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January 26, 2022 | Enrique Allen

Design at Gusto: Keeping Collaboration and Customers at the Core

Learn how Gusto used design to humanize HR and build a $10 billion business.

October 20, 2021 | Ben Blumenrose

Announcing Mage: Helping more businesses harness AI

September 13, 2021 | Ben Blumenrose

Embedding Design into the Fiber of Fintech

July 14, 2021 | Designer Fund

Summer Design Office Hours

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.

April 22, 2021 | Enrique Allen

Climate Tech Guide for Designers

At Designer Fund, we're increasingly investing at the intersection of technology, design, and sustainability. We've seen designers not only make new, sustainable innovations possible, but also make them engaging and more adoptable. Whether you’re a product designer, brand designer or UX writer, there’s a place for you in climate tech. But, how can you find the right opportunity?

April 1, 2021 | Designer Fund

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

Last year we announced our commitment to building a more inclusive design and venture ecosystem in solidarity with Black and underrepresented founders and designers in our community. As part of holding ourselves accountable to this commitment, we're giving an update on what we've done.

March 30, 2021 | Designer Fund

Equipping Underrepresented Designers to Grow as Business Leaders

As part of our ongoing commitment to create more equitable paths into design and tech, we offered scholarships for our Business Essentials for Designers workshop to Black and underrepresented designers with generous support from Shopify and Google. We invite you to meet them and explore their work.

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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.

Career Guidance

A Designer’s Guide to Working in Tech

For Founders

The Future of Design Entrepreneurship

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Craft

3 Tips for Designing Behavior Change

Culture

Shaping Design Culture

Design Management & Leadership

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

For Founders

A Guide for Working with Design Freelancers and Creative Studios

Women in Design

10 Design Leaders on How to Empower Women in the Workplace

Design Management & Leadership

Design for Business Impact Case Study Library

Career Guidance

The Right Way to Accept a Job Offer