Most of us start an idea like a side project, and soon go deeper into it. That’s exactly the story of ADPList and the person behind it—Felix Lee.
Bringing 'Foyer Feature' - a section of #TheFoundersFoyer that covers projects and journey of a specific founder/creator and their share of learnings.I sat down with Felix Lee, who spoke about Amazing Design People List aka adplist.org — what made him start this community, and how it's been transforming the way people learn and grow with each other's support, across the globe.
00:00 Intro to Felix & ADPList
01:28 Being a self-taught designer and early creative journey
03:24 Why Felix calls ADPList as Airbnb for mentors across the globe
06:10 The full-form of ADPList (surprise!)
08:07 Building and running a remote team (and learnings from that)
11:11 What matters in the journey of a founder
12:48 Why being a founder and designer are the same things
16:17 What are some lessons Felix learned by building a worldwide community
17:48 Community vs corporate (what to be and how to choose)
20:29 Listening to customer feedback and applying that into the product
22:41 Show up as a person, not as a CEO
26:54 Creating a movement, not just a company or brand
Check out ADPList - https://adplist.org/
Felix Lee - https://adplist.org/mentors/felix-lee
Aishwarya Ashok - https://adplist.org/mentors/aishwarya-ashok