The second cohort, which was also conducted in 2020, was a hit. Let's talk about Cohort 2's outcome report.
Around 62% of our cohort members landed awesome new jobs or internships in design or product-related fields.
Now, for those who chose different paths, here's what they did: About 2.4% decided to learn new skills (we call that upskilling), while another 14% became founders, starting their own ventures. Some folks, about 5%, chose further education. Around 17% of our cohort decided to explore different careers.
Next up- The cohort members and their journeys so far.
- Anup Wagh
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Assistant Art Director at Advids
Anup Wagh was working as a Graphic Designer for the District 98 newsletter before the cohort. He then joined Advids as an Assistant Art Director afterwards.
- Aryan Grover
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Experience Designer at ONE
Aryan Grover, who was working in Robotics Process Automation at Genpact, joined the 10kdesigners cohort and secured a position as an HCI at Carnegie Mellon. Post that, he worked in many roles like a Product Design Intern at Meesho, a Product Designer (via Corporate Startup Lab) at numo llc, and a Product Designer ( MHCI Capstone Project ) at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. Currently, he's working as an Experience Designer at ONE.
- Chandan Dongre
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer at ZEE5
Before the cohort, Chandan Dongre was a Product Designer at Storepath. Afterwards, he joined ZEE5 as a Product Designer.
- Devesh Pawar
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Design Technologist at Chargebee
Devesh Pawar, who was working as a Product Designer at toothsi before the cohort, joined Chargebee as a Design Technologist afterwards.
- Divya Kotian
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer at Joveo
Divya Kotian transitioned from being a Product Design Intern at Toppr to becoming a Product Designer at Procol after the cohort. Currently, she works as a Product Designer at Joveo.
- Himanshu Gupta
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer at IDS
Himanshu Gupta transitioned from being a Product Designer at Morph before the cohort to his position as a Product Designer at IDS afterwards.
- Ila Rana
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Manager at Cognizant
Before the cohort, Ila Rana was a Senior Manager at Syndicate Bank. She joined Cognizant as a Product Manager afterwards.
- Ipsita Bajpai
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer at Navi
Ipsita Bajpai was working as a Product Designer at Innovaccer before the cohort and joined Navi as a Product Designer post that.
- Jayman Pandya
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Project Lead at OutStrive Solutions PVT. LTD.
Jayman Pandya transitioned from being the Founder & CEO at Interactive Digital Labs before the cohort to working as a Design Lead at Zipgrid. Currently, Jayman works as a Project Lead at OutStrive Solutions PVT. LTD.
- Jeevraj Singh Chadha
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer II at Plum
Jeevraj Singh Chadha transitioned from being an Application Developer at IBM before the cohort to becoming a Product Designer at Plum. Now, he works as Product Designer II at Plum.
- Kanishk Rawat
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer at Obvious
Kanishk Rawat, who was working as an Intern at CobX Gaming Private Limited, joined the 10kdesigners cohort and secured a role as a Product Designer at Obvious.
- Karthikeya Pinnelli
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer at Wayfair
Karthikeya Pinnelli successfully secured a new job in the design field after the cohort as an HCI at UT Austin. Currently, he's working as a Product Designer at Wayfair.
- Kushal Yadav
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer at Simpl
Kushal Yadav was working as an Intern at RedCarpetUp.com. Post cohort, he joined BIK as a Product Designer. Currently, he's working as a Product Designer at Simpl.
- Malay Vasa
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Principal Product Designer at Diffusion Labs
Malay Vasa successfully secured a new job in the design field after the cohort as a UI/UX Design Intern at Polygon. Currently, he's working as a Principal Product Designer at Diffusion Labs.
- Natansh
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Design Intern at Neuflo
Natansh successfully secured a new job in the design field after the cohort as a Product Design Intern at Boketto Club. Currently, he's working as a Product Design Intern at Neuflo.
- Rajesh Raghavan
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product and Design at Better App
Rajesh Raghavan transitioned from being a Research & Product Design at Crux Intelligence before the cohort to becoming a Product Designer at Phyllo. Currently, he works in Product and Design at Better App.
- Rama Krushna Behera
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer at Razorpay
Before the cohort, Rama Krushna Behera was a Product and Motion Design Intern at Polygon Technology. Later, he joined Razorpay as a Product Designer.
- Renuka Arjunan
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: UX Designer at Dilmah Europe
Renuka Arjunan was a UX Designer at Sparklin. After the cohort, she joined Dilmah Europe as a UX Designer.
- Rishabh J Ravi
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer at 404Minds
Rishabh J Ravi joined 404Minds as a Product Designer, after the cohort. He was a Graphic Designer at LinkCXO Global Pvt Ltd. before.
- Ritwik Sinha
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Lead Product Designer at Ultrahuman
Ritwik Sinha was a UI/UX Designer at Grappus. Post cohort, Ritwik became a Product Designer at Ultrahuman and further became a Lead Product Designer at Ultrahuman.
- Rohan Savant
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: UX Designer at Archer
Rohan Savant joined Archer as a UX Designer after the cohort. He was a User Experience Designer at Tata Consultancy Services before.
- Sagar Bhardwaj
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Sr. Product Designer at Urban Company
Sagar Bhardwaj became a Product Designer at Tickertape post cohort. He was a Product Designer at Toppr before and currently, he's a Sr. Product Designer at Urban Company.
- Sahil Karia
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer at Leap Wallet
Before the cohort, Sahil Karia was a Founder at Unifie Technologies LLC. Later, he joined Leap Wallet as a Product Designer.
- Sarang Mehrotra
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Lead Designer at Certa.ai
Sarang Mehrotra was a Summer Research Intern at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. Post cohort, Sarang was a part of Product at Certa and further became a Lead Designer at Certa.ai.
- Shrey Sangani
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler
Shrey Sangani joined as a VP at Karza Technologies, after the cohort. Later he worked as a Head of Growth and Partnerships at Enigma Gaming India and as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler. Before the cohort, he was an Associate at Mehta & Padamsey.
- Simran Tank
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Design Tutor at Pratt Institute
Simran Tank was an Ops and Product Manager at Cogno AI. Post cohort, she worked as a Product Designer at Razorpay. Currently, she's working as a Design Tutor at Pratt Institute.
- Vaishnav Ramayan
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Product Designer at Proximity Works
Vaishnav Ramayan joined as a Product Designer at Swiggy, after the cohort. Later he worked as a Product Designer at Proximity Works. Before the cohort, he was a Visual Design Intern at Kuliza.
- Yashraj Raut
Role after 10k Designer Cohort: Associate Product Designer at BetterPlace
Yashraj Raut transitioned from being a Robotics Trainer at Joinbotics Technologies Pvt Ltd before the cohort to becoming a UX Designer at Reliance Jio Embibe. Currently, he works as an Associate Product Designer at BetterPlace.
