Thanks for reading! 🙌 When I see how small teams operate these days, I see even more signals toward "team of one" — with AI we will see more teams of "generalists" doing great things together
Loved this peek behind the curtain, Kate - it’s such a great reminder that being a “generalist” doesn’t mean being vague. It means being sharp in multiple ways. That mix of autonomy and agility is where the real growth magic happens. Especially when you stop thinking of roles and start thinking in outcomes.
(If you're juggling hats, save time by using LinkedIn’s “featured” section to keep your lead magnets or course links always visible on your profile.)
What’s been the hardest mindset shift for you in growing from designer to founder?
I had the same dilemma first — that if I'm a generalist, it might look too high-level. But I was listening to a podcast yesterday with Nad (Head of Design at Lovable), where he mentioned that with AI we can be 80% good enough at many subjects.
As for mindset shifts — I think accepting uncertainty as a founder and becoming more handy with personal brand and marketing was entirely a new thing for me to learn :)
Chat chaos is real - and this three-layer system feels like a total reset button for anyone using AI to actually create, not just ask random questions.
I love the idea of training your AI the way you'd onboard a team member. Makes the whole process smoother, more strategic… and way less stressful when you're chasing a lost nugget of genius from weeks ago.
(I often advise in my LinkedIn training sessions: ↪️ Treat your pinned posts and featured section like a live knowledge hub - link out to your best content, insights, or AI systems so your followers always know where to start.)
What’s one past insight you wish you’d “saved properly” instead of letting it vanish into the feed?
Nice reading! This reminds me of early-stage startups where founders have to be the growth, product, and design team all at once.
Thanks for reading! 🙌 When I see how small teams operate these days, I see even more signals toward "team of one" — with AI we will see more teams of "generalists" doing great things together
Loved this peek behind the curtain, Kate - it’s such a great reminder that being a “generalist” doesn’t mean being vague. It means being sharp in multiple ways. That mix of autonomy and agility is where the real growth magic happens. Especially when you stop thinking of roles and start thinking in outcomes.
(If you're juggling hats, save time by using LinkedIn’s “featured” section to keep your lead magnets or course links always visible on your profile.)
What’s been the hardest mindset shift for you in growing from designer to founder?
I had the same dilemma first — that if I'm a generalist, it might look too high-level. But I was listening to a podcast yesterday with Nad (Head of Design at Lovable), where he mentioned that with AI we can be 80% good enough at many subjects.
As for mindset shifts — I think accepting uncertainty as a founder and becoming more handy with personal brand and marketing was entirely a new thing for me to learn :)
Chat chaos is real - and this three-layer system feels like a total reset button for anyone using AI to actually create, not just ask random questions.
I love the idea of training your AI the way you'd onboard a team member. Makes the whole process smoother, more strategic… and way less stressful when you're chasing a lost nugget of genius from weeks ago.
According to Zapier, the average worker switches between 10+ apps up to 25 times per day just to find what they need [https://zapier.com/blog/context-switching/
]. No wonder we lose breakthroughs.
(I often advise in my LinkedIn training sessions: ↪️ Treat your pinned posts and featured section like a live knowledge hub - link out to your best content, insights, or AI systems so your followers always know where to start.)
What’s one past insight you wish you’d “saved properly” instead of letting it vanish into the feed?