Huddle Stories, Episode 029: Writing your own narrative
Happy Friday! We hope you had an awesome week.
We just released the latest episode of our podcast, Lone Geniuses, and brought on the September cohort of new designers and builders.
On this week’s episode, we spoke with Huddle member Laura Gao, Twitter PM turned artist. She's best known for her short comic called "The Wuhan I Know," which she wrote in response to the growing sinophobia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read on to hear about what’s being built this week inside Huddle – including highlights from our newest members and insights from our chat with Laura.
More soon,
Mike & Steph
Founders at Huddle
Shout-Out: Our newest Huddle members
This week we welcomed in a fresh new batch of Huddle members at September Orientation!
The group hails from places like Etsy, Medium, and Away and are experts across everything from Generative AI to Insurtech to DTC.
Many are EIRs, current or former founders, or builders with 10+ years experience in early-stage startups. It’s our most entrepreneurial cohort of builders to-date.
Meet some of our newest members:
Eric: Product Design Lead based in Austin, TX with over 12 years experience at design-forward organizations such as Airbnb, Squarespace and Etsy.
Ellie: Former Head of CX & Ecomm at Away. I'd love to work with any team starting to grow their CX org, how to think about costs as you grow, or how to get better data from your customers to make more informed decisions.
Patrick: Visual designer based in San Francisco, CA. Owner of single-person consultancy called Stay In Touch Studio. Specializes in working with early-stage startups in the tech, music, and social space to provide high-quality brand identity and web design packages.
👉 Are you a founder? Post your project on Huddle today, meet vetted designers and builders by Friday. Or book a free team-building workshop with us.
Tune in: Lone Geniuses Ep. 4
This episode's guest and Huddle member, Laura Gao, is a Silicon Valley Product Manger turned artist. She's best known for her short comic called "The Wuhan I Know," which she wrote in response to the growing sinophobia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this episode we discuss:
Transitioning from Silicon Valley to writing, comics, graphic novels, and more
Writing and art as a means to better mental health
Taking a stance on Sinophobia and going viral on social media
How to own your career as a full-time artist and maker
Designing a creative schedule and plan that works for your own unique path
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Huddle Member and PM Ben Kromnick
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