
IC vs. Manager: Choosing your design career path with Anton Sten | UX Lead & Author
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The Optimal Path is a podcast about product decision-making from the team at Maze. Each episode brings in a product expert and looks at the stories, ideas, and frameworks they use to achieve better product decision-making—and how you can do the same.
You can follow Anton on Twitter (@antonsten) or check out his website.
Resources mentioned:
- Mastering Freelance by Anton Sten
- Why Designers Need to Speak Business by Anton Sten
- Radical Candor by Kim Scott
- Company of One by Paul Jarvis
- Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
- Factfulness by Hans Rosling
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