#26 Brian Lovin (Github, Spectrum, Design Details) on the rise of the senior IC

In this episode, Jonny chats with Brian about the rise of the very senior IC (Individual Contributor) - a subject close to our heart at Progression. We also go into the process of creating a startup and Brian's experience building and exiting Spectrum, his mixed feelings about how much we should be optimising for titles and putting yourself out there on the internet.

Brian is a designer at Github, co-host of the very popular Design Details podcast and most recently published a collection of interviews with senior designers on staff.design.

Brian Links:

• https://brianlovin.com/
• https://twitter.com/brian_lovin
• https://staff.design/
• https://designdetails.fm/
• https://nav.al/principal-agent <- the article that Brian references that we're now obsessed with

Jonny can be found at https://twitter.com/jonnyburch

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