Introducing Adele — The Largest Open Source Repository of Design Systems

Building things was always my passion. As a kid I spent countless hours playing with weird Russian metal construction sets (I guess only kids from the former Eastern bloc know what I’m talking about), wooden blocks, LEGOs, etc.

I was the kind of kid that disappeared into his own world for hours, completely consumed by creating the next great thing.

And while over the years plenty of things about me have changed (there’s barely a cell in my body that remained untouched, for an interesting discussion check this reddit thread), the passion of building has not changed a bit.

The task of creation fascinates me so much that over 7 years ago I co-founded a startup focused on helping designers and engineers create products together. A tiny side project at first, UXPin, grew to be a real business helping the world leading companies scale their design and development. Thanks to our design, prototyping and design systems tools companies can build better products faster.

The irony is that while tens of thousands of people use UXPin to create great digital products every day, the fast growth of UXPin, elevated me into the full-time CEO position. And while there are a lot of gratifying aspects of growing and managing a serious business with a great team of over 50 professionals, I was always itching to get back to the creation side of things. So… I just did it.

There’s probably a million reasons why the CEO of a startup that has outgrown its infancy, shouldn’t build things anymore. And, in my humble opinion, non of them matter.

If 32 years on this gorgeous planet taught me anything, it’s that to be happy one has to follow the one, defining, passion that focuses the mind and makes the heart beat faster. Following this passion makes us stay true to ourselves. It makes us authentic. And, in my opinion, the only worthy path to be a great leader leads through a relentless authenticity.

The only path to be a great leader leads through a relentless authenticity.

With that in my mind, I decided to spent every hour I can, on creating projects, from start to finish, that can help others build great products.

And today, I’m ready to launch the very first of these projects.

Please give a warm welcome to Adele