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Our guest for today is Pranava Tandra, Product Designer at Intercom, ex-Microsoft. She's done her Bachelors in Design from the National Institue of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and her Masters in Visual and Interaction Design from Indian Institue of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT) In this episode, we talk about Job Interviews, Work-from-Home Burnouts, Psychology, Web3, Tips for Students, Writing Case Studies, and many more things. Previously she has worked at companies like Microsoft and Adobe. She shares a great amount of wisdom with us in this one! ⭐ Subscribe to Whiteboard.fm to stay updated with more interviews and clips https://www.youtube.com/whiteboardfm?sub_confirmation=1 _____ 🌐 Visit Our Website to explore Hiring Processes and Case Studies https://www.whiteboard.fm/ 🔮 This podcast is part of the 10kdesigners Network https://10kdesigners.com _____ ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Our guest of the Day — Pranava Tandra from Intercom 01:01 How and Where do you find your design resources? 03:12 Tips for Writing Case Studies 04:24 Case Studies — Keeping them complex or simple? 06:15 Avoiding and Fixing Burnouts  08:08 Planning and prioritizing time 09:39 Keeping up with Web3  10:33 Things students should include in a portfolio  11:58 Building & Showing Character in our Work 13:56 What are job interviews like at big companies? 15:56 What were your interview experiences like?  17:08 Being Confident in Interviews 17:50 Conclusion 18:17 Connect with Pranava! _____ 🎙️ Listen on • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WqW23aOsygZudWiQtGfmT • Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNjEzNzUwYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw • Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/whiteboard-fm/id1507168159  _____ ⚡ Connect with us! • Twitter: https://twitter.com/whiteboardfm/ • Instagram: https://instagram.com/whiteboard.fm/ _____ 💫 Our guest, Pranava's Socials: • Website: https://pranavatandra.medium.com/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/pranavatandra • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranavatandra/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tandra.jpg/ ✨ Brought to you by your host, Ansh Mehra: • Website: https://www.anshmehra.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anshmehra.work/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnshMehraaa _____ 📚 Browse bite-sized learning in business, product, UI/UX design, freelancing, and more https://booklets.io 🪄 Get real design inspiration from the world's best-designed apps https://uisources.com _____

Our guest for today is Oishee Sen, Product Designer at Bumble, ex-Microsoft. She's an Interaction and Communication Designer and did her graduation from the National Institute of Design (NID). Oishee has experience in multiple fields like Storytelling, Media, Marketing, User Experience Design, and many more. In the episode, she shares her thought process and mental models around design and her experience of working at great companies. Also, she writes great case studies and in this one, we also get to know what goes behind writing one. Don't miss out! ⭐ Subscribe to Whiteboard.fm to stay updated with more interviews and clips https://www.youtube.com/whiteboardfm?sub_confirmation=1 _____ 🌐 Visit Our Website to explore Hiring Processes and Case Studies https://www.whiteboard.fm/ 🔮 This podcast is part of the 10kdesigners Network https://10kdesigners.com _____ ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Our guest of the Day — Oishee Sen from Bumble 00:55 Learning Multiple Skills 05:34 Is a Design Degree Necessary? 11:09 Becoming Better at Writing Case Studies 15:17 How to Choose Your First Company 22:46 What Recruiters Look while Hiring Designers 26:36 Summing it up! 26:53 Connect with Oishee! 27:40 Conclusion 28:08 Outro _____ 🎙️ Listen on • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WqW23aOsygZudWiQtGfmT • Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNjEzNzUwYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw • Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/whiteboard-fm/id1507168159  _____ ⚡ Connect with us! • Twitter: https://twitter.com/whiteboardfm/ • Instagram: https://instagram.com/whiteboard.fm/ _____ 💫 Our guest, Oishee's Socials: • Website: https://www.oishee.io/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Oinkee • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oishee-sen-898622b7/ • Behance: https://www.behance.net/oisheesen ✨ Brought to you by your host, Ansh Mehra: • Website: https://www.anshmehra.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anshmehra.work/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnshMehraaa _____ 📚 Browse bite-sized learning in business, product, UI/UX design, freelancing, and more https://booklets.io 🪄 Get real design inspiration from the world's best-designed apps https://uisources.com _____

Our guest for today is Luca Orio, Design Systems Manager at Netflix. He's an Italian designer based out of San Francisco. He's been a designer for 19 years now and in this interview he shares some of the greatest and rarest insights regarding the things you experience as a designer and how to get the most out of things.  An amazing thing about Luca is before entering the design space, he used to be a Drummer in a Metal Band which had become quite popular and signed with labels. But, his love and passion for design are what made him choose this path. Make sure you watch the entire episode, you're going to love it! ⭐ Subscribe to Whiteboard.fm to stay updated with more interviews and clips https://www.youtube.com/whiteboardfm?sub_confirmation=1 _____ 🌐 Visit Our Website to explore Hiring Processes and Case Studies https://www.whiteboard.fm/ 🔮 This podcast is part of the 10kdesigners Network https://10kdesigners.com _____ ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Our guest of the Day — Luca Orio from Netflix 01:03 Switching from Music to Design 06:12 Advice for Beginners Building a Design System 10:04 Incorporating & Maintaining Design System 13:12 Being Energetic & in the State of Flow as a Designer 17:05 Resources/Learnings for Upcoming Designers 22:50 Conclusion 22:43 Outro _____ 🎙️ Listen on • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WqW23aOsygZudWiQtGfmT • Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNjEzNzUwYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw • Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/whiteboard-fm/id1507168159  _____ ⚡ Connect with us! • Twitter: https://twitter.com/whiteboardfm/ • Instagram: https://instagram.com/whiteboard.fm/ _____ 💫 Our guest, Luca's Socials: • Website: http://lucaorio.com/ • Twitter: http://twitter.com/lucaorio_ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucaorio_/ • LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/lucaorio/ • Medium: http://medium.com/@lucaorio_ ✨ Brought to you by your host, Ansh Mehra: • Website: https://www.anshmehra.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anshmehra.work/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnshMehraaa _____ 📚 Browse bite-sized learning in business, product, UI/UX design, freelancing, and more https://booklets.io 🪄 Get real design inspiration from the world's best-designed apps https://uisources.com _____

