Skyrize

Advising Startups. Mentoring Designers.

I’m Philip Fierlinger, Co-founder of Upstock, a digital marketplace and ecommerce platform for foodservice, on a mission to remove friction and waste from the global supply chain.

Previously, I co-founded Xero (case study) where I was Head of Design for nearly 10 years. My career spans over 25 years, starting with my first client the Beastie Boys (case study) in 1995. Prior to that, in my final year of university I got an internship with General Magic (case study) "the most important startup you've never heard of".
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I work with startup entrepreneurs and designers who are on a mission to create products people love.

I’m dedicated to nurturing the talent pool of designers and quality of startups in New Zealand.

Here’s what I can offer:

For Startups

Product strategy
Marketing strategy
Team strategy
Investor strategy

For Designers

Skill development
Portfolio development
Career development

Interviews & presentations

WFLS podcast interview
Business is Boring podcast interview‍
Foundr podcast interview
Newstalk live to air radio interview
Access Granted podcast interview‍
Product Design Playbook presentation – Making magic & shipping it‍
Creative Mornings presentation – UX of Money: How we made accounting fun, sexy & addictive
Design Disruptors – Invision movie trailer‍
Fast Company interview – Xero Reinvents Accounting for Small Business with Superb UI Design‍
Playing Favourites with Kim Hill live to air radio interview

Let's connect

I’m always happy to connect with people doing interested work. Please get in touch.