EP 77 : Design, Startups & the Creator Economy | Abhinav Chhikara (Founder, 10K Designers)

Abhinav started his career in designing back in 2011. Since then, he has worked with 50+ founders and startups across USA, Europe and India. Building the design team from scratch & helping build one of the biggest live learning platforms in the world - Unacademy, Abhinav wanted to fix the state of design education. He started 10K Designers -  an invite-only masterclass on becoming a UI/UX designer - to enable the next generation of designers and product thinkers. In this episode, get insights on -   - The 10K Designers community (1:14)  - Collaboration between design & product (5:34)  -  Data-driven designing (12:32)  -  The design process (15:40)  -  Qualitative aspects of design (24:04)  -  Brand & design (30:50)  -  SaaS design trends (37:07)  -  Design overlapping with other functions (43:56)  -  10K Design curriculum (47:06)  -  Advice for designers (49:29)  -  The creator economy (54:18) Connect with Abhinav -   Linkedin - https://in.linkedin.com/in/abhinavchhikara  Twitter - https://twitter.com/abnux --------------- Check out The Daily Reader: https://www.tinyurl.com/wanttobeadailyreader   -----------------  Found this episode informative? Let us know by hitting the like button & subscribing to our channel. You can also Tweet or DM us on -  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator  Twitter - https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message