#16 Andrew Hegarty — From skating to product design

Andrew Hegarty has ten years of experience working in and advising startups in Toronto. He’s an active mentor to designers and product managers, sharing his experiences and lessons learned from growing an early-stage startup and design practice. He's passionate about mentorship, team empowerment, continually improving product development processes, and building strong organizational cultures. _ EPISODE LINKS Spotify, Apple, Anchor & more: https://anchor.fm/PAULSYNG Host, Paul Syng: https://linktr.ee/paulsyng _ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Getting started, our common friend 00:06:29 How Andrew got into design 00:14:23 Andrew's first paid client 00:17:35 Developing a problem-solving approach 00:19:35 Getting serious about a design career 00:21:06 Andrew's true passion 00:24:36 Skating helped Andrew step out of his comfort zone 00:28:20 Isolation parallel to remote work 00:31:56 Advice for people in 0-1 stage companies 00:39:47 Early career, education and first job 00:42:59 To defend the work or not is the question 00:53:49 Choice and signs of maturity 00:56:32 Windows vs Mac 00:58:33 A decade at Street Context 01:03:03 Killing your darlings 01:07:02 Throwing yourself into the deep end (beginner's mind) 01:13:45 From design to product 01:20:00 Design decisions based on where you are 01:25:23 Fintech rebrand, behind the scenes 01:37:22 Why Andrew moved into a product role 01:44:46 Shy kid in basement to talking to clients and loving it 01:52:23 3001 Questions All About Me 01:56:51 Be the dumbest person in the room 01:58:03 Closing remarks

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