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?
Ask HN: Any successful startups that is founded by a designer?
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#2Airbnb
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#4Sunrise Calendar
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#6Don'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.
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#7Airbnb
nope, he had a technical cofounder, Nathan Blecharczyk
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#10Not sure if she was only a designer, but the founder of Poptip had a design background.