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So you want to be a strategist? I’m not sure it means what you think it means!

I meet a lot of designers who say something like, “I’m okay at UI design, but what I really want to be doing is strategy.”

Oct 29

So you want to be a strategist? I’m not sure it means what you think it means!

Oct 29

Toward a Fairer AI Economy

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, it’s becoming clear that many of today’s most powerful models have been trained on the…

Sep 25

Toward a Fairer AI Economy

Sep 25

The Sycophant in the Machine: When we test our best ideas on AI, are we learning-or just looking…

In the old world of offices, ideas were stress-tested in real time. You’d float a notion over coffee. Riff in a meeting. Share a…

Sep 24

The Sycophant in the Machine: When we test our best ideas on AI, are we learning-or just looking…

Sep 24

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The Vanishing Series A: The money hasn’t disappeared, but the pathway is getting harder.

There was a time when the journey from Pre-Seed to Series A felt almost linear. Raise a small pre-seed round, build a great product…

Sep 23

The Vanishing Series A:
The money hasn’t disappeared, but the pathway is getting harder.

Sep 23

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Why Most Founder Outreach Fails (and How to Fix It)

Every week, my inbox fills with cold outreach from founders. Some are thoughtful, sharp, and immediately spark curiosity. Others — most…

Sep 17

Why Most Founder Outreach Fails (and How to Fix It)

Sep 17

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Should Designers be Paid the Same as Engineers?

When the idea came to light in Cameron Moll’s LinkedIn post that designers at Notion get paid the same as engineers, LinkedIn lit up with…

Sep 4

A picket line of designers complaining about pay equality

Sep 4

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In Defence of Enshittification

Every designer has felt it: that pang of frustration when you’re asked to make a product worse. Maybe it’s hiding a feature behind a…

Sep 4

In Defence of Enshittification

Sep 4

Why Designers Are Obsessed with Japan

Spend any time in Japan and it becomes obvious why so many designers treat it like a pilgrimage. It isn’t just the neon of Shinjuku or the…

Aug 29

Why Designers Are Obsessed with Japan

Aug 29

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Everyone Talks About Product-Market Fit. A Good Designer Can Help You Find It.

One of the things I find curious about the startup world is how often people talk about value — and how rarely they actually know how to…

Aug 6

Everyone Talks About Product-Market Fit. A Good Designer Can Help You Find It.

Aug 6

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What I’ve Learned Coaching Dozens of Design Leaders: 5 Common Challenges-and How to Navigate Them

Over the past few years, I’ve coached dozens of design leaders — from newly promoted heads of design to seasoned VPs across a mix of…

Jul 25

What I’ve Learned Coaching Dozens of Design Leaders: 5 Common Challenges-and How to Navigate Them

Jul 25

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.

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