Podcast: ex-Apple designer Jason Yuan on Hivemind, Dot, MercuryOS and building on truth
soleio · x · 2026-10-29
The First of Kind podcast (S3 E02) interviews designer and repeat founder Jason Yuan about his path from theatre kid to Apple designer to startup founder.
The episode covers his projects Hivemind, Dot and MercuryOS, and what the best products start with. His core line: "The best products are based on truth. The best stories are based on truth."
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