Katie Dill (Stripe) x Randy Hunt (Notion) on design leadership

Katie Dill, Head of Design at Stripe, and Randy Hunt, Head of Design at Notion, sit down to swap stories in the first episode of The General Podcast. This is a conversation between two of the most thoughtful design leaders in tech, covering everything from building taste into products to maintaining creative conviction inside fast-scaling orgs. They discuss how to protect what makes design great, what designers uniquely bring to the table in the age of AI, and why sometimes you just have to pick mint chip and go.In this conversation, you’ll learn:Why beautiful, well-crafted products matter - especially in the age of AIThe case for “fewer memos, more demos” and how Stripe operationalizes qualityHow Notion fosters taste through founder collaboration and radical transparencyA dead-simple metaphor for decision-making: picking one flavor of ice creamThe enduring value of the auteur in design and how to scale convictionWhy prototyping trumps PowerPointsHow both teams use design rituals to stay connectedWhere to find Katie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-dill-79168b3X: https://x.com/lil_dillWhere to find Randy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randyjhunt/X: https://x.com/randyjhuntWhere to find TheGP: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-general-partnershipX: https://x.com/thegpSubstack: https://thegeneralpartnership.substack.com/