Andy Budd

There's been a lot of talk about the need for more design founders of late, so I thought I'd do something about it. If you're a designer curious what it takes to be a founder, this 6-week summer school might be for you.

The Battle Between Shipping and Perfection: A Designer’s Dilemma medium.com/the-design-coa…

This is one of the reasons I've decided to run a summer school for aspiring design founders. andybudd.com/designfounder

Any designer friends thinking about startup a startup and interested in learning how to pitch, how to fundraise and what makes an idea or team venture investible? I'm running a little 6-evening summer school in Jul/Aug which might be of interest to you.

🧠 Day 1: The Brain’s Most Dangerous Shortcut open.substack.com/pub/thedesignl…

This Monday I'll be publishing a short 5 day newsletter series about the pressures designers are facing at the moment, and the role design entrepreneurship might play. Interested? You can sign up here. thedesignleader.substack.com/subscribe

Feeling a little out of touch with the current state of AI and it's role in the design process, I thought I'd do a quick personal experiment. The results? Fascinating and frustrating in equal measure. medium.com/@andybudd/expe…

I just published 🎓 Designers Make Great Founders. The Industry Just Hasn’t Caught Up Yet. medium.com/p/designers-ma…

Why You Can’t Build Your Way Out of Slow Growth medium.com/the-design-vc/…

.@andybudd on why so many designers are feeling burnt out right now. ow.ly/HcLh50W1zMH

As a designer turned VC I'm constantly being contacted by designers looking for help with their own startup ideas. These folks generally get the product side of things but don't know what investors are looking for, or how to start, so they need help demystifying the process.

How Optimising for Value Delivery Unlocks Startup Growth medium.com/the-design-vc/…

Some amazing prompt based design coming out of Webstudio at the moment. All this workig code, not just images.