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Today, I want to share a new episode with Cameron Adams.Cameron leads product for Canva where people are creating 1B+ designs every month. We talked about how AI will transform design and why he believes in prototypes over PRDs and coaches over managers. I also loved hearing Cam’s stories about Canva’s rubber ducky easter egg and what a bike accident taught him about persistence.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Will AI democratize design?
(06:32) How Canva runs AI evaluations for its product
(10:17) Moving beyond chat boxes to visual AI interfaces
(22:23) Why Canva skips PRDs and goes straight to prototypes
(29:08) The rubber duck Easter egg that became a cultural icon
(33:13) Keeping craft and quality as a priority as the team grows
(35:32) Why Canva gives everyone executive coaching, not just managers
(39:23) How AI is blurring boundaries between PM and design
(43:26) The bike accident story that almost derailed Canva's launch
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/canva-co-founder-ai-playbook-most-popular-design-tool-cameron-adams
Where to find Cameron:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themaninblue/
Website: https://www.canva.com/ai-assistant/
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Today, I want to share a new episode with Cameron Adams.Cameron leads product for Canva where people are creating 1B+ designs every month. We talked about how AI will transform design and why he believes in prototypes over PRDs and coaches over managers. I also loved hearing Cam’s stories about Canva’s rubber ducky easter egg and what a bike accident taught him about persistence.
This episode is brought to you by Vanta — Join 9K+ companies like Atlassian who use Vanta to manage risk and prove security in real-time. Get $1000 off at https://vanta.com/peter
Timestamps:
(00:00) Will AI democratize design?
(06:32) How Canva runs AI evaluations for its product
(10:17) Moving beyond chat boxes to visual AI interfaces
(22:23) Why Canva skips PRDs and goes straight to prototypes
(29:08) The rubber duck Easter egg that became a cultural icon
(33:13) Keeping craft and quality as a priority as the team grows
(35:32) Why Canva gives everyone executive coaching, not just managers
(39:23) How AI is blurring boundaries between PM and design
(43:26) The bike accident story that almost derailed Canva's launch
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/canva-co-founder-ai-playbook-most-popular-design-tool-cameron-adams
Where to find Cameron:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themaninblue/
Website: https://www.canva.com/ai-assistant/
📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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