Season 01 · 4 Episodes

Build your business layer as a designer.

In 4 episodes I am sharing the exact framework to build the business layer on top of your design skills. This is what separates a designer who executes from a designer who leads.

Episodes
4
Format
Free · Reels + Resource pages
Framework by
John Maeda + Naval + Feynman & more
Season
01 · 2026
EP 01 · Live
EP 02 · Live
EP 03 · Soon
EP 04 · Soon
The 4 frameworks
01
Live

How to Think

The business layer does not mean running a business. It means understanding how a business makes money, whether you are in product, communication or UX. Framework by John Maeda.

Pattern thinking · Framework 01Read framework
02
Live

How to Learn

AI tools are not the future of design. When anyone can create, what to create is the only thing that matters. Build your own curriculum using Feynman and Naval Ravikant.

Self-directed curriculum · Framework 02Read framework
03
Coming soon

How to Build

You know what to learn. Now build your first system as a designer, outside assignments, outside college, with real outcomes.

First system · Framework 03
04
Coming soon

How to Grow

The full roadmap. From student to operator. How to compound everything you have built across the 4 frameworks into a long-term career plan.

Full roadmap · Framework 04

What's inside this season

4 career frameworks

One framework per episode. Each one actionable, sourced from real thinkers, built for design students.

Resource pages

Every episode has a detailed resource page with books, YouTube channels, worksheets, and curated links.

Live workshop

One live session per episode where we build the framework together. ₹99 per session. Recording available.

Research partner

The research for this series was done in collaboration with faculty at Rishihood University, one of the few B.Des programs in India built around real business exposure, cross-disciplinary thinking, and a Venture Studio on campus.

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