Chris Kalani is the CPO and co-founder of Phantom, a leading crypto wallet platform. Prior to this, he founded Wake, a design collaboration tool, and served as CEO until its acquisition in 2018. Chris then joined 0x Labs, where he was Director of Design and later General Manager of Matcha, their crypto trading platform. Earlier in his career, he worked as a designer at Facebook, focusing on growth, engagement, and products like Graph Search and Messenger.
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Chris Kalani
On showing, not telling
“Pixels talk. Mocks and prototypes speak much louder than words and can help you win or diffuse disagreements. Instead of arguing about my assumptions, I put in the extra time to show people what I believe to be right. When someone can see and feel a design or interaction you’re able to have a much more meaningful conversation.” (from Adobe)
On the value of hacking and shipping
“We really like people that hack and tinker, people that just want to build great things. Shipping is a social currency at Phantom.” (from The Generalist)
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