's …

1 year, 3 months ago

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Attacking ambiguity with design💡

Imagine you’re asked to lead the design of a new project. It’s complex, open-ended, and full of interconnected problems…

How do you attack that ambigu…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Phi Hoang - Creativity, Midjourney, and the future of brand design

Episode 82

2024 was the year the Perplexity brand took over the design community. And a big reason why is because of Phi Hoang.

So this week’s episode is a deep …

1 year, 3 months ago

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Storytelling masterclass for designers 💡

It doesn’t matter how good your designs are if they never get built. So this episode breaks down specific tactics you can use to become a better stor…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Joey Banks - Designing your career path

Episode 81

A little over a year ago, Joey Banks and I were DM’ing each other in Slack about leaving our W-2 jobs and going independent.

So this week’s episode is…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Time to rethink design systems 💡

The pendulum has swung too far with design systems. Somehow they’ve become synonymous with scale. But I believe they’re the perfect first step for st…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Dessn - The missing tool for product designers

Episode 80

After writing a viral article called “The Missing Tool” I was fortunate to meet Gab and Nim who are the co-founders of a startup called Dessn.

Dessn i…

1 year, 3 months ago

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7 mental models for designing AI products💡

Over the last few months, I’ve interviewed the people designing cutting edge AI products like Perplexity, Claude, Dot, Humane, Visual Electric, and m…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Meng To - How to build your ideas with AI

Episode 79

One of the most impressive things I’ve seen a designer make all year is Meng To’s Dreamcut.

It’s the perfect example of what it looks like to transiti…

1 year, 4 months ago

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How Airbnb is bringing soul back to their design 💡

Airbnb is making 3 big design investments to bring soul back to the app. So this episode pulls from interviews with their VP of Design, Teo Connor, a…

1 year, 4 months ago

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