Theo Miller
Senior Product Designer
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Theo Miller
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Theo is a former startup founder. He ran an early-stage startup called Hit Start. His career began as a freelance product designer. He then became one of the first five employees at Carta in 2013. In the four years he worked there, he learned user-friendly SaaS design principles. Originally self-taught, Theo codes all of his own work.
  • Figma  
  • HTML  
  • CSS  
  • Javascript  
Expertise also includes Tailwind, SCSS, BEM, Git, and Adobe CC.
Core skillset
  • User-friendly SaaS design
  • Front-end development
  • Project management
Personal interests
  • California road trips
  • Current events
  • Film criticism
Hit Start
January, 2018 - August, 2023
Hit Start produced podcasts and built production management software. Podcast clients included big tech companies like Lyft, Klaviyo, and Carta. After raising a priced round in 2021, Theo began building software. He then launched a closed beta with top-tier production companies. Hit Start was unable to raise in light of the economic climate and strikes in Hollywood.
  • Managed a seven-person team of writers, producers, and marketers
  • Built a minimum viable product in four months based on calls with 40+ producers
  • Ran a closed beta with a dozen production companies (60+ users) and a 33% conversion rate
Carta
October, 2013 - January, 2018
Theo joined Carta when it was called eShares and it operated out of a coworking space in Palo Alto. He worked with the Chief Product Officer to design and code the front-end of the MVP for the first 18 months. He then designed the first Investor Services product and led interdepartmental design projects as the company scaled. In 2021, Carta was valued at $7.4B.
  • Built original Carta MVP, which led to 40% MoM revenue growth
  • Provided leadership on interdepartmental projects, including the 6-month rebrand from eShares to Carta
  • Designed a custom icon font that's still used in the product today