

Portfolio roast, cohort AMA, and how to build a cracked portfolio in 2025-26
Get unfiltered advice from big tech coaches, founders, and alumni who’ve helped 100+ designers land roles at Google, Meta, Amazon & top startups in SF.
In this session:
• Live portfolio roast (real feedback, no fluff) of 4 selected pieces
• Submit portfolios by following LinkedIn's instruction: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/designbuddies_portfolioroast-portfolios-uxdesign-activity-7343377409062117377-XRvD?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACVutQYBrWliXr4ZH9mVRW8wPx0piR246es
• Behind-the-scenes of Cohort 20 + Q&A
Comment on our LinkedIn post to get your portfolio roasted for good 😈 Or first come first serve
Perfect for design students, career switchers & early-stage UXers. If you're a curious founder, tune in
🎟️ Free. Limited spots. Join on Design Buddies LinkedIn!
No LinkedIn? Join us on Design Buddies YouTube!
Also, we're launcing CoPass, free in beta!
We’re building something new and wanted to give all design students and career switchers FREE early acess to content in our CoCreate design project cohort!!
Want real UX industry skills? Want to see how top startups design and ship products? Join CoPass and get full access to our 10-week program, 100% free in beta. https://www.copass.ai/timeline
Next CoCreate design cohort!
If you're trying to get your first job in UX design, our next CoCreate design project cohort is open on a rolling basis! In 10 weeks:
You’ll be the designer who ships real products with engineers, PMs, and founders
You’ll design side by side with a big tech team and big tech coach
You’ll be the designer who presents to SF’s top founders, hiring managers, and design leads. - work experience, killer portfolio resume piece
Get hired through the cohort, and grow with guidance from alumni who’ve done it before. And build a killer portfolio piece ;)
The next cohort starts in September and applications are accepted on a rolling basis and we sold out for cohort 20: https://www.cocreate.careers/post/apply-to-cohort-20---land-your-dream-job