2022 spells new beginnings for Dorian Dargan after officially announcing that he is leaving Apple’s Human Interface Design team to “work on crypto full time.”
Dargan has built an impressive career as a tech designer and product leader. Before joining Apple, Dorian worked at Oculus (Facebook) to reimagine immersive storytelling in virtual reality. He also led product development at YouNow, a pioneer startup in the social live-streaming space.
Dargan is confident that Web3 and Crypto are the next big thing. He explained, “Despite having a very fulfilling career so far, somehow my next chapter in crypto feels even bigger.”
Dorian Dargan: Bye Apple, Hello Crypto!
Dargan posted an 8-part thread on Twitter to explain his career move. He explained that he is actually not new to space as he has been investing in Crypto since 2017. What made him take the plunge to go full-time was when he saw how Web3 clicked and transformed creative communities. First through private Discord server Friends with Benefits then NFTs.
He claims, “It’s clear we’re at a special, foundational moment in history – can’t sit on the sidelines any longer! My whole career, I’ve been drawn to frontier technologies that enable unique self-expression for creators and empower communities to flourish. web3 truly feels like the missing piece underpinning all of my work so far…”
As early as now, the NFT community is anticipating Dargan’s next move. Entrepreneur @JaimeArrieta asked Dargan, “With how much savings are you quitting? What are your plans just to invest in Crypto full-time? Or create something in Crypto?” Dargan’s responded that he’d continue investing casually but the main focus would be building. He added, “1+ year personal runway, seed capital for next thing and personal investments.”
I just quit the Apple Design Team to work on crypto full time… 🕳⛷💨
꩜ 1/8
— ꩜ (@doriandargan) January 1, 2022
Reception So Far
Naturally, the NFT community is celebrating Dargan’s move. Having someone as well established and talented as him affirms that the future is bright for Web3 projects.
Many notable figures in the space congratulated Dargan. @APompliano of Pompletter with over 210,000 investors tweeted, “excited to watch you play the game. Congrats on the decision!”
User @skriptoisback teased Dargan that “people like him will push crypto to the next billion-user.” Dargan is up for the challenge! He tweeted back, “thank you! and I hope so – one of my goals, but it will take all of us .”
More About Dargan’s Work
Dorian graduated from MIT in 2011 with dual S.B degrees in Economics and Urban Studies and Planning. His expertise includes interactive real-time platforms, 3d world design, virtual goods and social consumer products. A slamdunk for Web3!
He shared that at YouKnow, they were “pioneers in the creator economy before it was sexy.” They built an innovative partner program allowing broadcasters to earn money through their community. All via virtual goods and currency. So it is very much in line with how NFTs are giving the power back to creators.
Meanwhile, at Oculus, they made groundbreaking VR experiences. To top it all off at Apple, he built innovative products with world-class designers and engineers. Despite bidding goodbye, he considers his tenure with the tech brand his most impactful work to date.
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