Can designers make an impact as startup advisors instead of providing capital? Our guest is Brian Lovin, founder of Staff Design and product designer at GitHub. You’ll learn how Brian invests in companies with design expertise instead of capital, why design advisory is helpful to startups, lessons that Brian has learned in the process, and more.

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Show Notes

GitHub — Brian’s current company
Spectrum, Facebook, Buffer — Brian’s previous places of work
Staff Design — Brian’s most recent side project
Design Details — Brian’s design news podcast
Userlist — Jane’s SaaS product
What I've learned so far about design advising and angel investing
Form Capital — early-stage fund with a focus on design
Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, Chakra.ui — popular design frameworks
Clerky, DocuSign, SignWell — document signing systems
Huddle.works — finding designers that work for equity
Less Annoying CRM — not a flashy design, but it works well
Linear.app, Height.app — examples of modern, stylish designs
Brian’s website
Follow Brian on Twitter

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