founding designer, explained - by jerry - chain of thoughts

what makes it great (or quietly miserable)

throughout my career i’ve worked with multiple founders across multiple teams, and lately i’ve been hearing from more and more friends looking for founding designer roles and asking about my experience. i realized the founding designer role is still mysterious to many people, so this is my attempt to write down a more honest way to break down how joining as a founding designer is different, and what you need to look into before you sign that offer letter. i’ve been sitting on this question for a while, and i keep coming back to the same discomfort: most people treat a founding designer…

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