Departures
Independent product designer for early-stage startups.
Teams who flew with me
Departures
Flight log
Nine years of work, in numbers. Past projects, not a promise.
9 countries
Clients from San Francisco to Seoul, all flown from a studio in Rotterdam.
9 years flying
Four in-house at two startups, then independent from Rotterdam.
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
In-house · Fieldwork, Lumen Pay
Independent · 31 founders, 48 projects
The itinerary
A season runs about twelve weeks. This is the board for the project I’m on right now, updated as each leg departs.
Fares
Three ways to fly. Every season starts with a free 30-minute call.
2 weeks
from
€8,000
One question, answered with a tested prototype. For teams that need an answer before they build.
Kickoff workshop with your team
Clickable prototype of the idea
Five interviews with real users
A short report: build, change or stop
About 12 weeks
€12,000
per month
Embedded with your team for a season: research, product design and handoff to your engineers.
Research and product strategy
Product design, end to end
A demo with your team every week
Handoff your engineers can build from
6 to 8 weeks
from
€24,000
Tokens, components and docs your engineers will actually use, set up in your codebase.
An audit of your current interface
Design tokens and components
Docs your team can follow
Two training sessions
Passenger notes
What founders wrote on their tags after we landed.
Before you board
The questions founders ask before we start.
Usually six to ten weeks. The board at the top of the page always shows the next open month.
Yes. I join your tools and rituals, and hand off in your codebase's components where we can.
A Sprint is the smallest fare. For one-off screens I can recommend designers I trust.
Yes. I keep four hours of overlap with your team and write a short note every Friday.
Monthly invoices for a Season, 50% up front for a Sprint or a design system.
Book a seat for March
Two seats left this season. Fill in the pass, tear off the stub, and I’ll reply within two working days.