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This is great. I hope that 2-3 years from now we see large numbers of "designers in residence" at VCs and incubators. See also Jason Putorti's gig (now over) a
by portman 16y ago
This is great. I hope that 2-3 years from now we see large numbers of "designers in residence" at VCs and incubators.
See also Jason Putorti's gig (now over) at Bessemer:
http://www.bvp.com/team/Jason-Putorti.aspx http://www.bvp.com/team/Jason-Putorti.aspx
- DaniFong 16y agoI agree. It's very interesting to see. Andressen Horowitz is following a similar model, too. I'm starting a greentech incubator and intend to have engineers/scientists in residence. A certain kind of person just love the technical issues at hand during the inception of a project.
- fredwilson 16y agoi can see how a designer might be impactful at an incubator but i can't see how a designer can be impactful at a VC firm. you really need to have great design on your team not at your investor