Hey folks. Join me in conversating with Saptarshi Prakash, the Director of Design at Swiggy - India's leading online food ordering and delivery app. In part 1 of this episode, we talk about topics varying from transitioning from an IC to a manager, building and nurturing a team, to becoming a content creator. And this is definitely not a UI/UX discussion for I am not a product designer. This was a fun discussion with a lot of takeaways for me. And stay tuned for part 2 of this episode. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  TIME STAMPS:   00:02:30 Intro  00:03:00 HOW SAPTA SHAPED HIMSELF AS A DESIGNER  00:05:59 FIRST OPPORTUNITY AT Housing.com  00:09:25 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SAPTA  00:15:03 HOW TO NOT GET EXHAUSTED BY WORK  00:18:19 IS FORMAL EDUCATION IN DESIGN IMPORTANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL?  00:21:43 HOW CAN DESIGNERS PLAN THEIR STREAMS OF INCOME?  00:26:51 WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN UI, UX, AND PRODUCT DESIGN?  00:30:24 HOW CAN DESIGNERS STAND OUT AMONGST THE HEAVY COMPETITION?   00:34:12 SHIFT IN MINDSET WHILE DESIGNING SOLUTIONS FOR B2B AND B2C BRANDS  00:40:02 DESIGN AT SWIGGY - STRUCTURE & PROCESSES   00:43:33 VALIDATING DESIGN DECISIONS  00:46:40 HOW DOES ONE KNOW WHEN HE/SHE IS READY TO BECOME A MANAGER?  00:49:24 3 THINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL IN BECOMING A MANAGER   00:54:47 WHAT SHOULD A DESIGNER POSSESS? FROM BOTH THE CANDIDATE'S AND THE HIRING MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE  00:58:51 WHY ARE GRAPHIC DESIGNERS GETTING PAID LESSER THAN PRODUCT DESIGNERS OF EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE?  01:02:29 WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SCOPE OF DESIGN THAT’S NOT PRODUCT-DESIGN IN INDIA IN THE NEAR FUTURE?  01:03:41 DID YOU PLAN ON BECOMING A CONTENT CREATOR?   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  The Design Convo Podcast:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedesignconvopodcast/  Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/thedesignconvopodcast  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gDopKcz40n9mQjybUNiPP  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-design-convo-podcast/id1588933717  Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82MTBkMWI0NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpD5ddCMmrU&list=PL3dvja-MdghByNQ3PmTMwJ5CP7LOCxoDn&ab_channel=ShakthiHariDesign   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  You can find Saptarshi Prakash at:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saptarshiux/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/saptarshipr  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/saptarshipr  Medium: https://medium.com/@saptarshipr   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Host: Shakthi Hari N V   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shakthiharinv/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/shakthiharinv  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShakthiHariDesign  Medium: https://medium.com/@shakthiharinv  Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/shakthiharinv  Behance: https://www.behance.net/shakthiharinv  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakthi-hari-n-v-18038198/  Foundation(NFTs): https://foundation.app/@shakthiharinv  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------