Silicon Valley's Hottest Commodity: The Design-Savvy Founder

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Post by jamesntoy » Wed, Nov 07, 2012, 7:14 AM UTC

Silicon Valley's Hottest Commodity: The Design-Savvy Founder
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Post by Brajeshwar » Wed, Nov 07, 2012, 8:06 AM UTC

Not just founders. Designers, good ones, are hot commodities everywhere these days.

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Post by fourstar » Wed, Nov 07, 2012, 8:41 AM UTC

I think this has been the case forever. Apple anyone?

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Post by sandGorgon » Wed, Nov 07, 2012, 8:55 AM UTC

My question is this - if I have a background in technology, how can I learn design ?

Any resources, books, etc. ? Or must I suffer by the knowledge that I was born without an inborn sense ?

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Post by ed209 » Wed, Nov 07, 2012, 9:16 AM UTC

Brajeshwar wrote: post #2

Not just founders. Designers, good ones, are hot commodities everywhere these days.

I don't exactly agree. I think good people who have made a name for themselves or done something of note in their field are hot commodities. It's perfectly normal to be good at your trade and not get a look-in.

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Post by prostoalex » Wed, Nov 07, 2012, 9:40 AM UTC

fourstar wrote: post #3

I think this has been the case forever. Apple anyone?

Nope. Fairchild Semiconductor anyone?