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December 6, 2019 | Designer Fund

Recommended reading from design leaders

Earlier this year as part of our Design for Business Impact event series, we hosted a dinner with design leaders and asked them each to recommend a book. Here are their recommendations.

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September 10, 2019 | Ben Blumenfeld

Announcing Flatfile: AI-powered data importing

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May 22, 2019 | Ben Blumenfeld

Designer Fund raises $23.5M Fund II to fix the design gap in tech

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February 20, 2019 | Designer Fund

Design for Business Impact in SF, NYC and more

October 16, 2018 | Designer Fund

3 Case Studies on the Business Impact of Design: Pinterest, Gusto, & Slack

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Over the past 5 years we’ve invested in over 30 startups and have partnered with dozens of top design teams, from early stage to public companies. There’s a big problem we’ve seen over, and over again that’s holding back our industry: Designers need to understand and communicate how their work impacts the success of their Read more…

October 9, 2018 | Designer Fund

Announcing Heartbeat: Redesigning Cardiology

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We’re excited to announce our investment in Heartbeat, a modern medical practice company that is redesigning the field of cardiology. Heartbeat is the creating the first-ever digital risk assessment and prevention service for cardiovascular health. Healthcare is a space we care deeply about, and Heartbeat presents an opportunity to vastly improve people’s lives at scale. Read more…

September 19, 2018 | Patrick Weiss

3 Tips for Designing Behavior Change

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The following is a guest post from Patrick Weiss, Director of Product Design at Omada Health. Every person building a product is ultimately designing for behavior change. Regardless of the type of problem your product is trying to solve, you need to (1) capture the user’s attention, (2) convince them to engage with your product Read more…

September 5, 2018 | Designer Fund

4 Ways Design Can Improve our Healthcare System

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Earlier this month, we welcomed top design leaders and founders for a discussion about how design can impact the state of healthcare. Our panelists from Omada Health, Better, Commure, Clover Health, and Collective Health also shared case studies from their own work about how they design their products and services to drive positive outcomes. Below Read more…

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Design for Business Impact Case Study Library

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Shaping Design Culture

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3 Tips for Designing Behavior Change

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The Future of Design Entrepreneurship

Career Guidance

The Right Way to Accept a Job Offer

Design Management & Leadership

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

Women in Design

10 Design Leaders on How to Empower Women in the Workplace

Career Guidance

A Designer’s Guide to Working in Tech