Aakash Mangla

I'm a Product Designer and Strategist with 3+ years of experience shaping and scaling 0-to-1 products from the ground up.

I've built design teams and design culture, often owning everything from research to execution to cross-functional alignment.

With a background in engineering and design, my strength lies in bridging the gap between user empathy, code, and business strategy, ensuring that products are not just usable but truly valuable.

With a builder's mindset, I operate as a true product designer; having hands-on designer and strategic manager capabilities; to ensure that the team isn't just shipping pixels, but solving meaningful problems effectively. I design with intention, lead with empathy, and create systems that scale.

Awards & Accomplishments

2022

APEV Design Contest, Japan

Special Jury Award

2022

APEV Design Contest, Japan

Special Jury Award

2022

CII Young Designers Award

Winner (Mobility Category)

2022

CII Young Designers Award

Winner (Mobility Category)

2022

RSD11 Symposium

Published & presented system map

2022

RSD11 Symposium

Published & presented system map

2022

NID’s Annual Design Exhibition

Project Feature

2022

NID’s Annual Design Exhibition

Project Feature

2021

SIAM Design Challenge

Finalist among top 10

2021

SIAM Design Challenge

Finalist among top 10

2021

LTI Unfold 3.0 Design Hackathon

Runners-up

2021

LTI Unfold 3.0 Design Hackathon

Runners-up

2020

DSEU Logo Design Competition

Finalist, among top 7

2020

DSEU Logo Design Competition

Finalist, among top 7

2016 & 2017

Formula Student Germany

Ranked 4th in the qualifying quiz

2016 & 2017

Formula Student Germany

Ranked 4th in the qualifying quiz

2017

Student Start-up Action, IIT Delhi

Granted INR 200,000

2017

Student Start-up Action, IIT Delhi

Granted INR 200,000

Writing

I write about design, research, and what it actually takes to build a design practice from scratch.

Say hi @

aakashmangla3@gmail.com

Say hi @

aakashmangla3@gmail.com