Designer for early-stage startups | 90+ projects | UCLA
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Andy retweeted
Thought process and crafting designs catering to your clients needs is the differentiator today where every design has the same slop everywhere.
Generic gets scrolled.
Tailored gets paid.
I’ve landed several 5 figures design deals because of my problems solving skills.
A lot of designers think learning Auto Layout, Components, Variables, and every new Figma feature is the key to getting paid.
That’s all wrong. Nobody cares about that.
Outcomes are what matter:
→ How you help them get more users
→ How you increase conversions
→ How you make their product easier to use
→ How you help them make more money.
Clients will pay top dollar for that level of thinking.
Meanwhile, some incredibly talented designers struggle because they’re just focused on the tools. When they should be treated as a means to an end.
Focus on become a problem solver people are willing to pay for.
Andy retweeted
Trading interfaces are one of the toughest design challenges.
One screen has to balance data, split second decisions, and enough trust for users to put real money on the line.
I designed a chat to trade experience for project plutus, an AI powered trading platform on solana
The results:
> 2x hackathon winner
> $25M peak market cap
Most trading platforms bury you in charts and indicators. But this took a different approach. It made onchain trading feel like a conversation, so the next move stayed clear and easy.
Andy retweeted
Working on this website with @BuiltByAndy was the perfect storm of
1. Great design
2. Familiar code
3. Favorite hobby
Would do it over again in a heartbeat.
Congrats @Packly_gg
Andy retweeted
If you need a designer hit up Andy. He’s a front end engineer who turned into a designer so he understands how code works.
A rare breed.
I designed for DeGods, one of the biggest Solana projects.
Sold out in like 15 seconds, raised $4.2M, and stayed #1 in volume for 2 years.
This happened by earning the community’s trust early on with a 0→1 DeGods branded secondary marketplace design.
Especially at a time when Solana UX patterns and docs barely existed, it was the wild west (rip digital eyes).
I had to design from first principles, thinking through jobs to be done (browse → evaluate → offer/list → confirm).
And since we had to move fast, I set up a modular components to help speed up the build while staying consistent.
Teasing the UI screenshots in Discord made the community so bullish and started the whole ‘team is building’ credibility.
That early trust helped drive a record breaking mint.
Two weeks later the marketplace launched, but it had major bugs that forced us to abandon it.
A hard lesson learned, design can’t outrun smart contract risks, BUT it can create belief, trust, and a system teams can ship from.
One of the wildest rides of my career.
Andy retweeted
Our new landing page is live!
Such a incredible work by Andy and
team🤌
A good friend @vikpai reached out to redesign @ReferRush's landing page.
The eCom giants of India use his software, but his landing page was losing him sales and pricing him lower.
I convinced him that the page isn’t marketing fluff, it’s a sales rep.
And if it doesn’t position you like the category leader, people assume you’re the cheap option.
So we rebuilt it to:
• lead with outcomes
• prove that it’s legit
• make the next step obvious → install
Because of this page, he’s already getting more booked calls and people even commenting ‘you guys are what we’ve been looking for’
Design is a lever that makes the right customers WANT to buy from you.
Andy retweeted
Andy has done a fantastic job with the @ReferRush landing page.
Take a look - ReferRush.com
A good friend @vikpai reached out to redesign @ReferRush's landing page.
The eCom giants of India use his software, but his landing page was losing him sales and pricing him lower.
I convinced him that the page isn’t marketing fluff, it’s a sales rep.
And if it doesn’t position you like the category leader, people assume you’re the cheap option.
So we rebuilt it to:
• lead with outcomes
• prove that it’s legit
• make the next step obvious → install
Because of this page, he’s already getting more booked calls and people even commenting ‘you guys are what we’ve been looking for’
Design is a lever that makes the right customers WANT to buy from you.
Andy retweeted
Announcing the winners of the @Solana Breakout Hackathon!💥
Read about the winners & honorable mentions: blog.colosseum.com/announcin…
The list of winning teams accepted into our accelerator program will be shared in the coming days.
Congrats to all!🏆
Andy retweeted
Solana Summer is calling…
@moonpay presents
Solana Summer Shores
July 31st - August 2nd
Application Only
Apply at the link below
Andy retweeted
𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬 /𝟭𝟬𝟬 @thenetworkstate
I’m excited to see the new people tomorrow
@WeedleChamp has had his hands full keeping me company
You’ll never know what goes out of his mouth
However my favorite person is @DegenGigaMan because his resilience that he’s displayed throughout this month at NS
Still though I look forward to see more women here
Jokes.
This was a typical example of Improv:
At NS we do Improv sessions.
Basically acting on the spot, with certain pre defines rules for different “games”.
This time: start a sentence and person next to you continues with the last letter of the last word said.
Improves your public speaking skills, deep listening and overall creativity.
Cheers all. Team effort I love you guys. You lifted me up today.
Andy retweeted
A day late to X, but we’re hyped to show our @cookiedotfun Hackathon MVP!
✅ Uses Cookie DataSwarm APIs
✅ DeFAI Automation
✅ Autonomous Execution
We proudly present the Trigger Agent—could the name be better? Maybe. But the tech speaks for itself.
The 🅿️🅿️ will rise. 🚀
Andy retweeted
Wondering whats coming with our v.2 alpha release? 🤖
Catch our latest Design Update #2 with @DegenGigaMan 👇
Andy retweeted
9/ Trading Agents Track:
🥇$15,000 by @ProjectPlutus_
🥈 $5,000 by @boltrade_ai
Honourable Mentions: @TokenHunterZoro, @GoatOfGamblers
Andy retweeted
2/ Solana Agent Kit Track –– Top 5 Integrations
🥇 $3000 each
Winners:
–– @neur_sh
–– @send_arcade
–– @voltrxyz
–– @ProjectPlutus_
–– @xcombinator_ai
Honourable Mentions: @askthehive_ai, @zk_agi
Andy retweeted
Missing out on $PPCOIN 🤖
Team bio:
Potatoe, full-stack dev with 10+ yrs exp, built SPL-404 & MPL-404, & created Jarfus AI.
KingLord, top AI tool creator on CivitAI & ex-dev for Riot Games.
Ycry, Rust dev & hackathon champ.
DG, former UI/UX wiz for DeGods, Rove, more.
Andy retweeted
Just confirmed $PPCOIN for the Spaces tomorrow
@ProjectPlutus_ & @DegenGigaMan will be joining us
I want to test out their new AI Trading Bot/App tonight with a graduated DCA into some conviction bets
My goal is to hit all of the local bottoms of the token I'm DCAing into and test that with Jupiter's timed DCA feature.
Andy retweeted
. @ProjectPlutus_ , founded by @Potatoe_Dev , is a leading DeFAI project in the @sendaifun x @solana AI Hackathon.
Powered by $PPCOIN - it’s bringing one of the first AI trading agent hubs to market, making DeFi simple and automated.