Alex Cornell - Mastering the art of influence
When you think about storytelling in design... Alex Cornell is often the person that comes to mind. And that's a big reason why he's one of the most requested guests on the show. So this episode is a ...
20 Jun 202454min
Maggie Appleton - Becoming an AI-native designer
This week’s episode with Maggie Appleton is a deep dive into designing for AI products and LLMs. Maggie shares about her experience as the first designer at Elicit (an AI assistant for research papers...
12 Jun 202452min
Ian Wharton - The secret to great storytelling
Remember how Michael Wandelmeier told us Metalab hired a storytelling coach? Well that coach is Ian Wharton. He’s an Apple Design Award winner, CEO of Aide Health, and he teaches storytelling techniqu...
6 Jun 202452min
Amy Lima - How to turn a layoff into a dream job
~6 months ago Amy Lima was laid off and has been preparing for this episode ever since. So in this interview she gives us an inside look at her process for landing a dream role at Duolingo. If you’re ...
4 Jun 202452min
Julius Tarng - Dissolving the line between design and engineering
Julius Tarng is the ultimate generalist designer.He started the design tools team at Facebook where he made a massive impact on products like Origami.He then freelanced as a design engineer for compan...
30 Mai 202450min
Raphael Schaad - Designing a startup from 0 to acquisition
When it comes to design founder stories, Raphael Schaad’s is one of the best. So this episode is the first-ever telling of how Raphael designed and built Cron (which became Notion Calendar). We talk a...
23 Mai 202448min
Alex Schleifer - How design at Airbnb creates a culture of craft at scale
Alex Schleifer was the long-time Chief Design Officer at Airbnb where he grew the team from ~35 to over 600 people. So this conversation is an inside look at what makes design at Airbnb so special. We...
16 Mai 202447min
Noam Segal - Tools and tactics for modern user research
Noam Segal has led research at companies like Meta, Airbnb, Wealthfront, Twitter, and most recently Upwork. He also teaches the #1 user research course on Maven. So this episode is a masterclass in us...
9 Mai 202455min
