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December 21, 2020 | Designer Fund

Announcing Revi: Helping Local Businesses Thrive

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

September 17, 2020 | Designer Fund

Diversity Scholarships Available for Business Essentials Workshop

September 9, 2020 | Heather Phillips

A Founders’ Guide to Hiring your First Designer

July 28, 2020 | Nathalie Arbel and Kelsey Aroian

A Guide for Working with Design Freelancers and Creative Studios

Nearly every startup needs creative help at some point in their lifecycle—often during key inflection points, such as raising funds, upleveling into a new market, or communicating who they are to the world for the very first time. Freelancers, studios, and agencies can also be more than just an extra pair of hands; they can be strategic thought partners, helping you create work that is core to your business.

July 6, 2020 | Designer Fund

Design for Business Impact Featuring Twitter & Slack

We invite you to the first event in our virtual speaker series about how to use design as a strategic lever for business impact. Especially during challenging times, we need to show how design can help our companies thrive.

June 18, 2020 | Designer Fund

Office Hours for Black & Underrepresented Founders

We're hosting office hours for founders and pre-founders from Black and historically underrepresented minority backgrounds in tech. If you're interested in pitch, product or design guidance with one of our advisors, read on.

June 8, 2020 | Designer Fund

Building a More Inclusive Design + Venture Ecosystem

We stand with Black Lives Matter and against the systemic racism and oppression in our country. First and foremost, we want the black members of our community to know that we see them and stand with them in solidarity.

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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.

Culture

Shaping Design Culture

For Founders

The Future of Design Entrepreneurship

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Career Guidance

The Right Way to Accept a Job Offer

For Founders

A Guide for Working with Design Freelancers and Creative Studios

Design Management & Leadership

Design for Business Impact Case Study Library

Women in Design

10 Design Leaders on How to Empower Women in the Workplace

Craft

3 Tips for Designing Behavior Change

Career Guidance

A Designer’s Guide to Working in Tech

Design Management & Leadership

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