Why the pre-launch grind hits entrepreneurs so hard “When are your new courses launching?” said my eager students. “Haven’t you been working on them for months?” said my mother. “What do you do every day?” said my friend. As I entered into Month (X) of new course development, I started…

During time of COVID, immigrants are making choices they have to live with One day in May, I opened my mailbox and discovered a nondescript white envelope. Inside, there was a little plastic card that was previously stuck in processing for almost 3 years. It was my green card. For…

What It’s Like To Be Told To Smile More Your Entire Life My first memory of becoming self-conscious about my face was around the age of seven, when my mother mentioned casually that I looked prettier when I smiled. Even as a child, I understood the unspoken message — I…

UX and CX Design Lessons From A Disastrous Google Fi Signup Experience — A couple of days ago, I left my current mobile carrier and tried to sign up for Google Fi. Recently, I was doing research for my upcoming 6-month long international trip. From my research, I found that Google Fi is recommended for trips of this nature. The fact that it…

Seeing through the reality of unlimited PTO as an entrepreneur — I was born a very skeptical child. When adults told me something, I always questioned the validity of their advice and source of information. I always did my own “investigation” and “research”, to the extent that a 7-year-old child could perform, to find out things on my own. When tech…

If you want to become an entrepreneur, you can’t have a “fallback plan” — “You are have such great experience. I’m sure if this doesn’t work out, you can always go back to the corporate world.” An acquaintance said to me once after I started my entrepreneurship journey. They meant well, and it is true — I could always go back. …

What happens when companies take a chance on junior talents. — Earlier this year, I relaunched my company Path Unbound as a design school democratizing creative education. I thought I would work alone on it for at least six months before I’m ready to bring anyone else in. By chance, I stumbled across an amazing platform and got connected to some…

Lack of visual storytelling is sending piles of UX portfolios to hiring manager’s trash The UX design industry has a case study problem. Many designers “vomit” thousands of words all over their case study pages, detailing every single thing they did for the project. The result is the exact opposite…

Why being a design generalist may serve you better It seems counter intuitive for me to say this, given that I run a design school with many students focused in UX design, but I’m still going to say it because I believe in being honest — UX design isn’t for…