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April 22, 2021 | Enrique Allen

Climate Tech Primer for Founders

To combat climate change, Climate Tech focuses on decarbonization across all sectors of our economy from energy to mobility to food. We're undergoing one of the biggest transformations as a civilization: from fossil fuels to renewable energy. This means big opportunities for startups to use design to improve nearly every aspect of our lives. We know it can be overwhelming if you're new to Climate Tech, so we've highlighted the basics for founders, designers and builders who want to solve earth scale problems.

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April 22, 2021 | Enrique Allen

Climate Tech Guide for Designers

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April 1, 2021 | Designer Fund

Our Continued Commitment to Building a More Inclusive Design & Venture Ecosystem

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March 30, 2021 | Designer Fund

Equipping Underrepresented Designers to Grow as Business Leaders

December 21, 2020 | Designer Fund

Announcing Revi: Helping Local Businesses Thrive

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Interview with Eugene Johnson, CEO of Revi, about how they started the company, how they use design to excel, and his hopes for the future.

October 29, 2020 | Designer Fund

Design for Business Impact featuring Gusto & Zendesk

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Join a special brand edition of our Design for Business Impact speaker series featuring creative leaders from Gusto & Zendesk on Nov 11 at 12pm PST.

September 17, 2020 | Designer Fund

Diversity Scholarships Available for Business Essentials Workshop

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As part of our commitment to help create more paths into design and tech for Black and underrepresented minorities, we're offering 10 scholarships to our next Business Essentials for Designers workshop this October.

September 9, 2020 | Heather Phillips

A Founders’ Guide to Hiring your First Designer

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Understand who the right first designer is for your company and how to build an environment where design can thrive.

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July 28, 2020 | Nathalie Arbel and Kelsey Aroian

A Guide for Working with Design Freelancers and Creative Studios

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July 6, 2020 | Designer Fund

Design for Business Impact Featuring Twitter & Slack

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June 18, 2020 | Designer Fund

Office Hours for Black & Underrepresented Founders

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June 8, 2020 | Designer Fund

Building a More Inclusive Design + Venture Ecosystem

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April 29, 2020 | Designer Fund

Design for Business Impact featuring Dropbox & Pinterest

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April 15, 2020 | Designer Fund

Announcing Primer: Create a Space You Love

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April 2, 2020 | Designer Fund

Recommended Books from LA Design Leaders

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March 6, 2020 | Designer Fund

Announcing Northstar: Automating Personal Finance

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January 28, 2020 | Enrique Allen

20 Levers for Communicating the Business Impact of Design

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December 16, 2019 | Patrick Weiss

Taking the “I” Out of Design

Books

December 6, 2019 | Designer Fund

Recommended reading from design leaders

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September 10, 2019 | Ben Blumenrose

Announcing Flatfile: AI-powered data importing

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Resources

For Founders

A Founders' Guide to Hiring your First Designer

Understand who the right first designer is for your company and how to build an environment where design can thrive.

Design Management & Leadership

Design for Business Impact Case Study Library

Women in Design

10 Design Leaders on How to Empower Women in the Workplace

View All Resources

Career Guidance

The Right Way to Accept a Job Offer

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3 Tips for Designing Behavior Change

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A Designer’s Guide to Working in Tech

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Shaping Design Culture

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Level Up: A Framework for Growing High-Performing Design Teams

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A Guide for Working with Design Freelancers and Creative Studios

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The Future of Design Entrepreneurship

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