Growth Design is a relatively new field in the Tech industry. Yet, when done right, it can be a highly impactful function at a company, especially in its early stages when growth is key. 

In this edition, we talk to Angel Steger, Director of Product Design at Meta (Facebook), on how she has built a career in Growth Design, and what does it mean to be a Growth Designer. She also shares a lot of wonderful tips on career growth and development.

Angel shares her thoughts on the following:

• Her journey and how she recognized the importance of Growth as its own discipline
• The intersection between Growth Design and Product thinking
• Comparing Growth Design and other Design disciplines
• How she evaluated moving from one job to the next over the course of her career
• Overall career tips
• Recommended resources

Some select excerpts from the discussion:

"As long as you‘re not doing something horrible, people will appreciate results. It takes courage. If you’re being able to make things successful while others are not, people will come to you to make more things successful."

"I also knew what users were saying, so I just started building stuff and started shipping it. I was so young, I didn’t know I needed approval for shipping. I just shipped what I thought was right."