In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mazen Kourouche. We covered a wide range of topics such as working at startups, UX & UI design, indie development, working at SnapChat, getting acquired by big tech and much more!
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(0:00) Intro
(0:29) Differences between Startups & Big Companies
(4:28) H.A.G.S Startup
(8:55) Leaving Deloitte to Join Startup
(11:54) Getting Acquired by SnapChat
(14:27) Design Engineering & SwiftUI
(19:28) Improving Design Skills
(27:05) Camping out for the iPhone
(33:48) Working at SnapChat
(36:45) Leaving Job to Go Indie
(42:27) Biggest Struggle as Indie Dev
(47:02) Time Management as Indie Dev
(50:10) BeMyChef & Cooking
(57:30) WWDC Scholar
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