What’s it like building Jam this week? We’re hiring a second designer and realizing it’s one of the hardest positions to fill.
This week we discuss:
(00:15) Why hiring a designer is harder than an engineer
(6:57) How we look for designers at Jam
(09:15) How our designers’ personalities have shaped the product
(16:15) Working with sr. designers (tip: they don’t need your Canva file)
(21:41) Talking to new audiences about your product
(28:44) Google docs is Totino’s Pizza rolls & Notion is a calzone
(30:30) Answering “What’s your favorite product?” in a PM interview
(33:30) Reacting to a mind-blowing website (https://amie.so/)
(34:48) What bell-bottom jeans say about your startup
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