Design MBA

Jun 19 2024 82 ep. 51 mins 13
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Design MBA is an interview series with design leaders and design entrepreneurs hosted by Jayneil Dalal.

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Sneak Peek into Figma files of top designers for FREE

Jun 19 2024 1 mins  
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Designing for AI

Jan 24 2024 38 mins  
🧠 WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS INTERVIEW? 1. Challenges of designing for AI 2. How to get a job as an AI Designer 📢 WHY IS HENRY MODISETT A ROCKSTAR? Henry Modisett is the Head of Design at Perplexity AI. Previously he worked as a designer at Quora and Google. 🤝 CONNECT WITH HENRY MODISETT Twitter -https://twitter.com/henrymodis LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in

Designing the Facebook Like Button

Dec 14 2023 53 mins  
🧠 WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS INTERVIEW? 1. How the iconic Facebook like button was designed? 2. How a designer invested early in startups like Figma, Framer and Diagram? 📢 WHY IS SOLEIO CUERVO A ROCKSTAR? Soleio Cuervo is a software designer turned investor. He led early design efforts at Facebook, Messenger, then Dropbox. Now he invests in extraordinary software startup

Transitioning from Design Manager to IC Designer

Sep 29 2023 37 mins  
My guest today is Maheen Sohail who recently switched from Design Manager to Senior Designer role at Meta. In this episode, we discuss the following: - Interview trailer - Who is Maheen Sohail (Senior Designer at Meta)? - How to deal with layoffs as a designer? - What does a Design Manager do when her entire team gets shut down? - How does a Design Manager say goodbye to their te

Spatial Design is the Future

Jul 30 2023 31 mins  
My guest today is Julian Park who is the CEO at Bezi, a collaborative spatial design tool. In this episode, we discuss the following: 00:34 Why I'm interviewing Julian Park (CEO at Bezi) 1:41 Why Spatial Design is the future of the UX Design industry? 4:13 Why Apple priced the Vision Pro headset so high? 5:15 Why designers should become early adopters of spatial design? 8:34 Learn

The Ultimate Guide for Investing in Startups as a Designer

Jul 01 2023 43 mins  
My guest today is DANIEL SCRIVNER who is the General Partner at Ligature VC In this episode, we discuss the following: - Why I'm interviewing @daniel-scrivner (General Partner at Ligature VC)? How to run a VC fund alongside your day job? How to hyper-focus at work? Why invest in Venture Capital as an asset class? Why do Venture Capitalists need to differentiate themselves? Why sta

Why Designers Need to Learn About Business

May 24 2023 35 mins  
My guests today is Om Suthar who is the Director of Product Design at DISQO. In this episode, we discuss the following: - Why I'm interviewing Om Suthar (Director of Product Design at DISQO) - Why is it important to control your burn rate as a startup founder? - What is Founder Market fit? - Startup Founder shares lessons learned from failing to raise funding from venture capitali

Mistakes First Time Design Managers Make - Kyle Turman (Director of Product Design @ Retool)

Apr 24 2023 53 mins  
My guests today is Kyle Turman who is the the Director of Product Design at Retool and previously led design teams at Slack, Dropbox, and Etsy. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/CPnSHrk9e6U In this episode, we discuss the following: - Why I'm interviewing Kyle Turman - Why is it hard for IC designers to switch into a design manager role? - What changes when you become a design ma

Taking a Sabbatical - Ben Huggins (Design @ Retool)

Apr 09 2023 36 mins  
My guests today is Ben Huggins who is a Product Designer at Retool. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/grUjIw-DyMw In this episode, we discuss the following: - Why I am interviewing Ben Higgins? - Why take a career break as a designer? - Biggest fear when it comes to taking a career break - What do you need structure during a career break? - What to do during your time off? - What

Transition from Graphic Design to UX - Colton Schweitzer, Ludovic Delmas (Cofounders at Kickass UX)

Mar 08 2023 47 mins  
My guests today areColton Schweitzer and Ludovic Delmas are the cofounders of Kickass UX which helps creatives build a kickass UX skillset and supercharge their careers. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/KI8kcRcqAu8 In this episode, we discuss the following: - Why I am interviewing the Kickass UX founders? - Does UX design pay more than graphic design? - Are there more UX design