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Ask HN: Any successful startups that is founded by a designer?
I am curious to ask this because looking at most of the startups, the founders are usually with very strong technical background, so I am wondering as a non-technical person (designer) like me, is it just a dream that I can create and manage a successful startup?
- AJAr 12y agoDon't let yourself fall victim to the false dichotomy of designer XOR developer; especially these days, there's no reason why you can't grind for a while and learn enough to make probably whatever you'd hope to make. Plenty of great resources, and I can lend a hand if you need some help along the way. Just let me know.
- taylorling 12y agoThanks for the offer! Appreciate that :) Indeed, with the resources available online, it's totally possible to learn new skills if I spend some time on them.
- mazeway 12y agoAirbnb
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- vassvdm 12y agoSunrise Calendar
- ingenieros 12y agohttp://designerfund.com/ http://designerfund.com/
- mazsa 12y agohttps://prezi.com/about/ https://prezi.com/about/
- whiteisblack 12y agoTo be frank, in order to maintain a business, you can't just do all the things alone. So it's really common to have more than one person as the founders of a company. The idea is, it's better to have at least one partner who is growing the same direction as yours. So a technical person would be the best candidate, i would say.
- taylorling 12y agoThat's what I thought too - that's why I am just curious if there is any great example that founded only by one designer founder, though I totally understand the importance of having a co-founder with strong technical background.
- Nelkins 12y agoNot sure if she was only a designer, but the founder of Poptip had a design background.
- jklein11 12y agoApple
- evolve2k 12y agoEnvato.com is highly successful and was founded by a designer. Here's a clip of the founder discussing his founding story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwvzF6Umvjk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwvzF6Umvjk
- alain94040 12y agoLet's answer the real question, which is about you. Yes, you can build a successful startup as a designer. Someone else will be coding of course. But the CEO is really the person with 1) the vision and 2) the drive to make things happen. Do you have both? Then you can start your startup.
- taylorling 12y agoYeah, I know what you mean - deep inside I truly believe I have both, but yeah, haven't been tested so far.
- gabrtv 12y agoEllo, the popular social network, was founded by designers: https://ello.co/wtf/post/founders https://ello.co/wtf/post/founders
- ffwacom 12y agoTeespring