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First off as a rule of thumb, I generally avoid talking about people. In the rare case I do, it's only if I've had significant experience with them. As an operating partner with Kh…

Wrote a brief response here: http://enriqueallen.tumblr.com/post/14480645124/design-both-... Here's a couple excerpts: “Focus on value creation. Design enhances value, it does not …

Wrote a brief response here: http://enriqueallen.tumblr.com/post/14480645124/design-both-... Here's a couple excerpts: “Focus on value creation. Design enhances value, it does not …

I used the word "with" and didn't say they created it by themselves, obviously it takes a lot of people... Part of the gist is encouraging designers to believe they can and therefo…

We've been repeatedly explicit about NOT being divisive... you see Larry or Mark or other folks getting celebrated and you don't see the design community getting mad...how many des…

Yes I agree with your first sentence, that's the point we need more to designers to step up to the challenge...We didn't say what you quoted, we specifically say in order "billions…

Having a technical co-founder is nearly prerequisite at YC, AngelPad and with most later stage funds...so there's already been enough funds championing engineering and there's been…

Agree see previous comment http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3359246 Goes back to our goal to raise awareness about the existence of designer founders and their diverse backgroun…

He's also Stanford HCI and when I talked to him last at WarmGun seems to be doing a lot of front end work too

https://www.facebook.com/notes/the-designer-fund/designer-fo... Will add a meatier FAQ

Went to go play soccer with engineers, designers and business folks as a team and come back to this...alas I guess you put out positive energy into the universe and it's natural to…

we haven't been able to get a hold of Chris yet...google designer wrote him handwritten note though

we haven't been able to get a hold of Chris yet...google designer wrote him handwritten note though

Re: I dont think the value of start-ups with a design co-founder gives us much more value than saying, designers are very beneficial for a product-oriented startup. That's the simp…

We were also pretty intentional about not really using the word 'success' too

"Anyone who makes a decision about how the product should be is a designer. Designer is a role, not a person. Almost every developer on a team makes some decision about how the pro…

generally not users fault, so our bad in type still

I hear you...this is only our first visualization (will probably do next one on a timeline etc, so you're point about league isn't really an issue)...this first piece is more about…

Of course they're on there! think you prob missed them...

doh! our bad will fix

Re #1 got it, agree all founders should but great designers should be amazing at understanding human needs that's what they should be trained in and one of their primary jobs to fo…

Great point, that's a whole other discussion about what makes a 'great product person', that's almost more of a opaque term...

You can go to school or be self taught... definitely, 'designer' is more like a mindset and skillset that you have to have the confidence/respect to own(you can be a developer, des…

1) We acknowledge the outliers like Lotus and YouTube, at least others have been life changing even if it wasn't billion dollar exits 2) Did you read previous comment: http://news.…

Yeah sorry the article layout is actually sloppy, bad design, poor readability...will work on making more persuasive, data full examples in future and appreciate your candid feedba…