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How Optimising for Value Delivery Unlocks Startup Growth

In my recent talk on The Growth Equation, I shared the story of Marta, a founder archetype whose journey reveals a common but often…

1d ago

1d ago

The Battle Between Shipping and Perfection: A Designer’s Dilemma

Designers, let’s talk about an uncomfortable truth. For many of us, the joy of our craft lies in creating work that is not just functional…

Dec 6

The Battle Between Shipping and Perfection: A Designer’s Dilemma

Dec 6

The 10 Practical Startup Books Every Growth-Obsessed Founder Should Read

A quick search for “startup books” will give you classics like The Lean Startup, Crossing the Chasm, , No Rules Rules, Blitzscaling, and…

Dec 5

The 10 Practical Startup Books Every Growth-Obsessed Founder Should Read

Dec 5

Why You Can’t Build Your Way Out of Slow Growth

In my recent talk on The Growth Equation, I introduced Barry, an archetypal founder whose story might sound all too familiar. Barry is a…

Dec 5

Dec 5

What Startup Founders Get Wrong When Raising Money (and How to Fix It)

As a Venture Partner at a VC fund, I’ve reviewed hundreds of pitch decks in my time. In fact most funds will receive thousands of decks a…

Dec 4

Dec 4

A Simple Framework for Startup Growth

One of the most common — and deceptively simple — questions founders ask is: “How can I grow my business faster?” It feels like the kind…

Nov 28

Nov 28

How and Why I Chose to Self-Publish The Growth Equation | Andy Budd

Back in 2005, I wrote my first book — and learned the hard way why traditional publishing isn’t for everyone. The book, one of the first…

Nov 15

How and Why I Chose to Self-Publish The Growth Equation | Andy Budd

Nov 15

The Future of Design: How AI is Shifting Designers from Makers to Curators

When we think about designers, two main characteristics often come to mind: craft skills and taste. Craft skills are the technical…

Nov 1

The Future of Design: How AI is Shifting Designers from Makers to Curators

Nov 1

Just Grow Up: Why Design Maturity Models Might be Harming Our Industry!

Designers often look to design maturity models as benchmarks, comparing their own companies to idealised industry standards and thinking…

Nov 1

Just Grow Up: Why Design Maturity Models Might be Harming Our Industry!

Nov 1

How Amazon KDP ruined my book cover (and derailed my launch)

“I know it’s a long shot” I typed to the CX person in the support chat “but is there anybody at Amazon I could speak to who understands…

Oct 25

How Amazon KDP ruined my book cover (and derailed my launch)

Oct 25

Andy Budd

Andy Budd

Design Founder, speaker, start-up advisor & coach. @Seedcamp Venture Partner. Formerly @Clearleft @LDConf & @UXLondon . Trainee Pilot. Ex shark-wrangler.

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