Minh Phan

Co-Founder

Seattle, Washington, United States10 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Founded a successful design studio with ex-Google teammates.
Grew a crypto newsletter to over 225,000 subscribers.
Led design initiatives at top tech companies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a FinTech and Design expert with strong capabilities in product design and user experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product DesignSoftware DevelopmentUser Experience Design

Other Skills

SalesDesignOperationsAIFinTechPropTechSports BettingCryptoCommerceNewsletter GrowthWebsite DevelopmentDesign SystemCrypto Payment SystemsiOS DesignDesign Governance

About

I built Studio.init() with my ex-Google teammates. We're a Seattle-based design and engineering studio for startups. We don't offshore. We are monogamous with our clients, which means we take on one project at a time (No polyamory). Featured in Inc and Wired. Me: 10 years leading design at Google, Coinbase, and Milk Road. I also teach graphic design to interior designers at Heritage School of Interior Design.

Experience

Studio.init()

Founder, Designer

Apr 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Seattle, WA · On-site

Built Studio.init() from the ground up - a design and engineering studio featured in Wired and Inc. Magazine. Led sales, design, and operations, growing from $0 to $775K ARR and $1.55M in total revenue across 55+ products.
Worked with YC-backed startups (Icarus F25, Wardstone F25), Mass Robotics cohort companies (P!NG S25, LiftLabs S25), and enterprise clients like Octave, spanning AI, FinTech, PropTech, Sports Betting, Crypto, and Commerce.

SalesDesignOperationsAIFinTechPropTech+5

Milk road

Founding Designer

Jan 2022 – Nov 2022 · 10 mos · San Francisco, CA · Remote

Grew the newsletter to 225,000+ subscribers, making it the most-read crypto newsletter in the space.
Built the website and design system from scratch, the brand became one of the most recognized in crypto media.

Newsletter GrowthWebsite DevelopmentDesign SystemProduct Design

Coinbase

Senior Product Designer

Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr · San Francisco, CA · Hybrid

Led design for Coinbase Commerce POS and Checkout, enabling merchants to accept crypto as a payment method.
Bridged everyday commerce and crypto making "pay with BTC" a real consumer experience.

Product DesignUser Experience DesignCrypto Payment Systems

Google

Senior User Experience Designer

Jan 2016 – Jan 2021 · 5 yrs · San Francisco, CA · On-site

Led iOS UX across Search, Maps, Gmail, Calendar, Fit, and YouTube Music.
Designed Google's first-ever Apple Watch apps (Maps, YouTube Music), featured on TechCrunch, the iOS experiences became the gold standard across Google platforms.
Established design governance and systems that standardized iOS design across all of Google.

User Experience DesigniOS DesignDesign Governance