design matters

Esteban Contreras

1 min readJun 10, 2017

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If you dismiss product design, your product will be a mess.

If you dismiss organizational design, your company will be a mess.

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Organization Design

Organizational Culture

Startup Lessons

Esteban Contreras

Written by Esteban Contreras

Sr Director, Product @ Hootsuite. All opinions are personal. I’ve run out of witty bios 👾 http://www.twitter.com/socialnerdia

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