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Yummy Labs

Design accelerator I co-founded to help designers grow through real startup sprints

Yummy Labs
The problem I saw

Bootcamps weren't cutting it anymore.

Designers were paying thousands for courses teaching outdated methods on fake projects. They'd graduate with polished case studies that hiring managers could spot as "concept work" from a mile away.

I wanted to build something different: real products, real constraints, real shipped work.

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My role

Co-Founder & Sprint Leader

Curriculum design
Lead mentorship
Startup partnerships
Product vision
UX Lead
3
Sprints Run
30+
Designers Trained
3
Startup Partners
2
Weeks per Sprint
How it works

2-week sprints. Real startups. Shipped products.

Tap a day to see what you’d be working on.

March 2026
Week 1 · Mar 9–Mar 15
MTWTFSS
Module 1Monday, Mar 9

Ready, Set, Sprint

Watch the kick-off call, unpack your brief, set up your sprint board.

Startup partners
Stealth Startup
Stealth Startup
New-Gen Homebuying With the Former VP Product, Tinder
Twenty.com
Twenty.com
Open source CRM With 2X YC founders & Airbnb Product
Superbloom
Superbloom
Game-tech startup With ex-Glu Games leader
Tool partners

Free tool access for every sprinter

Figma
Figma
UX Pilot
UX Pilot
Builder.io
Builder.io
Subframe
Subframe
Designer testimonials

I'm not usually a 'course' person. I prefer to dive in and learn by doing. But this was different. Yummy Labs didn't tell us what to design - they taught us how to think like product designers. My sleep schedule's wrecked, but my process is sharper and my design thinking's leveled up.

Harry Dodd-Irwin
Harry Dodd-Irwin
Designer & Developer, London 🇬🇧
✓ Completed

It definitely wasn't easy, but I left this sprint knowing how it truly feels to think like a designer. We went from building user flows to functional prototypes in two weeks.

Stephanie Liu
Stephanie Liu
UX Designer, Seattle 🇺🇸
✓ Completed

This sprint reminded me why I love what I do - blending design, business, code and empathy. I was recognized as a Top Sprinter with my work presented to the founders!

Manushri Dave
Manushri Dave
UX Designer, Savannah 🇺🇸
⭐ Top Sprinter

This sprint taught me how to design with empathy while leveraging AI to accelerate clarity, decision-making, and innovation, without losing the human touch.

Eszter Rakita
Eszter Rakita
UX Designer, London 🇬🇧
✓ Completed

Over two intense weeks, we worked on a project for a stealth startup founded by the ex-CPO of Tinder. Can't wait to show you this project in my portfolio soon!

Sofía Garay
Sofía Garay
UX Designer, Madrid 🇪🇸
✓ Completed

I left this sprint sharper, more curious, and with a deeper appreciation for how AI can accelerate design. This definitely won't be my last sprint with the team.

Britney Whiten
Britney Whiten
UX Designer, Maryland 🇺🇸
✓ Completed
Behind the scenes
Mentoring Session
Loom video (1)
Loom video
Designer Work 1
Sprint Kickoff
Designer Work 2
Feedback Session
Final Presentations