AM

Adam Michela

Founder of Upperstudy

San Francisco, California

Overview

Work Experience

U

Upperstudy

  • Founder, CEO

    2020 - Current

    A startup apprenticeship program for product designers.

Combine

  • Founder, CEO

    2016

    A venture capital fund helping founders advance their mission through design.

F

Forerunner

  • Board Member

    2019 - 2022

T

Tia

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2020

A

Airbnb

  • Product Design Director

    2015 - 2016

    • Experience Architecture, Director • Design Language System, Co-Creator alongside Bek Stone, Amber Cartwright, & Michael Bachand • Airbnb TV, Co-Creator alongside Michael Bachand

L

Last

  • Co-Founder

    2013 - 2015

D

Dropbox

  • Product Design

    2013 - 2014

    Design, Events, Recruiting, M&A

F

Facebook

  • Product Design

    2012 - 2013

    Co-Creator of Facebook's Design System (FIG)

GI

Gowalla Incorporated

  • Product Design

    2011 - 2012

CF

Capital Factory

  • Product Design

    2010 - 2011

Latest Articles

Medium•May 2015

Today — like most days — I’ve shared a myriad of thoughts, experiences, opinions, and ideas in…

Talks about Management vs. Leadership, Engineering for Designers and iOS Development

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