
The Design VC is a podcast about the intersection of creativity and capital — and how design can help early-stage startups turn vision into traction.
Each week, I talk with founders, investors, and founding designers about the decisions that shape the hunt for product–market fit: when to bring design in, what to look for in a great founding designer, and how design helps you earn traction (not ju... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 12 | Founded | 6 months ago |
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| Categories | EntrepreneurshipTechnologyBusiness | ||||

In this episode of The Design VC, Andy Budd sits down with Simon Rohrbach, founder and CEO of Plain, a customer support platform built for modern B2B teams. Andy first met Simon years ago when Simon was leading design at Deliveroo, so this felt less ... more
In this episode of The Design VC, Andy Budd sits down with Luke Wroblewski, one of the early pioneers of UX and interaction design, now Managing Director and Head of Product at Sutter Hill Ventures. Luke’s led design at Yahoo and Google, founded two ... more
Irene Au is one of those rare people who helped shape modern product design from the inside, then took those lessons into venture.
In this episode of The Design VC, Andy Budd sits down with Irene, who was Yahoo’s first interaction designer, went on ... more
It might surprise some listeners to hear that, as a VC, I spend a lot of my time encouraging founders to think twice before taking traditional VC money.
Not because VC is “bad”, but because it comes with a very specific deal. Most VC funds are built... more
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