Archive - Designer Founders

Brian Lovin on why designers need to be less “nice” as founders

Part one of our recap from our first-ever Designer Founder Night

Jun 26 •

26:06

Designer founders on pain-hunting, seeking competitive markets, and why now is the time to build

Phil Vander Broek of Dopt and Filip Skrzesinski of Subframe share hard-earned lessons on getting honest about customer signals, moving faster, and the…

Jun 12 •

May 2025

Felt's Sam Hashemi on when to ignore customer feedback, using work trials to hire, and why more designers need to do sales

Two-time founder Sam Hashemi also tells us why startups should invest in bold branding and why pricing conversations are better had earlier.

May 28 •

April 2025

Architect, Founder, CEO: Robert Yuen of Monograph

Why “balance” is a myth—and why being too nice can hold designer founders back.

Apr 29 •

From Facebook Designer to Two-Time Founder: Chris Kalani

Lessons on finding co-founders and learning business fundamentals as a designer from Phantom Co-founder and CPO Chris Kalani

Apr 10 •

A Historic Moment for Designer Founders

We're launching Designer Founders to inspire the next generation of ambitious designers to take the leap of entrepreneurship.

Apr 9 •

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