6: Being an Entrepreneur as a UX Designer in Japan ft. Raphael Hodé

Some UX mentors and educators recommend you freelance to gain experience for your first role when starting out as a UX Designer. But what if you want to do it full-time and even start your own company? Entrepreneurship and freelancing are one of the many career options you can pursue and it can be a very rewarding (or challenging) experience. We talk with Raphael Hodé, ex-Design lead turned Designer Entrepreneur who has his own design studio in Tokyo called: nowthen.

Some topics we talk about:

• The journey from working at a company to entrepreneurship and freelancing
• The differences between working at a product company, to actually running your company
• Exploring the overlapping skills between a UX Designer and a Founder.
• Recommendations and advice to UX Designers that are thinking of freelancing full-time or starting their own design studio

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🟦 Check out the design studio nowthen here

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