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037 - Designing at Scale AI, Application Process, and Differences Between Startup Stages with Rachel Poonsiriwong of Terrascope
Hi everyone! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted 🙈 Just been super busy with internship + summer classes, but I’m planning to release more consistently now!-Before we start, I just want to let you know that the next four episodes will be a bit different. Well, I won’t be hosting! Instead, the wonderful Mita (https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhumita-elan-441276175/) will be hosting them! Mita is a recent graduate from California College of the Arts and has worked at LinkedIn and Apple as a product design intern before! Last year, she reached out to me and asked if she could join me on podcast creation. Though she’s now not working on it anymore, she helped me record four awesome episodes! Now, to caveat - the next four episodes are more focused on how each of these designers landed a role at their respective companies, so it’s much more career and application focused. But I’m sure you’ll still learn a ton!-Now, onto the guest introduction. Our guest today is Rachel Poonsiriwong (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelpyw/), who recently joined the product design team at Terrascope (https://www.terrascope.com/home) - a smart carbon measurement and management platform. This episode was recorded a while ago, so this episode will focus on Rachel’s previous role at Scale AI (https://scale.com/). Now, Scale AI, a late-stage series E startup, is a data platform for AI that provides high quality training data for leading machine learning teams. In this episode, you’ll learn how Rachel landed a role at Scale AI, her tips for junior designers who want to join a late-stage startup, and even her specific presentation projects for her Scale AI interviews! So, without further ado, here was Mita’s conversation with Rachel Poonsiriwong.===Highlights⭐ Rachel’s journey to Scale AI⭐ The two case studies Rachel presented during her interview⭐ What it’s like designing at a late-stage startup⭐ What does Scale AI looks for in designers⭐ How to land a role at a company with no job openings===Not Just Pixels (https://rss.com/podcasts/notjustpixels/) is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.===Have a great day! :)
27 Jun 2023
036 - Pillars of Product Design, How to Be Data-Informed, and the Beauty of the Internet With Kyle Turman of Retool
Today, I’m talking to Kyle Turman (https://turman.co/).
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Kyle, on this day of posting, no longer works as the Director of Product Design at Retool (https://retool.com/), but for great reasons, which you can read more about in his latest article - “Oh Hey, I Quit My Job. (https://turman.co/articles/oh-hey-i-quit-my-job)” Before Retool, he worked at Slack (https://slack.com/) as the Sr. Director of Product Design. And before that at Dropbox (https://www.dropbox.com/), Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/), and many other companies.
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I first discovered Kyle’s portfolio (https://turman.co/) a while back, and man - if you haven’t seen it, it’s in the show notes. Go check it out - this is what I call a portfolio with personality and style. Now, I got in touch with Kyle thanks to another amazing guest - shoutout to Catt (https://cattsmall.com/)! And I was so, so excited to chat with Kyle, and it sure did not disappoint. We talked about a variety of topics including the pillars of product design, learning business as a designer, the beauty of the internet, and so much more. I am so glad I chatted with Kyle, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy this one too. So, without further ado, here was my conversation with the World Wide Web Mad Scientist - Kyle Turman.
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Highlights
⭐ Pillars of product design
⭐ Learning business as a product designer
⭐ The importance of data
⭐ Beauty of the internet
⭐ Relationship between AI & human
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Links
🔗 Kyle’s portfolio (https://turman.co/)
🔗 You're Telling Me Designers Should Business? (https://turman.co/articles/should-designers-business)
🔗 Bento (https://bento.me/home)
🔗 Partiful (https://partiful.com/)
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Not Just Pixels (https://rss.com/podcasts/notjustpixels/) is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.
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Have a great day! :)
13 Jun 2023
035 - Technically Wrong, Hard Truths about Tech, and Advice for Junior Designers with Sara Wachter-Boettcher of Active Voice
Today, I’m talking to Sara Wachter-Boettcher (https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraboettcher/).
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Sara currently is the founder and CEO of Active Voice (https://www.activevoicehq.com/), a leadership development company on a mission to make work culture better for everyone.
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In 2018, Sara wrote a book titled “Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech (https://www.amazon.com/Technically-Wrong-Sexist-Algorithms-Threats/dp/0393356043).” From the title of the book, you know that this episode will be different from the rest. We talked about the…not-so-great and even harmful side of the tech industry and advice for junior designers who are about to enter the workplace. There are a ton of golden nuggets in this episode, and I’m sure you’ll learn as much as I did. So without further ado, here was my conversation with Sara Wachter-Boettcher.
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Highlights
⭐ Discussion about Sara’s 2018 book “Technically Wrong”
⭐ What has changed in tech workplace culture
⭐ Problematic area of the design industry
⭐ Things good to know for junior designers before entering the workplace
⭐ What should junior designers do if they join a bad company
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Not Just Pixels (https://rss.com/podcasts/notjustpixels/) is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.
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Have a great day! :)
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