Hiroo Aoyama is a product designer at Facebook working on the future of payment products. Previously, he designed for Instagram Live, PlayStation Network, and an influencer platform called Mefluence. In the course of our conversation, Hiroo shares his non-linear experience entering the tech industry. He reveals how he got some of his earliest product design experiences through scrappy collaborations at hackathons and seed stage startups. Learn the tips and tricks of building a better portfolio, interviewing at Big Tech, and driving data-informed designs in this episode.