Podcast appearances and mentions of anthony armendariz

Season 6 finale! In this episode, I talk with Anthony Armendariz about the culture he and his wife have built at Funsize, the prolific Austin TX-based design agency. We talk about reducing designer churn and the lessons he had to learn so he could grow Funsize. Connect with Anthony: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyarmendariz/ Work at Funsize: https://www.linkedin.com/company/funsize/ Listen to Anthony's podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thewayofproductdesign/message

Today we explore “the allied teams” model, which combines the benefits of a design agency and an in-house team. Our guest is Anthony Armendariz, co-founder and head of design at Funsize. You'll learn how Anthony finds designers in a competitive hiring landscape, why enterprise clients still value agency work, what team structures work best within large companies, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesFunsize — Anthony's design agencyFunsize Ventures — Anthony's design-for-equity partnershipsEpisode 228: Design Advisory with Brian LovinGeneral Assembly, Designlab — famous design bootcampsListen to The Hustle PodcastFollow Funsize on InstagramFollow Anthony on TwitterFollow Anthony on LinkedInToday's SponsorThis episode is brought to you by InVision. When collaboration thrives, work becomes more inclusive, creative and impactful. Whether it's strategic plans or spontaneous brainstorms, InVision brings all your people, tools, and ideas together in one real-time collaborative workspace. InVision makes it easy for teams to connect, align, and do incredible work–together. Try it for free at invisionapp.com.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

We discuss Anthony's background, chicken thighs, intro's on videos, and some other stuff. This is also our first video recorded episode. As video pro's it's still kind of sketchy, but it will get there.

Jason joins Anthony Armendariz on the Businessology Show to catch up on what the leader of Funsize.co has been up to since they last talked. As usual, Funsize is innovating its models of service to make a name for itself all over the world.Serving brands like Volvo, Oracle, Honeywell, Capital One, and Adobe, Funsize has learned how to meet the needs of its clients' in-house design teams, while also inventing their own team models internally. Listen to this fascinating journey to see what they've discovered.

Anthony Armendariz is the Partner, Head of Design at Funsize. Funsize is a digital service and product design agency that works with inspiring design and engineering teams to uncover opportunities, evolve popular products, bring new businesses to market, and prepare for the future.   Takeaways Enterprise design work is more about understanding people and maturity levels and way less about the actual design work. “A good client is one with whom you can work for three years or more, with several workstreams in each account and sustain that.” - Anthony Protecting what you consider is vital, such as cultural management decisions, which are made to ensure that the company's workforce number remains constant rather than to make money. It's beneficial for designers working in agencies to have the experience of knowing what it's like to work at their clients' companies.   Links:   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyarmendariz/ Company website - https://www.funsize.co   Busted Myths: Investing in junior designers is too demanding, difficult, or risky.

Anthony Armendariz, founder and Chief Design Officer at Funsize.co leads the Funsize team with incredible innovation. They operate under (1) the traditional agency model of client service, (2) an Allied Team Model where they match up their teams with in-house teams, and (3) a most recent need to Augment Staff to larger companies.Listed as one of the fastest and most successful companies in Texas by Inc. 5000 (https://stories.funsize.co/funsize-named-among-most-successful-companies-in-texas-by-inc-5000-regionals-909623a8871d), Funsize continues to seek to innovate agencies that serve with some of the most inventive and well known brands, all the while focused on building a culture that truly cares for the Funsize team.Learn more about the complexities they face, what they still don't know, and what the future holds for Funsize!

Anthony Armendariz is a founder and partner at Funsize, a creative design agency which he started with his wife Natalie. They spent years being laser focused on business, working day and night, and now count Facebook, Oracle, Adobe, EA, AT&T and many others among their customers. Can such an ambitious and hard-working couple have a baby, and to actually enjoy it? We sit down with Anthony to find out.This is a special episode because I had a pleasure to record Anthony twice. Once just weeks before their baby was born, and once shortly after. You can hear for yourself what goes on in the mind of a successful business owner, and how his world changes with an arrival of a child.For detailed notes on this another Rad Dad episodes, please check out Smash Notes.

Anthony Armendariz has grown his company from a freelance model to a team of over 20 people. In this episode he shares his thoughts on:-Maintaining culture through rapid growth-How your growth may need to become more intentional once you have a team-The importance of not burning any bridges with any clients or team members-How Funsize has been able to serve clients like Volvo, Facebook, Oracle, Groupon, etc.-How saying yes to one thing is saying no to something else

In this episode, I had the pleasure to speak with Anthony Armendariz, founder of Funsize. Anthony is a designer, businessman, and investor. This interview covers an array of topics from how he founded Funsize, how he manages to wear different hats, what challenges he had to overcome while building Funsize, how he hires people, how to build a design team and what are the key ingredients for a great product and company. ------- Subscribe to my newsletter: https://goo.gl/iEq3Po ------- About Funsize: http://funsize.co/ About Laroche.fm: https://www.laroche.fm/ About Laroche: https://www.laroche.co/ Host: http://eugenesanu.com/

