Design30

About Design30

Discover "Design More Despair Less" hosted by product designer Jason Bilyeu. This weekly podcast empowers product designers, mechanical engineers, and innovators with practical design thinking strategies, AI-powered design tools, and creative problem-solving techniques. Learn from Bell Labs-inspired innovation, Rick Rubin’s creative process, and quantum engineering insights to conquer design challenges and boost productivity. Perfect for engineers and creators seeking actionable tips to design smarter and overcome creative blocks. Subscribe now for episodes on user personas, product development, and cutting-edge engineering solutions!

Publisher

Jason Bilyeu

Category

arts · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jul 2022

Latest episode

14 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

111 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Sept 2026

   Ep. 102 - "Beyond Terrible" — The Best Comment I've Ever Received

   A YouTube commenter called one of my videos "Beyond Terrible." It ended up being one of the most useful things anyone's ever said to me — and the video after it became my best-performing one yet. In this episode of Design More, Despair Less, I break down four ideas that have shaped how I approach design, career, and building an audience: — Why how you respond when things go wrong matters more than the thing going wrong — Why nothing great gets designed without constraints — How putting yourself in the right situations creates opportunity (and where I actually find it) — Why doing hard things on purpose makes the rest of life easier New episodes regularly. Subscribe so you don't miss one. Timestamps: 🎙️ 0:00 — Intro: the "Beyond Terrible" comment 💬 0:21 — #1: How you respond when things go wrong defines your career ⚙️ 5:00 — #2: Nothing great is designed without constraints 🎯 9:43 — #3: Put yourself in situations to find opportunity 💪 12:51 — #4: Doing hard things = an easier life 🎬 15:36 — Wrap-up #DesignMoreDespairLess #DMDL #productdesign #engineering #CAD #Fusion360 #designthinking #careeradvice #YouTubeGrowth #startups #designconstraints #industrialdesign #podcast #makers #designprocess

2. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Ep. 101 - Mechanical Engineering Is Entering a Golden Age — Go All In

   Host Jas Bilyeu argues mechanical engineering is entering a golden age, exploring Tesla's revolutionary Cybercab and the future of autonomous vehicles.

3. 

   15 Mar 2026

   Ep. 100 - In a World of Cynics, Be an Idealist

   Host Jas Bilyeu explores how idealism, not naivety, strategically combats cynicism by examining AI's potential to improve work and mental health.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

51

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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