Ridd (Michael Riddering) on Being a Founder Designer at Maven, Figma Academy, & Dive Club

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

Chapters

(00:00:00) Ridd’s background

(00:02:02) Learning coding

(00:04:06) Startup failure & finding design

(00:13:04) Transition to agency life

(00:15:33) Visual finesse and raw talent

(00:16:45) Becoming a Founding Designer with Maven

(00:21:20) Building the Maven team

(00:25:31) Twitter as testing for Figma Academy

(00:28:44) Design Media Business

(00:31:09) It’s not work, it’s a game

(00:41:02) What makes Figma Academy successful

(00:52:16) Prototyping is a superpower

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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

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