Dive Club 🤿 Gabe Valdivia - Storytelling, freelancing, and designing 0 to 1
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Mar 14, 2024 Former Facebook designer Gabe Valdivia talks about designing 0 to 1 experiences, emphasizing storytelling, prototyping, and speed. The discussion covers the challenges and tactics for early-stage teams, efficient design systems, and the evolving role of designers in the industry.
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Gabe's Design Journey
- Gabe Valdivia's design journey began with music and band posters, leading him to a design-focused school.
- Early in his career, the emergence of the iPhone and Silicon Valley startups sparked his interest, leading him to work at Automatic, Facebook, and Google.
Zero-to-One Focus
- Gabe reflects on his career, realizing his preference for small, emerging teams and zero-to-one experiences.
- This led him to start his own practice, focusing on helping early-stage teams develop tangible products.
Breadth over Depth
- In zero-to-one design, prioritize breadth over depth, exploring many bad solutions to find the good ones.
- Focus on speed and dexterity, quickly turning abstract ideas into concrete artifacts.