The Jason Levin Show

#76: Ridd — The Million Dollar Figma Teacher


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Ridd is the founder and creator of Figma Academy, where he teaches design tactics to thousands of designers

(00:27) Growing an online course in 2024

(05:33) Selling to the big leagues: the enterprises

(09:23) What sets the course creators apart?

(10:58) Why cohort-based courses lead to fast burnout

(14:04) Running his online biz with family, Godfather style

(19:12) Design is the new marketing baby embrace it

(20:22) Can taste be developed or is it innate?

(26:08) Brand consistency and why it’s essential

(27:55) “AI design tools are suck”

(30:38) Why I ditched ChatGPT for six months (yes this is a flex)

(32:39) Craft over AI slop

(37:03) Figma AI backlash: a PR mess

(41:23) Writing for the internet, not your English teacher

Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and founder of Memelord Technologies. Read Jason's ⁠weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups⁠.

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Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.

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