​Join us for a fun afternoon in Downtown San Francisco for a talk on designing at startups and mingle with other fellow designers.

​Akhil Patel will take us through a deep dive into startup career trajectory, compensation, challenges, pros/cons. Gain actionable insights to land and thrive in your next role.

​Schedule

​3:00 Welcome, mingling, snacks

​3:30 Talk

​4:30 Mingling

​About Akhil

​Akhil Patel is the Founding Designer of Hero, trying to build the world's first daily assistant. He's responsible for everything design & brand in the company. Here's a recent article talking about his work at Hero: https://edm.com/gear-tech/inside-hero-innovative-ai-productivity-app-the-chainsmokers
He previously led the design for Microsoft Shopping on Bing and helped design the Ramp Advisor console, used by some of the biggest accounting firms in the world. Akhil also teaches interaction design online and has more than 300+ students enrolled in his courses.

​Connect with Akhil: Linkedin · ADPList

​About Jennifer

​Jennifer Jing is a product designer leading design of the first GenAI visual creation product at Microsoft. Previously she worked on AR at TikTok and numerous start-ups from Web3 to entertainment industries. She’s also a mentor and coach partner for Design Buddies/UXGO, co-leading hands-on design curriculum with an AI focus. Beyond design, she is also a content creator, traveler and DJ.

​Connect with Jennifer: LinkedIn | Instagram

​About Grace

​Grace Ling is a designer, founder, and content creator based in San Francisco. She is building Design Buddies/UXGO to help make design education and jobs more accessible. She's also an artist and working on a bunny-themed merch line. She also runs, travels the world (almost 40 countries), and hosts parties.

​Connect with Grace! LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter

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