Your roadmap is not a product strategy:

We are looking for a Senior Product designer to join our monetization and marketplace team at Goodnotes If you are passionate about what you build and like to work with similarly passionate people; come and join us, it will be fun. linkedin.com/jobs/view/3910…

Have you tried the new Apple Pencil Pro in Goodnotes? A quick squeeze of your Pencil Pro brings Goodnotes Palette right at your Pencil's tip ✏️ It's like a mini control center that lets you switch between your go-to tools, perform common commands such as undo, and adjust stroke

🚀 We're on the lookout for a stellar Designer to elevate our Design Systems! 🚀 If you are passionate about creating scalable design systems and ensuring a seamless user experience across platforms. Come and join us! linkedin.com/jobs/view/3972…

🚀 Goodnotes Classroom launch 🚀 A brand new app that leverages Goodnotes 6 with an AI-powered co-pilot for teachers. A huge shout out goes to the amazing Classroom team, the design team and m0b1 & Casper for spearheading this launch. goodnotes.com/classroom

DeepSeek just proved the 'worthless' GPT wrapper startups are actually the ones with real moats. A week ago, nothing was more LOW status than being a 'GPT wrapper' startup. But I think we're learning that's DEAD wrong. Turns out they were just early to the only game that

Just wrapped up Shreyas Doshi 'Product Sense course, and it truly delivers. More than just a product course—it reshapes how you think, challenge assumptions, and make decisions. Deeply insightful, practical, and unlike anything else out there. Highly recommend!

Team maturity means structure, standards and leadership that scale without losing thoughtful design. I’ve written some of my reflections on building resilient, high-impact design teams: open.substack.com/pub/yapita/p/m…

Designers, YC is calling for you. Y Combinator just put out a "request for startups" for more designer founders. starting a group chat for designers who want to build their idea/startup... we’ll share: - product ideas - best frameworks and tools - design engineering talks -

Make space for your craft. You may still be a leader if you're not designing, but you're no longer the kind of designer your team can learn from. Stay in it. Stay real. Design on. This new piece addresses my thoughts on Maker First Mindset: open.substack.com/pub/leadership…

Maturing is realizing David Lynch really nailed it on this

Saying a company is design-led does not mean it's designer-led. I've never seen somebody graft it on after the fact. It's there at the beginning in the root DNA or doesn't exist. Great episode open.spotify.com/episode/67QuOK…

“Go Fetch a Rock.” Sometimes that’s the unspoken brief behind product vision work. In my latest article, I break down how design leaders can turn ambiguity into clarity, vision into action and inspiration into something shippable. open.substack.com/pub/leadership…

The waitlist for Goodnotes Beta is open! Be the first to experience new features like Whiteboard, new updates to Text Documents and and Goodnotes AI. Join the waitlist bit.ly/3IbHa7Z

I offer private mentorship for senior designers, design leads and managers who want to lead with clarity, grow their impact and stay connected to craft. If that’s you, I’ve opened a few 1:1 spots. Apply here: mentorcruise.com/mentor/yaprakg…

As a leader, you’re constantly faced with hard decisions. They rarely arrive neatly packaged and they often come with conflicting truths. In my latest article, I share how I approach these moments and navigate them. #leadershipascraft lnkd.in/dfk-Hkcg

The new Goodnotes is here! This launch is the biggest step we’ve taken since Goodnotes was first created, rebuilt for the next decade of note-taking. Proud of our team that made this possible. 🚀 goodnotes.com/blog/the-new-g… #Goodnotes #designleadership #ai

The decisions you make as a leader shape your team’s culture. In Part 2 of my series,  I’m diving into the choices that set the tone for your team while also helping you sustain your energy as a leader. open.substack.com/pub/leadership…

On May 21–22, I’ll be in 🇩🇪 Berlin as part of Leadership Ateliers by Hatch Conference ✨ I’ll be running a session on Hard Conversations as a Lever for Building Trust. If you missed early bird tickets, there’s still €100 off with the code YAPRAK100. leadershipateliers.com/berlin

Most teams don’t have a conflict problem. They have a clarity problem. Jeremy and I unpack this on the Beyond UX Design Podcast. Beyond UX Design 🎧 Give it a listen and let me know your thoughts on the topic: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/be…