When to Quit - Tanner Christensen (Founder @ Shape)
Design MBA - A podcast by Jayneil Dalal
My guest today is Tanner Christensen who is the founder at Shape.co. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/1HPwcA0O4IY In this episode, we discuss the following: - Tanner Christensen bio - Learnings from starting a design podcast - How to blog consistently for 10 years - Why you should not quit your day job to focus completely on your side projects - Benefits of doing side projects - Why quit a side project - Leaving millions of dollars to quit Facebook as a designer - Quitting full time job to focus completely on startup idea - How to figure out what you are not good at - Dealing with public failure - Career paths are not linear - Dealing with financial insecurity when going all in on side projects - Optimizing for interests over compensation in your career - Creating a platform for designers to improve their interviewing skills - Advice for designers who are thinking of quitting - How to get in touch with Tanner Christensen For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show