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career
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Don't Replace Me: My AI Survival Guide Book →
3 weeks agoI wrote a 235-page survival guide for people scared about AI replacing their jobs. 24 rules, honest takes, built with AI itself. Here's what it is and why.
7 minWhy I Left My Role as Solo Product Designer at VALK →
10 months agoI was the only designer at a $4B+ fintech platform for 5 years. Here's the real reason I left in 2025 and what I'm building now.
7 minWhen design stops being enough →
1y agoAfter 5 years as VALK's sole designer, I realized I want to build, not just design. On the gap between what I designed and what shipped - and what comes next.
8 minWhen your company pivots and your design work stops mattering →
2y agoAfter 4 years as VALK's sole designer, a major pivot taught me what happens when the product you built quietly gets deprecated - and how to stay.
8 minAgency vs product design - why I'm not going back →
2y agoAfter 2 years at a Moscow agency and 4 years as sole designer at a fintech, here's what actually changes when you go from agency to product design.
8 minFour years designing one product →
2y agoWhat four years as the sole designer on a fintech product teaches you about depth, restraint, and the trade-offs agency work never prepares you for.
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