Andy Zhang - From early Figma to design engineer at Windsurf

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 storyteller and get people excited to build your ideas....

25 Nov 202412min

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 a reflection on his journey working for himself an...

20 Nov 202452min

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 startups. So this episode looks at stories from Perpl...

18 Nov 20248min

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 is a new way to ship design changes without having t...

13 Nov 202448min

Over the last few months, I’ve interviewed the people designing cutting edge AI products like Perplexity, Claude, Dot, Humane, Visual Electric, and more…During that time I’ve created a running list of...

11 Nov 202413min

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 transition from traditional designer to builder 💪 So if yo...

6 Nov 202451min

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, and prototyping specialist Janum Trivedi. Learn why ...

4 Nov 20249min

As soon as I finished our original interview, I knew I had to have Soleio on as the first repeat guest. He led early design efforts at Facebook and Dropbox. Now he invests in design-driven startups li...

30 Okt 20241h 2min