Hi friends! I am excited to share with you my conversation with Martin who is a product designer. It was really inspiring hearing about his journey! I hope you enjoy it. 0:00 Intro 4:50 Unconventional path into product design 7:20 Founding a startup while university 15:20 Do you need to code to become a product designer? 18:49 Tips on learning to code 22:58 What advice would you give to your younger self? Welcome to my new series: TALK TECH WITH TIFF! Where I am sitting down with industry professionals to hear about their career journeys and current roles. I created this series to hear from people who are established in the tech industry, so that we can all learn what these individuals do in their day to day job and the types of opportunities that are out there. This is a bi-weekly series that will air on Thursdays. ❤️ Subscribe for more videos using this link null Business inquiries: info@thisistiffin.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffintech Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tiffintech?lang=en SIGNUP FOR MY NEW MONTHLY NEWSLETTER at www.tiffintech.co ✅ Exclusive discounts ✅ Tips from people in the STEM world ✅ Stay up to date with the latest tech events and news ✅ And so much more! // My Story I am currently a software developer who once modeled and thought I wanted to pursue a career in the fashion industry. While I was modeling in Hong Kong, I eventually felt the desire to further my education. I decided to depart the modeling world and move back to Canada, knowing that could be the end of my modeling opportunities. I attended Ryerson University for GCM (Graphic Communications Management), as I thought I might still work in the fashion industry in another capacity. It was in my last year of university, I was introduced to a very basic coding course. I instantly fell in love. From there I knew I wanted to pursue software development but didn't have a clue where to start. I didn't want to go back to university as I just completed a four-year degree. I decided to enroll in a 10-week intensive coding Bootcamp. From there I started working at a small startup learning and growing my technical and soft skills. I then transitioned to a larger company where I am a software developer and technical consultant today.