Episodes

  • Sana Rao: The Goop Stage

    Sana Rao: The Goop Stage
    Dec 3 2024
    Sana Rao is a contemporary expressionist artist based in London. Her work is a personal meditation and a weapon to guard against the numbness brought on by an entirely mechanised existence. Sana’s artwork draws from the expressionist tradition and depicts the vision of a playful yet symbiotic future. Before returning to art, Sana spent nearly two decades in the world of design and tech working in companies like Twitter, Deliveroo, Apple and Peanut across three continents.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Craig Campbell: One-man Wrecking Crew

    Craig Campbell: One-man Wrecking Crew
    Sep 17 2024

    Links:

    • Pastmaps
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Jeff Sheldon: Standing Behind Your Product

    Jeff Sheldon: Standing Behind Your Product
    Jul 9 2024

    Links:

    • Ugmonk
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    55 mins
  • Brett Westervelt: Measure Twice, Cut Once

    Brett Westervelt: Measure Twice, Cut Once
    Apr 30 2024
    Brett Westervelt is currently the Head of Design at Instagram. We spoke about his life and career, from growing up in Oklahoma, tinkering with his grandfather, to taking a course at Stanford, experiencing startup life, and growing as a leader. This episode has tons of nuggets about how he thinks of building strong teams to create great software, how he thinks about design at scale, and how to keep craft at a high bar.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Andy McMillan: It's About People

    Andy McMillan: It's About People
    Apr 9 2024
    Andy is a creative director, designer, and event producer. He is most well known for XOXO and Build Conference. He also recently started a non-alcoholic craft brewery called Heck. We spoke about the events that he's created, and how he went from event production to non-alcoholic beverages. Most notably, Andy's career has run parallel to the evolution of the tech industry in the last 15 years, and he shares some of his perspectives on this.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Gabriel Valdivia: Filling The Design Void

    Gabriel Valdivia: Filling The Design Void
    Mar 19 2024
    Gabriel Valdivia is a product designer, and currently an independent fractional design leader. He partners with founders as their design leadership counterpart while embedding with engineering teams to execute and iterate towards product/market fit. We talked about the rise of the model of fractional design leadership, the current issues tech teams are facing after bloating their organizations these last few years, and many other takes of various temperatures.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Cat Noone: Responsibility to Your Craft

    Cat Noone: Responsibility to Your Craft
    Mar 5 2024
    Cat Noone is a product designer turned founder, and now CEO of Stark, a startup streamlining accessibility compliance for software teams. We talked about her path from designer to business leader, the mistakes made along the way, and how she keeps a high bar for craft of the product and of decision making.
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    58 mins
  • Aaron Carambula: Breaking Down Barriers

    Aaron Carambula: Breaking Down Barriers
    Jan 30 2024
    In the inaugural episode of 2024, Aaron and I explore three compelling topics. First, we discuss the qualities of our most effective cross-functional partners and partnerships. Then, we delve into the significance of designers considering their work in the context it lives in, and focusing on the impact it can have. And finally, we share insights on the most impactful feedback we've received.
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    1 hr and 4 mins