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In this episode, we speak to Darshan Gajara. He is a Product Designer, Product Maker and has remote working experience of more than 3 years. He is currently working as a Senior Product Designer at GraphCMS in Berlin and is the Founder of Product Disrupt. #founder #producthunt ???? Subscribe to Whiteboard.fm to stay updated with more interviews and clips: https://www.youtube.com/whiteboardfm?sub_confirmation=1 ❓⏰ Questions: Your story 0:00 Introduction 02:45 How did you get started in design?   Freelancing and Remote Work 05:34  How did you make the transition from full-time work to full time freelancing? 08:14 What are the key differences between being a freelancer, working remotely, and being a consultant? 13:00 What are the responsibilities when working as a consultant?  14:33 When should designers consider freelancing as a full-time option? 18:10 What do you feel about the current freelance space as compared to when you were starting off? 20:35 How do you feel Covid-19 is going to affect remote work? Personal Branding 23:30 Do you feel that everyone should have a personal brand? 24:08 What is the purpose of a personal brand according to you? 25:48 What does a personal brand consist of? 27:02 What are the expectation vs realities of building a personal brand? 29:17 What was your approach in building your personal brand? 36:49 How can someone build their story and narrative? 40:47 Since “Mediums influence the message”, what kind of mediums do you feel are the best for aspirants to put worth their message? Side Hustles 44:11 How was Product Disrupt created? 47:30 What is your criteria for featuring content on the Product Disrupt website and newsletters?  52:23 What methods did you use for scaling up your projects and getting more reach? 55:30 What are some of the difficulties you faced while building and sustaining Product Disrupt? 59:10 How do you decide between working on new side hustles vs scaling up existing ones?  01:02:26 How can beginners get over the fear of making their side projects public? 01:10:39 Can you tell us more about your book ‘How to crack the product design interview’ and when is it being made public? Experiences and Learnings 01:17:12 In times when you’re feeling low, what do you do and what do you suggest your juniors should do? 01:20:32 What were your top 3 learnings from your design journey so far? Sign off 01:24:29 What's something you wish you knew when you were starting off? Product Disrupt: https://productdisrupt.com/ Darshan's website: https://darshangajara.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdowizard/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeirdoWizard This podcast is part of the #10kdesigners Network. Home: https://10kdesigners.com Browse bite sized learning in business, product, UI/UX design, freelancing and more: https://booklets.io Get real design inspiration from the world's best-designed apps: https://uisources.com Brought to you by your host, Mayank Khandelwal. Instagram: https://instagram.com/mayankk98 Twitter: https://twitter.com/mayankk98