Many people lavish in immersive experiences when they hear VR, but companies like Facebook strive to push the boundaries of how people can and will interact with their social network, businesses around them and places around the globe. Gabriel Valdivia talks about his work exploring the possibilities of VR technology for Facebook and the importance of the tools to work in and on VR will be. Coming from a background of product design and visual storytelling, Gabe discusses making the leap to VR, a field that is still being defined. “I am wired this way. I’m excited by new problems that haven't been figured out yet and that’s kind of where I thrive. There’s a lot of people like that in VR today.” In the episode of Hustle, Gabriel Valdivia and Anthony Armendariz talk about his work exploring the possibilities of VR technology for Facebook and how they are seeing an opportunity to introduce the technology in media already familiar to their users. On this episode we discuss: The intersection of design and VR Spectrum of VR and AR technology Rapid growth of VR startups Business challenges of developing new technologies Resources for learning about VR technology Facebook offers resources for design and VR at http://facebook.design/vr You can learn more about Gabe Valdivia and his current projects and podcasts at http://www.gabrielvaldivia.com Visit the Funsize website Subscribe to The Funsize Digest Check out Funsize on Instagram

Steven Ray and Anthony Armendariz go way back. They had a company together prior to Funsize and in addition to hearing Steve's experience at Dialexa, they also tell the story of starting up a distributed mobile design boutique years ago. Since the Funsize office was taken over by sxsw, we decided to hang out in Anthony's kitchen and lay down some thoughts about our experiences together. Including how Rick first met Anthony which was the same time he met Steven Ray. Visit the Funsize website Subscribe to The Funsize Digest Check out Funsize on Instagram

Kirill Zubovsky started scoutzie.com a few years ago as a destination for mobile designers to showcase their work and as a curated marketplace for design. Over the years Scoutzie changed their model, pivoted, and experimented with several unique business models. Anthony Armendariz’s relationship with Scoutzie helped grow his business to the point of being able to create a business which would become Funsize. As of 2015, the Scoutzie team decided to shut the product down. We discuss with Kirill about his experiences, and what’s next. Show Notes 00:00 Introductions 02:47 Scoutzie in the beginning 13:00 Going through Y Combinator & proving the model 16:29 Difficulties arise 18:09 Take enough money early-on, once you run out of money, no one wants to give you more 22:07 Pivot roll-out: automated project management 25:05 Investors & users reaction to announcing shut-down 26:50 Attempts at resuscitation 30:47 In retrospect 34:44 How it feels now and what's next? Links Kirill on Twitter @kirillzubovsky Scoutzie.com Y Combinator "The Only Thing That Matters" article Kirill mentions by Marc Andreessen @pmarca Kirill's Recommended Reading: Zero to One by Peter Thiel The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz Visit the Funsize website Subscribe to The Funsize Digest Check out Funsize on Instagram

Dan talks with in-studio guest Anthony Armendariz of Funsize about managing the transition from independent to business owner, growing and expanding a business, remote vs. office, and more. Links for this episode:Forget the resume, kill on the cover letter by David of 37signalsA great resume will get you not-rejected, a great cover letter will get you hired. That’s the conclusion I’m left with after going through the applications for our junior support programmer position. Quit! #40: Getting Through the Door – Marco.orgOne thing irritated me, though: it sounds like his assumption is that job postings need not list the position’s salary or a salary range, which should instead be negotiated in the interview. When I was job-hunting, this always drove me nuts. REMOTE: The new book from 37signalsAs an employer, restricting your hiring to a small geographic region means you’re not getting the best people you can. As an employee, restricting your job search to companies within a reasonable commute means you’re not working for the best company you can. REMOTE, the new book by 37signals, shows both employers and employees how they can work together, remotely, from any desk, in any space, in any place, anytime, anywhere. Amazon.com: Remote: Office Not Required eBook: Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson: Kindle StoreFunsize (funsizecorp) on Twitterfunsize | HomeSponsored by HostGator (use code DANSENTME for 30% off).

Jim and Dan are joined by designer Anthony Armendariz, co-founder Funsize, to discuss the pros and cons of iOS 7's new elements and features, the evolution of Apple technology, OS X Mavericks, the practicality of running new operating systems on external devices rather than your primary use computer or device, and more. Later they talk about an isolated guitar track of Jimi Hendrix's 'All Along the Watchtower' from his Electric Ladyland album.

Dan Benjamin is joined by Anthony Armendariz, Shlok Vaidya, and Alex Ragsdale about finding your passion, focus, Florida, exit plans, information hipsters, and more. Links for this episode:5by5 | The Frequency #85: Premeditated WeirdSilicon Valley . American Experience . WGBH | PBSSponsored by Hover (use code DANSENTME for 10% off), Notabli, and Squarespace (use code DANSENTME2 for 10% off).