🧠 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/henrymodisett/?originalSubdomain=ca 🤙 CONNECT WITH JAYNEIL DALAL LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayneil...

🧠 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 startups and helps them win through great design. He is a proud backer of Figma, Framer, Vercel, Vanta, Perplexity, Synthesia,...

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 team when it's time to leave the company? - 8:17 How does a Design Manager not lose touch with their craft? - How...

My guest today is Julian Park who is the CEO at Bezel, a collaborative spatial design tool. In this episode, we discuss the following: 00:34 Why I'm interviewing Julian Park (CEO at Bezel) 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 Learnings from working at Facebook Oculus as an engineer 9:25 Why join the Meta Oculus team over WhatsApp or...

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 start a VC fund instead of passive investing in top-tier VC firms? Why raise a VC fund instead of angel...

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 capitalists - Should you tell your employer about the startup you are doing on the side? - How to manage your startup and...

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 manager from an IC designer? - Imposter Syndrome being a first time Design Manager - How do you measure output as a...

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 Jayneil Dalal learned from taking a sabbatical? - How to figure out what you want in your next design job? - Why...

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 jobs than graphic design jobs? - What are the challenges faced by graphic designers when entering the UX...

My guest today is Gordon Ching who is the founder of Design Executive Council (DEC) building the network dedicated to advancing the design executive profession in Silicon Valley and beyond. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/Hm10bL4VTTk In this episode, we discuss the following: - Why I'm interviewing Gordon Ching - Why start Design Executive Council? - Why is being a design executive not a glamarous gig? - Why can't a design executive focus on design all day? - Why does a design executive...

My guest today is Jared Erondu is a design & product leader, investor, and advisor. He's currently the GM of Performance and VP of Design at Lattice. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/MfrwNIJ19-I In this episode, we discuss the following: - Why I'm interviewing Jared Erondu - How has interviewing design leaders helped Jared in his design career? - How to keep in touch with people you meet throughout your career? - Why Jared Erondu joined Lattice? - How to evaluate different career...

My guest today is Joshua Philippe is the Head of Design at Strike a service that leverages Bitcoin’s open payment network to offer users the first global peer-to-peer payments app and a novel bitcoin-native neobanking experience. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/Xxd5NJ37-Lk In this episode, we discuss the following: - Joshua Philippe Bio - How childhood affects your listening skills? - Should designers coming out of school join FAANG or a design agency? - Should you join a late stage...

My guest today is Mindaugas Petrutis who is the CEO at Coho which is The Direct To Experience ™️ Learning Network for professional growth. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/wgIaGMa-Dw8 In this episode, we discuss the following: - Mindaugas bio - How does it feel to launch a company out of stealth? - Importance of building authentic relationships - Should you have an agenda when building a relationship? - Why you should not focus on titles when building relationships? - Why you should...

My guest today is Jeff Veen who is a deisgn partner and head of platform at True Ventures. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/CeRkpEOrhWU In this episode, we discuss the following: - 00:00 Jeff Veen Bio - 02:19 How to deal with career burnouts? - 06:09 Why startup founders must learn to delegate - 09:29 Why join True Ventures as a Design Partner - 14:34 Taking a job opportunity on your terms - 19:44 Should you make friends at work? - 22:10 Having difficult conversations with cofounders...

My guest today is Lily Konings who is a Product Design Manager at Instagram with previous roles at Messenger, AngelList, and IBM Watson. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/6TYK2Qk6sqw In this episode, we discuss the following: - Lily Konings Bio - How does a designer get promoted? - Introvert designer's guide to building personal brand - How to connect with folks outside your team as designer? - How often should you update your design mentor? - Why you should ask for a design promotion? -...

My guest today is Adam Fry Pierce who is the Chief of Staff at Google where he manages strategic programs for Google's UX leadership. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/Gj7zbrM0NFE In this episode, we discuss the following: - Adam Fry Pierce bio - Career transition from event management to Design Ops - Downside of being a gifted people reader - Horror story - not being able to read people/situations - What is Design Operations (Design Ops)? - What does a Design Ops professional do? - More...

My guest today is Ran Segall who is the founder and CEO of Flux Academy Interview Video: https://youtu.be/1APN2MHdxnY In this episode, we discuss the following: - Ran Segall bio - How does a CEO level up - Benefits of working with a business coach - Benefits of joining Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) - Desire to copy high growth startup playbook as a bootstrapped founder - How to grow a bootstrapped business - Choosing not to raise venture capital - Hard things about creating an online...

My guest today is Murat Mutlu who is the cofounder & CEO of the design platform Marvel and research platform Ballpark. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/iXv4tqlL6vc In this episode, we discuss the following: - Murat Mutlu bio - How working at a design agency makes you better at sales - Why work on side projects as a designer - How to build trust with your cofounders - Do you have to be best friends with your cofounders - What to look for in a cofounder for your first project/startup -...

My guests today are Pieter Omvlee & Emanuel Sa who are the cofounders of Sketch. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/7SFix4Sakt8 In this episode, we discuss the following: - Pieter Omvlee and Emanuel Sá bio - What was it like in the early days of Sketch - Why Sketch decided to raise venture capital money from Benchmark - What is the Sketch company culture - Why Sketch's hiring process prioritizes communication skills - How to create a company culture where it's about the work and...

My guest today is Tanner Christensen who is the founder at Shape.co. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/1HPwcA0O4IY In this episode, we discuss the following: - Tanner Christensen bio - Learnings from starting a design podcast - How to blog consistently for 10 years - Why you should not quit your day job to focus completely on your side projects - Benefits of doing side projects - Why quit a side project - Leaving millions of dollars to quit Facebook as a designer - Quitting full time job...

My guest today is Femke who is a senior product designer at Wealthsimple and a design YouTuber. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/XQ8HTc9ggTI In this episode, we discuss the following: - Femke Van Schoonhoven bio - Why should creatives start side projects - How to deal with pressure, responsibility of having a large social media following - Why should influencers have authenticity and integrity - Should you work only on side projects that can be monetized - How does Femke make money via...

My guest today is Ben Issen who is the founder of Supercreative. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/by36qEPoJ1w In this episode, we discuss the following: - Ben Issen Bio - How traveling helps you grow as a person - Why you should collaborate with other creatives on projects - What if a collaboration with a creative doesn't work out - Lesson learned from a failed collaboration - Collaborating with Ran Segall - Having difficult conversations upfront before starting a collaboration - How to...

My guest today is John Zeratsky who is a co-founder and general partner at the VC firm Character. In this episode, we discuss the following: - John Zeratsky Bio - Why start a venture capital firm as a designer - Why start your own venture capital firm compared to joining an existing one - How does Character decide which companies to invest in - How to avoid FOMO when working in venture capital - Unplugging from work - How to deal with missing out on investing in a unicorn startup - Risk...

My guest today is Dan Mall who is the founder of SuperFriendly In this episode, we discuss the following: - Dan Mall Bio - Why do freelance design compared to work in house as a designer at FAANG? - Dealing with red tape, politics while working as a designer - Starting the design agency SuperFriendly - Turning SuperFriendly into a design collective - How to run a network based business - Who's a good fit for running a network based business - Raise venture capital or not - Benefits of...