In product development and design, asking what can be removed is key to building the best product possible. By Tessa Ann Taylor (Founder, Co) I’ve been spending a lot of time blogging on my company’s blog, and one of my most recent posts was on learning to...
A design-challenged software engineer decides to take over every aspect of product development at her new startup. By Tessa Ann Taylor (Founder, Co) When I set out to build my own app, Co, I knew I had quite the task in front of me. I decided I wanted to oversee...
A pair of design-focused founders answers the question: “Why not work with a freelancer?” By Chloe Oternaud and Noemie Prin (Co-founders, Melusyn) There is still a misunderstanding about the benefits of having a designer on a founding team. We mean the...
One founder discusses the adjustments his startup made after learning that the audience for his product was mostly women. By Phil Weiner (Co-Founder, Earth Starter) I founded Earth Starter with the idea that I could get professionals, like myself, interested in the...
You don’t need a fancy four-year degree to become a designer if you follow this self-taught designer’s detailed step-by-step plan to teach yourself. By Karen X. Cheng (Designer, Exec) I got my job as a designer without going to design school. I had hacked...
