Phil Hedayatnia
Product designer with a knack for taking new things from napkin
sketches to escape velocity.
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Airfoil
Current
I'm a founder and partner at
Airfoil
, a design and product studio based in Toronto, Singapore and New
York that works with early-stage founders to design their ideas.
We focus on web3, fintech, and creator economy startups, but
have worked on 80+ projects since our inception in 2018. We also
launch products on our own, including
Modu Fellowship, a
program to help rising designers grow their skills and join
emerging ventures, Mira, a
newsletter reader and that helps readers find new content and
creators monetize and scale their audiences,
Cheque, the first billing and
invoice management tool designed for crypto-native companies, and
many more.
We're hiring! If you're a product designer or engineer interested in any of our products or our agency work, please email me.
Airfoil
, a design and product studio based in Toronto, Singapore and New
York that works with early-stage founders to design their ideas.
We focus on web3, fintech, and creator economy startups, but
have worked on 80+ projects since our inception in 2018. We also
launch products on our own, including
Modu Fellowship, a
program to help rising designers grow their skills and join
emerging ventures, Mira, a
newsletter reader and that helps readers find new content and
creators monetize and scale their audiences,
Cheque, the first billing and
invoice management tool designed for crypto-native companies, and
many more. We're hiring! If you're a product designer or engineer interested in any of our products or our agency work, please email me.
Previous
I was a design lead at
Monday.vc , where I designed our Talent Network product connecting
job-seekers with opportunities across networks.
Monday.vc , where I designed our Talent Network product connecting
job-seekers with opportunities across networks.
I started
Newsletter Stack , a resource with curated newsletters to help you learn about
anything organized by topic, collection, and curator (featuring
the actual reading lists of 50+ curators), which reached #4 on
Product Hunt.
Newsletter Stack , a resource with curated newsletters to help you learn about
anything organized by topic, collection, and curator (featuring
the actual reading lists of 50+ curators), which reached #4 on
Product Hunt.
I lead design and curriculum at the
Soma Capital Fellowship , an engineering, design and product fellowship program for
ambitious students seeking to build new ventures.
Soma Capital Fellowship , an engineering, design and product fellowship program for
ambitious students seeking to build new ventures.
I was a member at
South Park
Commons
, a learning community for entrepreneurs and technologists to
explore new ideas, start ambitious projects, and make an impact in
society.
South Park
Commons
, a learning community for entrepreneurs and technologists to
explore new ideas, start ambitious projects, and make an impact in
society.
I led
Neighborly
's Networks team, launching projects across the US to help rural
and underserved communities attain open, free community broadband.
Neighborly
's Networks team, launching projects across the US to help rural
and underserved communities attain open, free community broadband.
I was the first hire (product strategist/design lead) at
TrustedFor
(YC S19), a professional social networking app.
TrustedFor
(YC S19), a professional social networking app.
I founded a startup matching students with jobs called
SolverIQ
while I was an undergraduate student.
SolverIQ
while I was an undergraduate student.
I worked as a Fellow at Rice University's
Liu Idea Lab
helping academics transfer research to new ventures.
Liu Idea Lab
helping academics transfer research to new ventures.
I helped enable project-based learning adoption in thousands of
classrooms across the US with the
Korda
Institute for Teaching
.
Korda
Institute for Teaching
.
A long time ago, I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and began learning
about tech through the generosity and support of my hometown's
startup community. I might be elsewhere now, but I'm still driven
by a desire to build technologies that fix the problems faced by
folks back home: economic opportunity, closing the digital divide,
and access to quality education.
Feel free to reach meby email.