Dave Evans is an entrepreneur who led the design of

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's first

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and was an early employee at

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before becoming a Consulting Assistant Professor at

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. He also co-wrote the book ''Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life'' with Bill Burnett, which was published by

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in 2016. Evans and Burnett also created a class called "Designing Your Life" at

. He graduated from Stanford with a master's degree in mechanical engineering. Evans has also worked as a professor at the

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