030 - Working at Different Startups, Product Design in India & Southeast Asia, and the Benefits of Writing as a Designer with Dhananjay Garg (DJ) of foodpanda

Today, I’m talking to Dhananjay Garg - DJ for short.-DJ currently works at foodpanda as Senior Product Designer.-I first discovered DJ on Medium, as he has over 26K followers and is a prolific writer. And the more I looked into his career journey, I realized that he has a ton of experience designing in different types of startups both in India and Southeast Asia. Thus, we hopped on a call and here we are! We talked about coming from a non-traditional background, design in India & Southeast Asia, writing, and a lot more topics. If you’re interested in whether a startup is the right fit for you or want to learn about non-Western design, then you’ll enjoy this episode. So, without further ado, here was my conversation with DJ.===Highlights⭐ Electronic engineering to product design⭐ Working at startups of different sizes⭐ Should an early designer join a startup?⭐ Design in India & Southeast Asia⭐ Impact of writing on product design===Links🔗 DJ’s portfolio===Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.===Have a great day! :)