Medium

Andy Budd

he/him

In

The Design VC

by

Andy Budd

·

3d ago

Finding Your First 100 Users

As a start-up founder, your first focus is usually getting some sort of Minimum Viable (or Minimum Lovable) Product out the door. Something…

In

The Design Coach

by

Andy Budd

·

4d ago

Notes from the future of design

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of attending a small gathering of design leaders in San Francisco to discuss how AI is reshaping the…

In

The Design VC

by

Andy Budd

·

5d ago

Hiring for Design Part 6: What a High Performing Designer Looks Like

One way around this is to spend some time in the company of a good designer. Get them to explain what good looks like to them; so what…

In

The Design Coach

by

Andy Budd

·

Jul 10

Design has been too settled for too long

The odd thing about product design over the last decade is how stable it became.

In

The Design VC

by

Andy Budd

·

Jul 9

The missing middle of startup funding

There was a time, not that long ago, when starting a small business meant going to see your local bank manager.

In

The Design VC

by

Andy Budd

·

Jul 8

What gets VC funding now?

I was recently asked to join a local conference panel about what investors are looking for in 2026. The session ranged from angel and seed…

Andy Budd

·

Jul 7

If you can’t be bothered to write it, why should I be bothered to read it?

I keep seeing this line floating around the internet at the moment:

In

The Design Coach

by

Andy Budd

·

Jun 30

What Designers Should Take From Benedict Evans’ Latest AI Deck

Benedict Evans has a useful habit of standing slightly away from the noise.

Andy Budd

·

Jun 25

What if Europe is copying the wrong AI strategy?

A lot of the articles I’m reading about AI at the moment seem to make the same assumption: that the future of AI will require vast amounts…

Andy Budd

·

Jun 23

If I Were Advising a New Prime Minister, This Is Where I’d Start

The UK does not lack talent. It does not lack good universities. It does not lack creative people, ambitious founders, world-class…

Andy Budd

Andy Budd

he/him

Design Founder turned investor, advisor and leadership coach. Author of The Growth Equation. @Seedcamp Venture Partner. Formerly @Clearleft @LDConf & @UXLondon.

Following

Help

Status

About

Careers

Press

Blog

Store

Privacy

Rules

Terms

Text to speech