He’s just 19 - but has already landed Startmate and Fishburners as clients.
Yep, I’m talking about Angus McGlynn.
The timeline of his achievements are wild.
At 14 👉Founded Medelo., a wellness brand w/ 7 stockists and sold across Greater Sydney At 16 👉 ADHD prevented him from learning at school, so he dropped out and moved to Sydney to learn from experience At 17 👉 Designed and shipped an app for the NSW Government At 18 👉 Used work experience (INFIX, HowToo, EBPearls) to skip undergrad and start a Masters of Design. At 19 👉 Founded Refract and is now a design partner to Fishburners, Startmate, Galileo Ventures & more. Sponsored Startmate’s Demo Day this week!
Speaking of timelines… in this hour-long episode we discussed:
how to complete 5 days worth of work in 8 hours,
why you must be a generalist designer in 2024, &
how an art gallery helped him drop out (+ learn quicker).
I listened to this ep multiple times myself to comprehend some of the crazy things Angus has done so early on.
Couldn’t hurt you to listen once, true?
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Angus McGlynn
01:39 Angus's Early Ventures and Challenges
01:55 The Journey of Medelo
03:11 The Role of Independence and Early Jobs
04:49 Channeling Rebellious Energy Constructively
06:06 The Impact of Psychology and Empathy in Design
07:45 First Major Project: Child Protection App
08:35 Breaking into the Design Industry
19:02 The Birth of Refract
23:04 Leadership and Team Building
26:13 Philosophy and Approach to Design
33:15 Biggest Influences and Family Background
34:10 Dropping Out and Moving to Sydney
37:45 Balancing Business and Personal Life
40:32 Building Refract and Networking
43:07 Productivity and Time Management
50:09 Reflections and Future Goals
55:52 Final Thoughts and Advice
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You can connect with Angus here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angus-mcglynn/
You can check out Refract here:https://www.linkedin.com/company/refract-creative-studio/posts/?feedView=allhttps://refract.studio/