Meet Faizur

Hi, I’m Faizur Rehman, a designer, content creator and educator.

About me

I’m a designer living in Prague. I grew up in India and have lived and worked in a few countries since. Somewhere along the way, I started sharing what I learned about design, business and mindset.

Since then, I’ve worked with everyone from early-stage startups to teams that have raised over $25M. And 100,000+ designers now follow along online.

Most are great at the craft but were never taught the business side. Same as me.

What do I do?

Good question. Design, mostly, but it rarely stops there. I’m a minimalism nerd who loves organising things, and I look at every project as a designer and as a business owner, because good design needs both.

Some days I’m a creative director or consultant for founders and companies. Other days I’m behind the camera, recording videos and reels that help designers get better at design, and at getting paid for it. Different roles, one goal: work that looks good and actually pays off.

So far, I’ve led design at a startup that won a Webby and a Golden Kitty, partnered with Claude, Webflow, Wix and Lovable, and written a weekly newsletter for designers. And I have a YouTube channel I keep promising to post on.

Fun fact: I studied computers, not design. So I usually build what I design too.

Things I’m into

01Connecting people who should know each other
02Helping businesses grow
03Rebuilding my design workflow around AI
04Productivity tools and desk setups
05Reading books and learning new things
06Looking after my mental health

Let’s connect

Something to build, an idea to talk through, or just want to say hi? I’d love to hear from you.

Get in touch

three thingsI do for a living

01.Designer
01.Designer
Design partner for founders, startups and scale-ups.
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02.Content creator
02.Content creator
Sharing my journey as a designer, and what I learn along the way.
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03.Educator
03.Educator
The Design Solo: a weekly letter on everything I’ve learned about design and business.
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From designerto solopreneur

2012
It started with Photoshop
At 12, I wanted to be a designer. At 14, I opened Photoshop and started teaching myself. At 16, I joined a graphic and web design course and got my first design job. For the next two years, I worked part-time and full-time, doing both graphic and web design.
2016
Then I aimed higher
Over the next few years, I worked my way through bigger companies in India: an NDTV venture, Avizva and Sapient. Somewhere between them, I moved from web design into product design.
2018
So I went all in
Then a director told me I couldn’t be a designer without a design degree. So I stopped asking for permission. I went independent, and in my first year, I made $28,000 from freelancing.
2021
Then I led a team
At Podcastle, I became Creative Director and led the design team. We built the design system, led design for marketing and growth, and shaped the shift from a solo tool to a collaborative one. That collaboration became the focus of their $13.5M Series A.
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2023
Then things changed
After two years of helping Podcastle grow, that chapter closed. It taught me the biggest lesson of my career: build something nobody can take away from you.
2024
Building my own
So I did. I moved to Prague and started my own studio. It took 12 months to turn it into a real business, and soon founders and brands were coming to me. One of them has since raised $3.5M and passed 600,000 downloads.
Today
Still solo, by choice
Since then, I’ve grown the business to six figures as a solo designer. When a project needs more hands, I bring in people I trust. And every week, I share what I’ve learned in The Design Solo.