030 - Working at Different Startups, Product Design in India & Southeast Asia, and the Benefits of Writing as a Designer with Dhananjay Garg (DJ) of foodpanda

Today, I’m talking to Dhananjay Garg - DJ for short.

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DJ currently works at foodpanda as Senior Product Designer.

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I first discovered DJ on Medium, as he has over 26K followers and is a prolific writer. And the more I looked into his career journey, I realized that he has a ton of experience designing in different types of startups both in India and Southeast Asia. Thus, we hopped on a call and here we are! We talked about coming from a non-traditional background, design in India & Southeast Asia, writing, and a lot more topics. If you’re interested in whether a startup is the right fit for you or want to learn about non-Western design, then you’ll enjoy this episode. So, without further ado, here was my conversation with DJ.

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Highlights

⭐ Electronic engineering to product design

⭐ Working at startups of different sizes

⭐ Should an early designer join a startup?

⭐ Design in India & Southeast Asia

⭐ Impact of writing on product design

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Links

🔗 DJ’s portfolio

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Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.

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Have a great day! :)