Invision must dogfood their own ui design tools, right? The thought of trying to mock up ui changes to their app within their app cracks me up.
I think most great products have that recursive iterative cycle.
InVision, valued at $1.9B, picks up $115M Series F
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#32Re: InVision, valued at $1.9B, picks up $115M Series F
#33I'm curious, what reasons would lead a company with $100M ARR to seek a funding round for close to their ARR? Are there no other avenues for securing capital that are close to you ARR?
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#34Re: InVision, valued at $1.9B, picks up $115M Series F
#35Invision must dogfood their own ui design tools, right? The thought of trying to mock up ui changes to their app within their app cracks me up.
My favorite recursive entity is the Stanford Academic Senate’s Committee on Committees. I imagine the inaugural meeting, called to order some time in 1957, is still ongoing to this day.
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#36I'm curious, what reasons would lead a company with $100M ARR to seek a funding round for close to their ARR? Are there no other avenues for securing capital that are close to you ARR?
There might be, but I think the real question should be closer to: "Are there no other avenues for securing capital that are close to your ARR with costs as low as you'd get during a new funding round?"
I don't have an answer to your question, but access to cheap capital is just one reason why you may want to fundraise when the money isn't necessary.
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#37I know this will sound trite, but this is NOT a startup, and I dont know why the editors techcrunch cant seem to figure that out.
> nVision, the startup looking to be the Salesforce of design, has officially achieved unicorn status with the close of a $115 million Series F round,
You are no longer a startup when you are on series F
Re: InVision, valued at $1.9B, picks up $115M Series F
#38I know this will sound trite, but this is NOT a startup, and I dont know why the editors techcrunch cant seem to figure that out. > nVision, the startup looking to be the Salesforce of design, has officially achieved unicorn status with the close of a $115 million Series F round, You are no longer a startup when you are on series F
How do you define a startup? I thought it's usually defined as a company that's more focused on growth than profit and return to shareholders. That would not limit the number of funding rounds
Re: InVision, valued at $1.9B, picks up $115M Series F
#39I know this will sound trite, but this is NOT a startup, and I dont know why the editors techcrunch cant seem to figure that out. > nVision, the startup looking to be the Salesforce of design, has officially achieved unicorn status with the close of a $115 million Series F round, You are no longer a startup when you are on series F
How do you define a startup? I thought it's usually defined as a company that's more focused on growth than profit and return to shareholders. That would not limit the number of funding rounds
Before the start-up hype I think in the Netherlands you need to be in business for 3 years to no longer be considered one. But that definition has shifted quite a bit there too.
The company you describe I would describe as any typical corporation. In my head I still see start-ups as a scrappy, small team in a fairly young business.
The dictionary definition says:
1 : the act or an instance of setting in operation or motion 2 : a fledgling business enterprise
Both of these definitions suggest it really just describes 'new' ventures.
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#40Hey UI/UX experts, I am wondering how should you go about mastering UI/UX of mobile app/web app. I've a girlfriend who wants to start in this area but is pretty clueless. Can anyone please provide a path to follow? Is this good: 1. Learn UI design in Paint.net/MS Paint 2. Read book on color theory, typography, whitespace 3. Design in dragdrop software like photoshop/illustrator 4. Learn CSS and recreate your design i…
My advice is to skip 1 and 2. She should learn Photoshop/Illustrator (or equivalent software) and recreate famous interfaces. (Facebook, Google Docs, Gmail, etc.) If she can get them to be pixel perfect, she has enough technical skill and can start exploring. She should work on industry tools right away. She should skip theory - she'll learn more from doing. She can go back to theory if she feels like she's missing s…
I'd actually advise #2, but I'd do it at the same time as the others. Why? Because I did a lot of design classes and studying and I really, really wish I had taken typography.
The designers that works with fonts well make the nicest and most pleasing designs. Just copying others will ensure you can copy well. Understanding the theory behind those designs will allow you to make anything you want, and do it well.