“When you build a startup, you gotta be a salesperson, you got to be an HR, you got to be a manager, you got to run multiple roles on your own.”

This new instalment of The Shape of Work podcast features Abhishek Kumar, Director of Design at Betaflux. In this episode, Abhishek talks about design as the face of the product and how design has become an influential part of every business.

Abhishek has over a decade of experience in Design. He has had a lot of experience with startups to large-scale organisations and small-scale organisations. He did his B.Tech from SRM University, his Master’s Degree from the National Institute of Design, and his Design MBA from d.MBA. He has worked with various organisations including ICICI bank as Product Advisor, and  was the Co-founder of Ideaoststudio and LocalDukaan.

Episode Highlights

• What is the next big tech that can revolutionise the industry?
• How design has become an influential part of every business
• How design has become the face of a product
• Why does design matter to designers more than engineering?

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Aparajeeta Boro

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.