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Co.Design Apr, 2013 6 Startup Lessons From Designers At Pinterest, Fuseproject, And Behance

The Next Web Apr, 2013 Bridge: This designer-in-residence program wants to land you a gig at startups like Path and Pinterest

Co.Design Apr, 2013 “Bridge” Design Residencies Will Offer Plum Jobs At Path, Pinterest, And Airbnb

Harvard Business Review Apr, 2013 What Will You Create to Make the World Awesome?

GigaOm Nov, 2012 What every designer working in a startup needs to know

Communication Arts Sep, 2012 The Designer Fund: backing designer-created businesses through funding, mentorship and connections

Fast Company Aug, 2012 One Of Facebook’s Top Designers Is Leaving, To Fund Designer-Led Start-Ups

Techcrunch Aug, 2012 After 5 Years With Facebook, Ben Blumenfeld Leaves To Beautify The Future At Designer Fund

Reuters Apr, 2012 In Silicon Valley, designers emerge as rock stars

The Next Web Mar, 2012 Why Startups Can’t Find Designers

TechCrunch Mar, 2012 Designer Fund Mentor Caleb Elston’s Yobongo, Acquired by Mixbook

TechCrunch Feb, 2012 Designer Fund Mentor Craig Mod Wins TechFellow Award

Women2 Feb, 2012 TinyReview Wins Women2.0 Pitch Competition

TechCrunch Feb, 2012 Designer Fund Mentor Dave Baggeroer’s Blockboard, Acquired by Klout

Interaction Awards Feb, 2012 Designer Fund Mentor Loren Baxter Wins Interaction Design Award

Haaretz Jan, 2012 A Work in Progress

A List Apart Jan, 2012 An Important Time for Design

.net Jan, 2012 Designer Founders project seeks support

Design Staff Jan, 2012 Does Your Startup Need a Design Cofounder?

FastCo Design Jan, 2012 Silicon Valley’s New Secret Weapon: Designers Who Found Startups

The Next Web Dec, 2011 Can you really be a non-technical co-founder?

Fast Company's Co.Design Dec, 2011 By Giving Up On NYC Campus, Stanford Loses The Innovation Race

Fast Company Dec, 2011 Silicon Valley’s Designing Women Give Tips On Talking Tech

Huffington Post Dec, 2011 Designer Fund – Starting Up The Empowerment Of Designers

The Next Web Dec, 2011 The Designer Fund puts seed money into startups with designer-founders

Forbes Nov, 2011 How To Hire A Designer For Your Startup (Going Beyond the Usual Suspects)

TechCrunch Oct, 2011 What Cash Crunch? Khosla Ventures Closes Another $1 Billion Fund

VentureBeat Oct, 2011 Design is becoming a competitive advantage for startups

Fast Company Oct, 2011 What’s Next, a Design Bubble?

Fast Company Aug, 2011 For Brands, Being Human Is The New Black

Fast Company's Co.Design Aug, 2011 Stanford Startup Lets Immigrants Swap Recipes With Foodies

Fast Company's Co.Exist Aug, 2011 Storytree Wants Families To Spin, Share, And Save Good Yarns

Fast Company's Co.Design Jun, 2011 A New VC Model That Turns Designers, Not Techies, Into Startup CEOs

Technology Review Apr, 2011 Will the Next Zuckerberg be a Designer, not a Hacker?

TechCrunch Apr, 2011 The d.Fund Founder Enrique Allen: Innovation Will Take A Different Breed Of Designer

VentureBeat Apr, 2011 500 Startups plans a fund that’s all about designers

Mashable Apr, 2011 d.fund: The Startup Seed Fund For Designers