1/ Hello everyone, I’m looking recruit an intern to work with me. I have very clear expectations so carefully read what I am looking for before applying. If we’ve worked together in the past, please spread the word and help me find the right person. 🙏🏽 Let’s begin: 👇

Back in 2018, I was seriously thinking about leaving design and moving into design recruitment. Excited? Yes. Confused? Also yes. Like most career transitions, there were far more questions than answers. So one Friday afternoon, I messaged @surdattack . "Sunit, I'm thinking of moving into design recruitment. Wanted to discuss a few things." A few minutes later came a reply in his typical Delhi style. "Abhi tu kahan hai?" I said, "Office mein hoon." "5 baje Koramangala Starbucks aa sakta hai?" "Haan, aa jata hoon." That evening, we met for the first time in person. I shared my thoughts, doubts, fears and why recruitment was starting to interest me. Sunit patiently listened. No judgement. No lectures. Just listening. Then he said something I wasn't expecting. "Main Embibe ke liye kuch design roles hire kar raha hoon. Let me know if you're interested." I still remember my reaction. I had never worked as a recruiter. No experience. No track record. No proof that I could do it. Yet here was one of the most respected design leaders in the industry trusting me with a real hiring assignment. That project became my first design hiring project. Over the next couple of months, while still working full-time as a designer, I ended up hiring around 5 designers for Embibe. Looking back, that Starbucks meeting changed the direction of my career. Sometimes all it takes is one person who trusts you before you have proof. Thank you, Sunit, for taking a chance on me when I had no experience. I'll always be grateful for that. 🙏 #DesignCommunity #DesignLeadership #Mentorship #DesignHiring #BeingUser

🚨Launching Depth (building in public) I've been tracking my body obsessively for 18 months. Wearables. CGM. Blood-work. Lost 25kgs. 3x Hyrox. Multiple marathons. I still couldn't answer one basic question: what's actually working? So I built something. 🧵

We're hiring a Founding Head of Design at Oolka ✨ Looking for a hands-on design leader with: → Strong B2C product experience → Exceptional design craft → Product thinking & user empathy → Interest in AI-native products Why join? → First design leader at Oolka → Shape products used by millions → Work with leaders from Meesho & Paytm → Meaningful ownership, influence & equity 📍 Bengaluru (Onsite) 💼 7–12 years More details: beinguser.com/jobs/oolka-hea… Know someone perfect for this? Referrals welcome 🙌

Attended a wonderful design event hosted by @noondesign and @ElevCap Really enjoyed listening to @surdattack, @harish_io, and @belindahuang A few thoughts that stayed with me: → It’s still a great time to be a designer. → AI can generate outputs, but taste, judgment, intuition, and conviction are becoming even more valuable. → Good design taste doesn’t come only from Figma or Pinterest. It comes from observing people, culture, architecture, art, music, fashion, and the world around us. → Design is probably much closer to an artistic pursuit than we often admit. Left feeling optimistic about the future of design. Curious what others think designers should focus on most in the age of AI. #ProductDesign #DesignCommunity #DesignIndia #uxdesign

1/4 95% of Indian enterprises (in our survey) are using AI. 1 in 5 can't quantify a single rupee of ROI. Over the last three months, we partnered with OpenAI and Zinnov to study how 100 Indian enterprises are actually adopting AI and whether they're becoming "AI native"

With the advent of LLMs, English and other languages have suddenly become far more powerful. For me, as a designer, all I need to do is clearly describe an interaction. One line of description decompresses into 50 lines of code. Written language is suddenly 50x more effective. A compressed package of intent, logic and execution. Which also means technologists may need fewer and fewer words going forward.

The world is reaching a point where the most essential skill is the ability to write science fiction. If you can imagine, it can happen. So, let the contest begin.

I seriously judge people who overuse exclamation marks!!!!!!! Especially grown men. And if there’s a space before the exclamation mark, even more so !

@oolka_ai was founded on a simple belief. Every Indian deserves access to affordable credit. Over time, that belief evolved. Our mission today is to democratize financial outcomes for every Indian through AI. We are building India’s default AI agent that helps every user take charge of their financial life. Today, I am excited to share that Oolka has raised $14 million to accelerate this mission. The round was led by @Accel , with continued support from @LightspeedIndia and @z47_vc . Also, grateful to @viditaatrey and @barnwalSanjeev for doubling down on our mission. Welcoming Abhinav Chaturvedi, Sarthak Singh and Manasi Shah to team Oolka and thanking Harsha Kumar, Vikram Vaidyanathan, Anish Patil, Priyal Motwani and Dhairen Tohliani for standing by us through the journey and continued belief in our mission. Most importantly, this milestone belongs to the team. A team that embraced uncertainty. A team that chose the hard path again and again to stay true to our mission. We have already served millions of users and are gearing up to serve many more. We will not stop until every Indian has a real shot at financial health. We are assembling our Avengers to play an infinite game. Apply now - binary.so/oolka

Tokens can buy you happiness

How Formula 1 tracks are decided 😂

“Social media platforms are like a casino. The casino always wins.” Brilliant!

We were designing with code back in 2006 at Cleartrip. Every single designer coded. The “how” is less important than the “what”.

#bombay, please call if you spot Newton. Pls RT

EBITDA (2026 edition): Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs, and Donald Announcements.

A Founder's Guide to Hiring a Founding Designer (in the age of AI) medium.com/@surdattack/the-f…

I don’t know about you, but I hate how much the term “builder” is doing the rounds.

Is it just me Wispr Flow has recently gone to shit.

How design ruined my life. Irritation by a thousand cuts. medium.com/@surdattack/how-d…

💡Bar-tailed godwits are extraordinary migrants. They prepare by gorging on food to build massive fat reserves (sometimes doubling their body weight), then undergo physiological changes like shrinking internal organs to lighten the load and reduce energy needs. They can even "sleep" with one half of their brain at a time while flying. They navigate using Earth's magnetic field, stars, and other cues across the open Pacific with no land in sight. This juvenile bar-tailed godwit (tagged "B6") that set the world record for the longest non-stop flight by any bird (or animal) in October 2022 , migrated from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia. It flew approximately 13,560 km (8,425 miles) in about 11 days without landing, eating, drinking, or resting. This surpassed previous records set by other bar-tailed godwits (e.g., one in 2021 flew ~12,000-13,000 km). This is officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest non-stop migration by a bird.👌