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Katie Dill

Head of Design, Stripe

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Recent appearances

  • How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with Al | Katie Dill (Stripe)

    September 25, 2026 · 📺 Lenny's Podcast

    As AI makes it easier to build, how do we keep products from becoming generic “zombie UI”? At the Lenny and Friends Summit, Stripe’s Katie Dill explains why great design still depends on a clear point of view, an understanding of users, and care in the details. She shares how to build those standards into AI tools, edit beyond the first draft, and use AI to create more original products. Recorded live at Lenny and Friends Summit on September 10, 2026, in San Francisco.

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  • Inside Stripe’s Design Team: Moving Fast Without Sacrificing Quality

    September 15, 2026 · 📺 Designer Fund

    How does Stripe take advantage of AI speed without letting it lower the quality bar? We spoke with Katie Dill, Stripe's Head of Design, and designers across the company about creating the conditions for bottom-up experimentation, from “AI-cation” days and small “roof shot” experiments to internal tools like ProtoDash and Dante. The team also shares how it uses AI to build realistic product prototypes, explore directions for Stripe Press, and move faster while keeping craft and judgment firmly in human hands. 0:00 How AI is changing design at Stripe 1:48 Using ProtoDash for high-fidelity proto…

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  • How Stripe Built Their New Website

    April 22, 2026 · 📺 Y Combinator

    Even the most successful websites eventually need a redesign. Take Stripe for example. After six years with the same homepage, they recently unveiled a brand new site that reflects how the fintech giant has evolved over the past few years. So when is the time right for a new landing page? And what should you prioritize in the redesign? In this episode of Design Review YC’s Aaron Epstein sat down Stripe’s Head of Design Katie Dill to pull the curtain back on their high profile redesign and to discuss how their team is evolving in a world dominated by new AI design tools. 00:00 - Intro 00:30 -…

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  • Katie Dill: Quality Control › First of Kind

    February 25, 2026 · 📺 First of Kind

    What can flying teach us about software design? Katie Dill has built world-class teams at three iconic companies—Stripe, Lyft and Airbnb—proving that thoughtful design can shape quality at industrial scale. In this conversation with Soleio, Katie describes her winding path into technology and how fields as disparate as architecture and aviation shape her approach to leading design at Stripe. 00:00 – Intro: It's All About Mileage 02:18 – What Flying Teaches You About Design 07:01 – From History to Design School 10:30 – The IDEO Moment 18:01 – Saying Yes to the Scary Thing 19:46 – The Chair P…

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  • Katie Dill - The new era of design at Stripe

    February 23, 2026 · 📺 Dive Club 🤿

    A few weeks ago, Stripe launched their new site (https://stripe.com) and reminded everyone who the 🐐 of web design is… So I asked their Head of Design, Katie Dill (  / katie-dill-79168b3  ) , to walk us through some of the tiny design decisions that make it so special. But we also did a deep dive into how the practice of design is evolving at Stripe and everything they’re doing to push past the status quo. Some highlights: How the “call for a new aesthetic” is influencing design culture at Stripe How their internal tool Protodash is changing the way designers prototype The most important s…

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  • Katie Dill (Stripe) x Randy Hunt (Notion) on design leadership

    July 22, 2025 · 📺 The General Podcast

    Katie Dill, Head of Design at Stripe, and Randy Hunt, Head of Design at Notion, sit down to swap stories in the first episode of The General Podcast. This is a conversation between two of the most thoughtful design leaders in tech, covering everything from building taste into products to maintaining creative conviction inside fast-scaling orgs. They discuss how to protect what makes design great, what designers uniquely bring to the table in the age of AI, and why sometimes you just have to pick mint chip and go. In this conversation, you’ll learn: • Why beautiful, well-crafted products mat…

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  • Katie Dill's design philosophy: creating developer tools with power, craft, and beauty

    July 07, 2025 · 📺 Stripe Developers

    Stripe Head of Design, Katie Dill sits down with Developer Advocate Ben Smith to discuss the integral role of design in Stripe's mission to enhance the GDP of the internet. Chapters 00:00 The role of design in stripe's mission 03:03 Collaboration between design and engineering 06:11 Understanding user needs and experiences 09:01 Designing for diverse user types 12:06 Measuring user satisfaction and product quality 15:03 Intentional design and user experience 17:59 Lessons from hyper-growth companies 21:10 Defining quality in design 24:00 Tactical approaches to implementing design principles…

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  • Why Design Matters: Lessons from Stripe, Lyft and Airbnb

    October 16, 2024 · 📺 Y Combinator

    Stripe, Airbnb and Lyft are a few of the most successful companies of the past decade. And there are at least two things they all have in common - great design, and Katie Dill. Katie was Head of Experience Design at Airbnb, led the design team at Lyft and is now Head of Design at Stripe. We spoke with Katie about her design philosophy, what sets companies like Stripe apart, and how important it is to instill a culture of design in your startup from day one. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DesignReview-apply Work at a startup: https://yc.link/DesignReview-jobs Chapters (Powered by http…

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  • Stripe Head of Design Katie Dill Reviews Startup Websites

    October 01, 2024 · 📺 Y Combinator

    Stripe’s Head of Design Katie Dill is one of the most influential designers in Silicon Valley. Before joining Stripe she led the design team at Lyft and was Head of Experience Design at Airbnb. Throughout her career she’s leveraged the power of great design to help build a few of the most successful companies in the world. So what’s the secret to her success? For Katie it’s all about focusing on the details, and making sure that every pixel counts. In this episode YC’s Aaron Epstein and Katie Dill review startup landing pages with a focus on creating sites that build trust, convert customers…

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  • Building beautiful products with Stripe’s Head of Design | Katie Dill (Stripe, Airbnb, Lyft)

    October 15, 2023 · 📺 Lenny's Podcast

    Katie Dill is the Head of Design at Stripe. Previously, she was Head of Experience Design at Airbnb and Head of Design at Lyft. Katie has been named one of Business Insider’s 10 People Changing the Tech Industry as well as one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business and received the Girls in Tech “Creator of the Year” award. In today’s episode, she shares: • What makes a design great • Advice on building high-performing teams in hyper-growth environments • A pivotal lesson in leadership she learned at Airbnb • Stripe’s focus on quality and how it’s tied to growth • A formula for…

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  • Demystifying design leadership: Katie Dill, Lyft

    February 21, 2020 · 📺 McKinsey & Company

    The number of executive design leaders among the world’s 100 largest companies has doubled over the past five years. Yet there remains a lack of clarity about the unique contributions they bring to the table. Our new series features interviews with design executives and attempts to shed light on their individual backgrounds, the challenges they face, and how they use design to drive strategic priorities within their organizations. In this film, “Designing for Momentum,” we go behind the scenes with Lyft’s VP of Design, Katie Dill. This is part of our new research on design leadership. Visit:…

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