Ridd, aka Michael Riddering, is the Founder of Figma Academy, Host of podcast Deep Dives, and the founding designer behind Maven.

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Where to find Ridd

Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/ridd_design⁠

Dive Club Podcast: ⁠https://www.dive.club/⁠

Figma Academy: ⁠https://www.dive.club/advanced-figma⁠

Chapters

[00:00:00] Intro

[00:01:23] Ridd's background

[00:03:25] Learning coding

[00:05:29] Startup failure & finding design

[00:14:27] Transition to agency life

[00:16:56] Visual finesse and raw talent

[00:18:08] Becoming a Founding Designer with Maven

[00:22:43] Building the Maven team

[00:26:54] Twitter as testing for Figma Academy

[00:30:07] Design Media Business

[00:32:32] It's not work, it's a game

[00:42:25] What makes Figma Academy successful

[00:53:39] Prototyping is a superpower

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