Our guest for today is Tarun Mangukiya, Founder & CEO at Iconscout. Before joining this company he has worked with companies like Microsoft, Remarkin E-Learning, and many more. Instead of going the job route after completing college, he took the startup route and built Iconscout from scratch. Being such a successful product, Iconscout was acquired by LottieFiles in Feb 2021. Iconscout is a design resources marketplace with 2.5 Million+ Icons, Illustrations, 3D Assets, and Lottie Animations from 2000+ contributors globally. We provide the simplest way to sell, share & exchange design assets to a worldwide audience. ⭐ Subscribe to Whiteboard.fm to stay updated with more interviews and clips https://www.youtube.com/whiteboardfm?sub_confirmation=1 _____ 🌐 Visit Our Website to explore Hiring Processes and Case Studies https://www.whiteboard.fm/ 🔮 This podcast is part of the 10kdesigners Network https://10kdesigners.com _____ ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Our guest of the day — Tarun Mangukiya from Iconscout 00:54 Going the Startup route instead of a Job 03:23 Experience & Learnings from Building to Being Acquired 05:14 Being Energetic & in State-of-Flow 07:32 Being Mentally Strong 09:08 Top 3 Misconceptions about the Entrepreneurship World 11:53 Pieces of Advice for Upcoming Entrepreneurs 14:09 Connect with Tarun! 14:22 Ending Notes by Ansh 14:40 "How to Get Rich" by Naval — Tarun's Perspective  16:27 Conclusion _____ 🎙️ Listen on • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WqW23aOsygZudWiQtGfmT • Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNjEzNzUwYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw • Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/whiteboard-fm/id1507168159  _____ ⚡ Connect with us! • Twitter: https://twitter.com/whiteboardfm/ • Instagram: https://instagram.com/whiteboard.fm/ _____ 💫 Our guest, Tarun's Socials: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarunmangukiya/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/TarunMangukiya/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarunmangukiya/ • Medium: https://medium.com/@TarunMangukiya/ • GitHub: https://github.com/tarunmangukiya/ ✨ Brought to you by your host, Ansh Mehra: • Website: https://www.anshmehra.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anshmehra.work/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnshMehraaa _____ 📚 Browse bite-sized learning in business, product, UI/UX design, freelancing, and more https://booklets.io 🪄 Get real design inspiration from the world's best-designed apps https://uisources.com _____

Our guest for today is Gaurav Baheti, CEO & Founder at Procol. Gaurav is an Engineer turned Designer & has worked at companies like Zomato and Google. But being passionate and full of potential, he decided to start his own company wanting to experiment and do what he really loves! Procol is a digital procurement platform that helps companies digitize their buying processes. It has raised a capital of $1 Million from Blue Ventures & Rainmatter, a fund managed by Zerodha.  ⭐ Subscribe to Whiteboard.fm to stay updated with more interviews and clips https://www.youtube.com/whiteboardfm?sub_confirmation=1 _____ 🌐 Visit Our Website to explore Hiring Processes and Case Studies https://www.whiteboard.fm/ 🔮 This podcast is part of the 10kdesigners Network https://10kdesigners.com _____ ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Our guest of the day — Gaurav Baheti from Procol 01:16 Three Mindset Shifts causing the transition from Job to a Startup 03:09 Learning and Implementing things faster 03:41 Journey of Raising Capital & What happens after Raising one? 05:19 Differentiating between Life and Work while Running a Startup 06:33 Convincing Big Clients to Trust your Product 09:48 Being in a state of flow & Managing Emotions 14:45 How books have impacted Gaurav's life 20:18 Connect with Gaurav! 21:21 Conclusion _____ 🔑  Resources/Books mentioned by Gaurav: •  How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie — to improve interpersonal skills •  The Speed of Trust by Stephen M. R. Covey — to learn how to build trust •  The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg — to develop habits •  Good Strategy/Bad Strategy by Richard P. Rumelt — for building strategy •  Blue Ocean Strategy by Renée Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim — for building strategy •  Metaskill by Marty Neumeier — for a learning framework •  Read books on Human Psychology •  Learn from Mentors and Experienced people _____ 🎙️ Listen on • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WqW23aOsygZudWiQtGfmT • Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNjEzNzUwYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw • Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/whiteboard-fm/id1507168159  _____ ⚡ Connect with us! • Twitter: https://twitter.com/whiteboardfm • Instagram: https://instagram.com/whiteboard.fm _____ 💫 Our guest, Gaurav's Socials: • Website: http://gbaheti.me • Instagram: http://instagram.com/gbaheti • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gbaheti • LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/gbaheti • Medium: http://medium.com/@gbaheti ✨ Brought to you by your host, Ansh Mehra: • Website: https://www.anshmehra.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anshmehra.work/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnshMehraaa _____ 📚 Browse bite-sized learning in business, product, UI/UX design, freelancing, and more https://booklets.io 🪄 Get real design inspiration from the world's best-designed apps https://uisources.com _____