How They Invest · 2024-01-17 · 6 min
“What are you spending your nights and weekends on and is there a way for you to make that your job? Because that's the stuff that you're really into.” - Ben Blumenrose We’re joined by Ben Blumenrose, Designer Fund’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner. We cover the Designer Fund algorithm, the core qualities of great startups, and how designers can add value as investors. Explore the episode notes. Search and down a transcript and find links to related books, interviews, lectures, and more: outlieracademy.com/131. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:39) - The genesis of Designer Fund (00:22:31) - Demystifying design (00:28:28) - Traits of designer founders (00:35:02) - Sweat the details that matter (00:39:23) - The Designer Fund algorithm (00:44:23 - Balancing skepticism and optimism in investing (00:48:47) - Core qualities of great startups (00:50:32) - How designers can add value as investors About Ben Blumenfeld and Designer Fund. Ben Blumenrose is Co-director and Managing Partner of Designer Fund, which is an early stage venture capital firm that backs founders that both recognize the power of design and are committed to getting design right from day one.
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