DesignerVC @thedesignervc

Taste & Experience: Your AI Startup's Growth Lever designer-vc.com Product Designer & Investor Joined February 2023

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DesignerVC @thedesignervc

2 months ago

Get your free audit and see your product through first-time user’s eyes. AI simulated user journey + Expert teardown by a real designer designer-vc.com/ai-design-audit

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Founders, take note: OpenAI isn’t just hiring engineers. They’re co-creating with Jony Ive. Because even in AI, user experience is the product. Good design = differentiation. Great design = defensibility.

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DesignerVC @thedesignervc

4 months ago

The biggest AI company in the world just teamed up with the best designer in the world’s studio. Why? Because design is the missing link between powerful technology and human adoption. 🧵

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DesignerVC @thedesignervc

4 months ago

In the age of AI, design is your last unfair advantage. AI has made it easier than ever to build products. The playing field is leveling. What separates winners now? – Taste – Intuition – Emotional intelligence – Craft and clarity Design isn’t just what it looks like.…

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DesignerVC @thedesignervc

4 months ago

The world’s leading AI company just partnered with the world’s most iconic designer. OpenAI + Jony Ive’s design studio = a powerful signal: 👉 Great products don’t come from tech alone. They come from the marriage of taste + capability. Design is not decoration. It’s your…

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DesignerVC @thedesignervc

4 months ago

Most startups don’t have a design problem. They have a growth problem disguised as a design problem. The homepage looks fine. The product works. But growth is flat. Here’s what’s usually happening: – The onboarding flow doesn’t build motivation – Key friction points are…

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DesignerVC @thedesignervc

4 months ago

“What happens when labor is cheap and plentiful? Are we going to get a bunch of AI slop and what happens when taste becomes the scarce asset?” Great talk @sonyatweetybird from the @sequoia AI Ascent Keynote. I believe ‘taste’ is the differentiator and competitive advantage.

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Hi, I am a Product Designer who is currently learning Front-end development to add to my skillsets and I feel so excited about it. 👏 🎊

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