UX of EdTech

Leading Design at an Education Startup (Maven)

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Alicia Quan chats with Yuan Wang, the Head of Design at Maven, aka the university of the future. She is also a leadership coach (CPC) and an adjunct professor at California College of the Arts. She previously led design at Airbnb, Twitter, and Mozilla.


They discuss:

  1. Maven’s mission
  2. How the Founding Product Designer role influenced the business
  3. Best timing for hiring design support at a startup
  4. What’s next for leading design at Maven
  5. Maven is currently hiring a product designer
  6. Advice for those working in UX and also education
  7. Learning communities 


    8. —— 

    🔸 Connect: 

    • Yuan Wang
    • Alicia Quan


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      🔸 Resources:

      • UX of EdTech Newsletter
        • Support for those hiring and job seeking in UX and EdTech on LinkedIn


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          🔸 Show Mentions:

          • Maven


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