

Roadmap to Land 200K AI Product Design & Design Engineering Roles | Coffee Chat Between Carl and John
The Roadmap to Landing Your Next Opportunity
Join John Rodrigues (Human AI Studio) and Carl Wheatley (X2Talent) for a casual coffee chat on what it actually takes for designers and builders to land their next opportunity.
John builds zero-to-one AI native products for startups. Carl works inside the hiring process, placing design talent. Together, they see both sides what's getting built, and what gets someone hired to build it.
No slides. Just an honest conversation with room for your questions, including:
What are startups actually hiring for right now? What separates a portfolio that gets a reply from one that doesn't? What's one skill worth learning this year to stay competitive?
Bring your own questions too.
John: john-rodrigues4
Studio :https://www.humanaistudio.io/
Carl: carlcwheatley
Disclaimer: This is a conversation, not a guarantee. We'll reference a $200k role as a benchmark to talk through what it takes to get there — not a promise of that outcome for anyone attending.