Jared Erondu

Jared Erondu is a highly experienced design leader with a career spanning foundational design roles at startups to SVP positions at established tech companies. He has a proven track record of building and scaling design teams and departments, as evidenced by his progression at Lattice from Founding Designer to SVP of Design & Marketing, and his current role as Head of Design at Span. nitter+2

Beyond his direct employment, Jared is an active advisor and investor in the startup ecosystem, contributing to companies like Owner.com, Ironclad, Designer Fund, and having previously advised EatWith and 6Wunderkinder. He also served as a Design Ambassador for Greylock Partners and a Design Mentor for Andreessen Horowitz, highlighting his commitment to nurturing talent and innovation in the design and tech communities. dumbquestions+2

Jared is a creator and thought leader in the design space, co-founding projects like Playbook (a design community tool) and High Resolution Podcast, which features interviews with design leaders. He also co-founded The Industry, an early blog and podcast focused on the design community, and has contributed extensively as a tech journalist. nitter+4

He possesses a unique blend of creative and analytical skills, stemming from his early interests in mathematics, psychology, and English. This background likely informs his design philosophy, which emphasizes understanding problems, driving solutions, valuing speed over consensus, and pushing creative boundaries ('be the balloon'). His current work at Span focuses on the intersection of AI and design, developing tools like the AI Code Detector. techiesproject+2