❤️ #50 - Design and AI Startups

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siddharth muthyala
May 28, 2025

Hi Friend!
Welcome back to Design Scramble, where I send out weekly job posts focused on the design field.

Companies hiring right now

  1. Product Designer (SF, USA)

  1. Product designer, Claude (SF & NYC & Seattle, USA)

  2. Product Designer, Design Systems (SF & NYC & Seattle, USA)

  3. Product Designer, Developer Experience (SF & NYC & Seattle, USA)

  4. Product Manager, Research (SF & NYC & Seattle, USA)

  1. Brand Designer (Toronto, Canada)

  2. Design Director (NYC, USA)

I came across this great little checklist and thought it was spot on! And wanted to share with.

“7 Signs You Aren’t Ready To Led (yet)”

Dora Vanourek

1. You optimize for efficiency, not influence
↳ You focus on tasks instead of guiding direction
🧭 Shift from doing to strategic directing

2. You're addicted to instant results
↳ You want quick wins and avoid uncertainty
⏳ Focus on long-term progress, not perfection

3. You avoid silence
↳ You speak to prove your worth, not to lead
🤫 Embrace silence to create thoughtful space

4. You think leadership is about confidence
↳ You wait to feel ready instead of taking action
🚶‍♀️ Take action, confidence will follow

5. You focus on problems, not patterns
↳ You fix symptoms instead of changing systems
🔍 Look for patterns and fix the root causes

6. You need structure to be productive
↳ You rely on clarity instead of creating it
🛠️ Create structure when things feel messy

7. You see leadership as a reward
↳ You want the title more than the responsibility
🎯 Serve others first, leadership is earned daily

Leadership isn't about being in charge.
It's about showing up to serve and uplift others.

Love,
Sid.
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