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Don't Replace Me: My AI Survival Guide Book

3 weeks ago

I 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 min

Why I Left My Role as Solo Product Designer at VALK

10 months ago

I 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 min

When design stops being enough

1y ago

After 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 min

When your company pivots and your design work stops mattering

2y ago

After 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 min

Agency vs product design - why I'm not going back

2y ago

After 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 min

Four years designing one product

2y ago

What 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.

8 min