Hi, I'm David Robinson

I’m a product design leader who’s spent the past two decades building teams, shaping strategy, and shipping software at the intersection of design, technology, and business. I work best in the messy middle—where the vision is exciting but the path isn’t fully mapped. I’ve led global orgs, launched AI-driven startups, redesigned experiences for over a billion users, and built design systems that scale with growth. I believe great design is about more than pixels. It’s about understanding people, solving the right problems, and building systems that evolve. I’ve done that in connected fitness, FinTech, enterprise software, logistics, and AI-powered tools.

Currently, I lead UX, design, and brand at Hydrow. Previously, I built products at AI Fund, Owlcam, Flexport, and Yahoo. I’ve advised startups, rebranded companies, and tried (unsuccessfully) to retire my bass guitar.

Also me: recovering bassist • stereotypically polite Canadian • design systems nerd • still surprised by how much I love this work