Darshan's Diary
Darshan's Diary
Podcast Description
This is the place where we sit down with some of the brightest minds in design, research, growth, and product from leading IT companies. Each episode is packed with real-world insights, lessons learned, and honest conversations that go beyond the buzzwords.
Whether you're a mid-level product pro looking to level up or just curious about how the best in the industry think and work, this podcast is for you. Join us as we explore the stories, strategies, and ideas that can help you grow and make an impact.
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Content Themes
Centers around design leadership, product management, and user experience, with episodes that delve into specific discussions such as building brand equity, managing design teams, and leveraging AI in product development. Examples include crafting standout user experiences with Jojo Maria George and addressing user retention challenges in health tech with Alok Jain.
This is the place where we sit down with some of the brightest minds in design, research, growth, and product from leading IT companies. Each episode is packed with real-world insights, lessons learned, and honest conversations that go beyond the buzzwords.
Whether you’re a mid-level product pro looking to level up or just curious about how the best in the industry think and work, this podcast is for you. Join us as we explore the stories, strategies, and ideas that can help you grow and make an impact.
Designing for speed is easy.
Designing for speed without breaking systems, operations, and trust is where it gets real.
In this episode, we sit down with Apoorv Gupta (https://www.linkedin.com/in/apoorv-gp/**), Design Lead for Flipkart Grocery & Minutes, who is shaping how 450M+ users shop in one of India’s most complex, operations-heavy environments.
From building 0→1 products to optimizing massive-scale ecosystems across Flipkart, Google, Hike, and Coverfox—Apoorv brings a rare perspective on what it actually takes to design products that move fast and still work in the real world.
We go deep into:
- Designing for Flipkart Minutes and the challenges of speed + operations
- Driving design-led decisions with C-suite stakeholders
- Balancing user needs vs system constraints in high-velocity environments
- What junior designers are missing today
- The role of leadership in bringing clarity and direction to design teams
We also touch on his work at Flipkart Health+, where he helped design a health-tech ecosystem spanning online consultations, AI assistance, and pharma delivery in minutes.
If you’re building products where speed, scale, and complexity collide—this episode will change how you think about design.
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