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Melody Koh 🤔

@melkoh

articles: 10
total claps: 6,417
top claps: 1,601
avg read: 7.7 min
paywalled: 10
active: 2025-03-10 → 2026-05-16

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DSN · Design · General · 5 ECO · Economy · General · 2 AI · AI · General · 2 UX · UI/UX Design · 2 PRD · Product Design · 1 MKT · Marketing · General · 1 STP · Startups & Venture · 1 ⏱️ · Productivity · 1

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#careers ·6 #tech ·5 #jobs ·5 #design ·5 #technology ·5 #layoffs ·3 #business ·2 #ai ·2 #ux-design ·2 #personal-growth ·2

ME Melody Koh 🤔 · Prototypr

I stopped applying to tech jobs

And for the first time in my life, I got spare time.

Apr 15, 2025 · 9 min read · 1,601 claps paywalled #time #careers #jobs

DSN

ME Melody Koh 🤔 · Prototypr

Why I gave up getting corporate tech job after just 30 days of hunting

TLDR; I want to be a designer, not a job-seeker.

Jun 06, 2025 · 7 min read · 1,194 claps paywalled #layoffs #tech #jobs

Why I gave up getting corporate tech job after just 30 days of hunting

ME Melody Koh 🤔 · The Startup

The circus show of the current economy has changed careers forever.

How to navigate rocky uphills and come out alive.

Dec 31, 2025 · 8 min read · 706 claps paywalled #careers #jobs #employment

The circus show of the current economy has changed careers forever.

ECO DSN

ME Melody Koh 🤔 · Prototypr

You Suck as a Design Leader

Why I rather have no design leadership than weak design leadership

Sep 11, 2025 · 11 min read · 664 claps paywalled #design #leadership #technology

ECO

ME Melody Koh 🤔 · Prototypr

I changed my job application strategy and was instantly rewarded for it.

Success in the job market relies on this not-so-simple trick…

Jul 12, 2025 · 4 min read · 603 claps paywalled #jobs #tech #layoffs

I changed my job application strategy and was instantly rewarded for it.

DSN ECO MKT

ME Melody Koh 🤔 · Prototypr

I tried starting a business to see if it’ll fix unemployment, it didn’t.

Why entrepreneurship probably isn’t the solution to unemployment or you not being fulfilled at your job

Mar 10, 2025 · 9 min read · 480 claps paywalled #entrepreneurship #design #business

I tried starting a business to see if it’ll fix unemployment, it didn’t.

ME Melody Koh 🤔 · Prototypr

LinkedIn tells me the average career spans 42 years, I beg to disagree.

Careers are short and fleeting, which is why I won’t blindly invest in them.

Nov 07, 2025 · 9 min read · 435 claps paywalled #careers #career-advice #personal-growth

LinkedIn tells me the average career spans 42 years, I beg to disagree.

LIF DSN

ME Melody Koh 🤔 · Prototypr

Stop saying “I hope you land an interview”.

Please don’t tell anyone to focus on the job-hunt if you care about them. Send them this article instead.

Aug 05, 2025 · 7 min read · 323 claps paywalled #careers #ux-design #tech

Stop saying “I hope you land an interview”.

DSN

ME Melody Koh 🤔 · Prototypr

Design salaries have capped, what’s next?

Is this the new sign of stability?

Feb 15, 2026 · 5 min read · 255 claps paywalled #design #technology #tech

Design salaries have capped, what’s next?

AI DSN

ME Melody Koh 🤔

Real designers don’t care about AI

A practical designer’s rant on why you shouldn’t get distracted

May 16, 2026 · 7 min read · 156 claps paywalled #ai #design #product-design