S6 | E3: Raphael Schaad - Designing a startup from 0 to acquisition

When it comes to design founder stories, Raphael Schaad’s is one of the best. So this episode is the first-ever telling of how Raphael designed and built Cron (which became Notion Calendar). We talk about:Sketching on paper vs. sketching in codeWhy shipping quality software is like campingHow Raphael identified the MVP of the problemWhat it was like building Cron in YC during COVIDWhy you should design dialogues as first-class citizensWhy Raphael didn’t invest much in the Cron landing pageThe differences between a design toolkit and a design systema lot more lessons from a successful first-time design founderRaphael’s TwitterThe OG Cron websiteScreenshot of the Cron dialogues in Figma