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Tech as a playbook, not as the solution
- Theme:Product building
- Topic:Strategy
- Topic:Scalability
From building large-scale software products to leading government programs that serve millions of people, Raylene Yung has the unique experience of seeing how complex systems in both public and private sectors work from the inside. Join to hear her observations on why the design principles and product approach to scaling software is often what matters more than the technology itself.
Raylene Yung
Board Member & Advisor
U.S. Digital Response
Figma x Coda
- Theme:Product management
- Topic:Strategy
- Topic:Scalability
Talk details coming soon
Lane Patrick Shackleton
Chief Product Officer
Coda
Mihika Kapoor
Product Manager
Figma
Design at the speed of startups
- Theme:Product building
- Topic:Prototyping
- Topic:Strategy
- Topic:Collaboration
This talk explores how prioritizing rapid iteration and visual artifacts can be a game-changer for designing for early-stage startups. Attendees will learn practical strategies for using design to create clarity and momentum, from quickly validating ideas to keeping cross-functional teams focused and energized. The talk highlights real-world examples of how progress takes precedence over perfection, demonstrating how early feedback, iterative improvements, and visible outcomes lead to faster innovation and stronger results. This session will arm you with actionable insights on how to leverage design as a tool for speed, alignment, and impact in the high-stakes environment of startups.
Gabriel Valdivia
Fractional Founding Designer
Valdivia Works
About the speakers
Raylene Yung
She/herBoard Member & Advisor
U.S. Digital Response
Raylene Yung is an executive who has worked across private and public sectors. She previously served in the Biden-Harris Administration, leading programs investing over $27 billion to modernize government technology and accelerate clean energy deployment. Yung is a Board Member and was founding CEO at U.S. Digital Response, a technology nonprofit that supports hundreds of government partners. Yung also led the development of large-scale software systems in Engineering and Product executive roles at Facebook and Stripe. Yung holds a B.S and M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Lane Patrick Shackleton
He/himChief Product Officer
Coda
Lane Shackleton is the Chief Product Officer at Coda, where he leads product, design, and marketing. As one of Coda’s earliest employees, he helped grow the company from private beta to usage by more than a million users globally, including customers like Figma, the New York Times & DoorDash. Prior to Coda, Lane spent nine years at Google & YouTube, where he helped create a cost-per-view video advertising solution called TrueView.
Mihika Kapoor
She/herProduct Manager
Figma
Mihika is a product-design-cs hybrid with an eye for detail and a bias for action. As a PM at Figma, she enjoys building 0-to-1 products that push the envelope on new forms of human connection and collaboration. She has led cross functional teams from ideation to successful product launch in highly competitive landscapes. Mihika graduated from Princeton, where she majored in Computer Science and minored in Visual Arts. While in college, she founded Design Nation, a design non profit that aims to democratize student access to a design education. Now in its 7th year, the organization continues to empower the next generation of design leaders.
Gabriel Valdivia
He/himFractional Founding Designer
Valdivia Works
Gabriel Valdivia has spent two decades building 0→1 products for leading tech companies. As a design leader in large organizations and a sole designer for startups, he specializes in turning ambitious ideas into impactful products. Now, he runs an independent practice partnering with early-stage teams as a fractional design leader, working with clients like Daylight Computer, Workmate, and Google Ventures. Previously, Gabriel shaped product vision and teams at Patreon, led design at CNN, developed technology for safety at Google’s Jigsaw, and explored Virtual Reality at Meta.