I work with teams that are raising
capital, the standard, or the category
Best fit
Early teams
Seed to Series C teams shipping AI or web3 products who need senior design without waiting on a hire.
Founders
Founders who want an embedded partner for 0 to 1 launches, systems, and brand clarity.
Heads of Product
Heads of Product who need a senior designer in the pod to raise the bar with an existing team.
Design-centered companies
Funded companies that believe in AI and human fundamentals to create function, without sacrificing beauty.
Ways to work
Half or quarter time in the pod. Product, systems, and direction week over week.
- Own critical flows and UI with your eng/PM pod
- Raise the bar on systems, critique, and shipping velocity
- Retainer-style cadence
A launch, a brand rework, a new surface. Outline to production, often under about 90 days.
- One clear goal: a launch, a TGE, a rework, or a new module
- Tight loop from flows and UI through handoff
- Same model used on recent DeFi and AI launch work
Keep shipping once the product is in market.
- New surfaces and systems after launch
- Same eng/PM pod, on a longer arc than a sprint
- Fits after a TGE, a raise, or a first version in market
"Product/brand designer at Mercor with a bunch of fun web3/fintech experience. Orlando has the creative director background, is doing a ton of great product work, and actively building his ideas. Love seeing people eager to own design end to end like that."
— Ridd
Proof
Worked with teams like Coinbase and Mercor. Helped Sui and others raise $668M+.
See milestones and projects. Roles and background: About and CV.