How Maven's Founding Designer, Michael Riddering, is Reshaping Design Education
Conscious Tech with Sera Tajima - A podcast by Sera Tajima
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Ridd, aka Michael Riddering, is the Founder of Figma Academy, Host of podcast Deep Dives, and the founding designer behind Maven. Subscribe to Conscious Tech đď¸Join lightning session on product led growth âĄď¸Where to find RiddTwitter: â https://x.com/ridd_designâ Dive Club Podcast: â https://www.dive.club/â Figma Academy: â https://www.dive.club/advanced-figmaâ Chapters[00:00:00] Intro[00:01:23] Ridd's background[00:03:25] Learning coding[00:05:29] Startup failure & finding design[00:14:27] Transition to agency life[00:16:56] Visual finesse and raw talent[00:18:08] Becoming a Founding Designer with Maven[00:22:43] Building the Maven team[00:26:54] Twitter as testing for Figma Academy[00:30:07] Design Media Business[00:32:32] It's not work, it's a game[00:42:25] What makes Figma Academy successful[00:53:39] Prototyping is a superpower___________________________________________________________I'm Sera Tajima, Climate Tech Advisor & Investor. đ¤I talk about: â Product Growth Strategy (Growth, Design, AI)â Climate Techâ Venture CapitalConnect for more good energy âĄď¸â â â â â Conscious Tech Newsletterâ â â â â â â â â LinkedInâ â â â â â â â â â YouTubeâ â â Tiktokâ â â â â â Advisingâ â â â Become a sponsor: [email protected]
