He’s just 19 - but has already landed Startmate and Fishburners as clients.

Yep, I’m talking about Angus McGlynn.

The timeline of his achievements are wild.

At 14 👉Founded Medelo., a wellness brand w/ 7 stockists and sold across Greater Sydney
At 16 👉 ADHD prevented him from learning at school, so he dropped out and moved to Sydney to learn from experience
At 17 👉 Designed and shipped an app for the NSW Government
At 18 👉 Used work experience (INFIX, HowToo, EBPearls) to skip undergrad and start a Masters of Design.
At 19 👉 Founded Refract and is now a design partner to Fishburners, Startmate, Galileo Ventures & more. Sponsored Startmate’s Demo Day this week!

Speaking of timelines… in this hour-long episode we discussed:

• how to complete 5 days worth of work in 8 hours,

  
  



• why you must be a generalist designer in 2024, &

  
  



• how an art gallery helped him drop out (+ learn quicker).

  
  

I listened to this ep multiple times myself to comprehend some of the crazy things Angus has done so early on.

Couldn’t hurt you to listen once, true?

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Timestamps

00:00  Introduction to Angus McGlynn

01:39  Angus's Early Ventures and Challenges

01:55  The Journey of Medelo

03:11  The Role of Independence and Early Jobs

04:49  Channeling Rebellious Energy Constructively

06:06  The Impact of Psychology and Empathy in Design

07:45  First Major Project: Child Protection App

08:35  Breaking into the Design Industry

19:02  The Birth of Refract

23:04  Leadership and Team Building

26:13  Philosophy and Approach to Design

33:15  Biggest Influences and Family Background

34:10  Dropping Out and Moving to Sydney

37:45  Balancing Business and Personal Life

40:32  Building Refract and Networking

43:07  Productivity and Time Management

50:09  Reflections and Future Goals

55:52  Final Thoughts and Advice

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You can connect with Angus here: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/angus-mcglynn/

You can check out Refract here:https://www.linkedin.com/company/refract-creative-studio/posts/?feedView=allhttps://refract.studio/