Growing Design (Ep. 5)

24/05/2024 35 min

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What’s it like building Jam this week? We’re hiring a second designer and realizing it’s one of the hardest positions to fill.This week we discuss:(00:15) Why hiring a designer is harder than an engineer(6:57) How we look for designers at Jam(09:15) How our designers’ personalities have shaped the product(16:15) Working with sr. designers (tip: they don’t need your Canva file)(21:41) Talking to new audiences about your product(28:44) Google docs is Totino’s Pizza rolls & Notion is a calzone(30:30) Answering “What’s your favorite product?” in a PM interview(33:30) Reacting to a mind-blowing website (https://amie.so/)(34:48) What bell-bottom jeans say about your startupSubscribe to Building Jam on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. New episodes drop every Friday at 10AM ET. See you there!