Layer Podcast 🎙️

A series of conversations with designer founders about their careers and the industry.
Hosted by @antoniopratas
📹 YouTube

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Latest episode of @layerpodcast is now out! Listen to my chat with @jonnyburch, Ex-@Deliveroo Design Manager, and founder of @mkgrw on his career and new venture, progressionapp #designpodcast #podcast https://t.co/pyuf7yddcA

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This week we're in Berlin, anyone around who wants to meet for a coffee and chat?

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The best design community I've joined recently, perfect for freelancers and great if you're in the UK or London. We're all very friendly there!

[Design x Business @dsgnxbsns]

Freelancer looking for a job? Employer looking for a freelancer? Get on @BLKBKHQ 🎉

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After a bit of a hiatus, we're ramping up back to action. We're now looking for sponsors for the podcast that can help us focus more time on the podcast as much as possible, so if you or anyone you know would be interested, our DMs are open.

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Our lovely, gorgeous, handsome, incredibly smart and veeery modest host @antoniopratas will be moderating a panel in the first edition of @dsgnxbsns in London next month! Come by if you want to hear designers about how they started their businesses and hang out with us!

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Tickets are on sale now for our first event on Wednesday May 8th 🎉

@studiobeuro @wearesnook and @antoniopratas will be talking about the challenges of running a design business.

Grab your ticket here: https://t.co/RXBnWYnP1k

Thanks to @superhi_ for the super support!

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Running is great and feels amazing, but going for a run is sometimes a process you need to force yourself to go on. That being said, I'm enjoying being more relaxed, but I'm looking forward to go for a run again.

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Right, so I haven't posted in a while. Consistency and amount of content is key to get traction, followers and listeners. But I just have been out of it. Here's why. 👇

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While I want to keep posting the podcast and meeting and talking with interesting people, I feel like I had a mini burn out. The feeling of "I have to do it" instead of "I want to do it" is a mood killer. The best comparison I can come up with is running.

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The other day I had a chance to do a couple of mentoring sessions with startups at wework Labs, and I gotta say that I loved it. As tiring as it was, it's amazing to analyse different… https://t.co/2z2lLBlZZI

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@hemeon I was told in the beginning of my career that the best way to start learning is by looking and copying. Eventually you learn enough to do your own.

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Underrated skill: Having a good attitude.

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@femkesvs Willingness to learn and grow. I did an internship, some time as a junior and then some time as a midweight. When I got promoted to senior I did it by leveraging an offer from a different company (+£10k per year and senior role) and I felt I deserved due to my work and experience

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A great insight into how remote works, the good and the bad.

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We were at #creativejam today at @bikeshedmc 🤘 @ The Bike Shed https://t.co/kC9HbtD63Y

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@AdobeXD where are the stickers?? xD

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At the #creativejam @BikeShedMC today in Shoreditch!

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I wish you all an amazing week! (hopefully better than this poor sap)

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This is such a cartoonish version of an abusing boss that you almost question whether it's real. But yep, it's real. Collective punishment. Arbitrary goals. Fucking KPIs my ass.