Designing A Decentralized Design Studio - Andrej Berlin (CEO @ Deep Work)

from Design MBA Hosted by Jayneil Dalal, Andrej Berlin

Andrej Berlin is the co-founder and CEO of Deep Work. He has been involved in the design of over 100 different products and services from open source teams, start-ups, enterprises and fortune 500 companies. He is an advocate for mental and physical health and considers work as an integral part of a meaningful life. WORK REMOTE ON PAID WEB3 PROJECTS How to get started working at Deep Work: https://docs.deepwork.studio/deep-work-onboarding/quick-start-guide CONNECT WITH ANDREJ BERLIN Follow Andrej Berlin on Twitter Follow Andrej Berlin on LinkedIn Read Andrej Berlin's thoughts on Mhttps://medium.com/@kischimanedium CONNECT WITH ME Follow Jayneil Dalal on Twitter Follow Jayneil Dalal on LinkedIn 🫣 Sneak Peek into Figma Files of top designers for FREE: https://www.sneakpeek.design/

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My guest today is Andrej Berlin who is the co-founder and CEO of Deep Work a decentralized design studio. In this episode, we discuss the following: - What got Andrej Berlin interested in the field of design - Why Andrej Berlin started Deep Work - How Andrej Berlin met his cofounder - Why Andrej Berlin is building a decentralized design studio - Problems Andrej Berlin faced when following the traditional design agency framework - Why Andrej Berlin created a design process for all the freelancers to follow - How Andrej Berlin created a buddy system to ensure quality control over the design work - Andrej Berlin's approach to resolving community disputes - How Andrej Berlin keeps a pulse on the community health - How Andrej Berlin applies game design to community building - How much do freelance designers at Deep Work make - Andrej Berlin thoughts on experimenting with a potential token launch and blockchain - Why Andrej Berlin stands for a meritocracy based model - How to contact Andrej Berlin For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show

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