Ep. 109: Translating Complex Tech Through Design—with Daniel Scrivner of Flow
Design is about much more than just making things look good. Design is valuable because it translates the complexities of technology to us mere mortals. It serves as a way to educate the market and make tech easy for everyday people to use. But what is the design process that gets us to that end?
Daniel Scrivner is the CEO & Chief Design Officer at Flow, the project management software used by teams at Apple, Shopify and TED. A leader in the fields of design and investing, he has been invited to speak at some of the world’s most innovative organizations, including Andreesen Horowitz and Designer Fund. Daniel has 15 years of design experience, serving as Head of Design at both Digit and Square and working on teams at Apple, Nike and Disney.
On this episode of Boost VC, Daniel joins us to share his take on what makes design valuable, explaining how the design process gets you to an end product the average person can use. He offers insight on what makes most crypto design hostile to everyday people, discussing what we can do to improve the user experience and give crypto mass appeal. Listen in to understand Daniel’s agnostic approach to investing and find out how he applies concepts learned in one discipline to other areas in his skill stack.
Topics Covered
What Daniel has built that he’s most proud of
Daniel’s agnostic approach to investing
What inspired Daniel to start his own podcast
How Daniel thinks about optimizing his learning
Daniel’s take on what makes design valuable
Daniel’s insight around the design of crypto
How to improve the crypto user experience
What inspired Daniel to invest in Bitcoin
What’s behind the rise of the operator-investor
Daniel’s definition of success
Connect with Daniel
Flow https://www.getflow.com/
Flow on Twitter https://twitter.com/flowapp
Flow on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/FlowApp
Daniel on Twitter https://twitter.com/danielscrivner
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner https://link.chtbl.com/_Ygn_FIY
Resources
Good Egg https://www.goodegg.io/
Stripe https://stripe.com/
Gusto https://gusto.com/
Superhuman https://superhuman.com/
Notion https://www.notion.so/
Bison Trails https://bisontrails.co/
Filecoin https://filecoin.io/
Verlyn Klinkenborg on Outliers https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/verlyn-klinkenborg-outliers-show-notes
Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Scott Adams https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays
Scott Adams on Talent Stacking https://www.scottadamssays.com/2016/12/27/the-kristina-talent-stack/
Listen Notes https://www.listennotes.com/
Kevin Kelly https://kk.org/
Kevin Kelly on Outliers https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/kevin-kelly-outliers-transcript
Casa https://keys.casa/
Coinbase https://www.coinbase.com/
CoinList https://coinlist.co/
TrustToken https://www.trusttoken.com/
TruFi https://truefi.io/
Robinhood https://robinhood.com/us/en/
Oculus https://www.oculus.com/
AngelList https://angellist.com/
EquityZen https://equityzen.com/
Fortnite https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/home
Roblox https://www.roblox.com/
Unreal Tournament https://www.epicgames.com/unrealtournament/en-US/
Endel https://endel.io/
Tony Anderson https://www.tonyandersonmusic.com/
Focus on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/genre/focus-page
Richard Feynman http://www.feynman.com/
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman https://www.amazon.com/Surely-Feynman-Adventures-Curious-Character/dp/0393316041
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by It’s Most Brilliant Teacher by Richard P. Feynman https://www.amazon.com/Six-Easy-Pieces-Essentials-Explained/dp/0465025277
Henry Ford’s Rouge https://www.thehenryford.org/visit/ford-rouge-factory-tour/history-and-timeline/fords-rouge/
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow https://www.amazon.com/Titan-Life-John-Rockefeller-Sr-ebook/dp/B000XUDGHG
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