Startups often struggle with hiring their first designer.
Designers often struggle defining their role in a startup.
More startups are realizing that a designer as an early employee is an advantage.
Here are ways startups & designers can think about this challenge. 🧵
Trying to get a project off the ground?
Create an approximation of the final thing. Stand it up as soon as possible with as much scaffolding and fakery as needed. Make it so that, if you squint, you can see a likeness of the end goal.
The Creative Process:
-I think this could be awesome!
-Maybe this is awesome?
-This is not awesome.
-Damn I hadn't thought of that
-What do I know? x 1000
-What if I'm never better than this
-Has my career peaked?
-Wait this is not bad
-This is actually pretty good
-I am a God