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Design MBA is an interview series with design leaders and design entrepreneurs hosted by Jayneil Dalal.
Becoming T-shaped Designer - Joshua Philippe (Head of Design @ Strike)
Design MBA
36 minutes 41 seconds
2 years ago
Becoming T-shaped Designer - Joshua Philippe (Head of Design @ Strike)
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 company or early stage startup as a designer?
- What is a T-shaped designer?
- Why designers need to have a mission statement?
- Favorite comics, collecting baseball and Yu Gi Oh cards
- Benefits of working as a designer at a branding agency
- When & Why should a designer consider leaving the agency world?
- Doing freelance gigs on top of 9-5 job
- Should designers choose equity or money when consulting with startups?
- Joining Strike
- How to get promoted to Head of Design role at a startup?
- How to get in touch with Joshua Philippe?
For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit:
www.designmba.show
Design MBA
Design MBA is an interview series with design leaders and design entrepreneurs hosted by Jayneil Dalal.
