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Henry Modisett - Inside Perplexity's design culture

Jan 09, 2026•48 min•Ep. 140
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Episode description

Someone asked me recently... if you had to join a design team, who would you want to work for?

And my answer was easy... Perplexity

So today's episode with Henry Modisett (https://x.com/henrymodis) (Perplexity's VP of Design) is a deep dive into what makes their design culture so special.

Some highlights:

- How to create a culture of decisiveness

- What signals Henry is looking for in designers

- Factors that influence Henry’s leadership style

- How to lay the right foundation for your design org

- Why Henry is doing feedback differently at Perplexity

- Henry’s strategies for building world class design teams

- + a lot more

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