Kevin Twohy - How to build an independent design practice
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Kevin Twohy - How to build an independent design practice

This episode looks at Kevin Twohy’s 10+ year journey going from solo freelancer to independent design studio. We cover a LOT including:

- Strategies for cold outreach and pricing

- Tips for getting aligned quickly with clients

- How Kevin gets plugged into a new team

- Why Kevin has started positioning himself as a studio

- A better way to take equity in client projects

- Why you should be wary of starting a productized agency

- + a lot more

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