design partner

also referred to as: design partners

6 statements across 6 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement May 24, 2023 by Guy Podjarny · across every show →

Everything said about design partner, oldest first

May 24, 2023
Insight
Podjarny: Top-down CTO design partners undermine product-led growth products
“If you want to build a product-led growth company, and all of the feedback you get is from a dozen design partners that you work with in a top-down fashion with sort of the CTO, then, you know, you will optimize for something, but it's unlikely that you would …”
Guy Podjarny May 24, 2023 ▶ 58:27 Guy Podjarney: $7.4B Startup Founder; How to Analyse Market Size; Good vs Great Messaging | E1018 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 6, 2023
Insight
Tailored Products for Design Partners Beat Best-in-Class SaaS Incumbents
“If you actually find one or two design partners and you just build for them, they will love you way more than the best in class SaaS product that's already in the market.”
Geoff Charles Dec 6, 2023 ▶ 0:16 Geoff Charles: How To Hire Product Teams & Increase Product Velocity | E1091 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2024 positive
Insight
Gonto: PLG startups should launch closed with six to eight design partners
“I think that a product growth company should always start with design partners. You should always start closed with six to eight customers that you can find through your network, your business network. You get to better understand, get closer to PMF, at least …”
Martin Gontovnikas (Gonto) Feb 14, 2024 ▶ 17:49 Martin Gontovnikas (Gonto): The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make When Scaling into Enterprises | E1115 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 24, 2024 negative
Opinion
Zaparde: "Design Partners" Are Just A Euphemism For Free Customers
“Getting free customers or design partners which is, I think a euphemism for a free customer.”
Rujul Zaparde Apr 24, 2024 ▶ 16:22 Rujul Zaparde: Why Hiring Inexperienced People is Better | E1144 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 13, 2024 negative
Insight
Moubeche: Non-paying design partners do not validate software products
“I think you shouldn't call someone design partner if they don't spend anything, you know, like it's not a design partner. It's like it's your grandmother being nice with you and telling you that you are like the most handsome person in the world, you know, lik…”
Guillaume Moubeche Dec 13, 2024 ▶ 10:40 Guillaume Moubeche, lempire Founder: Bootsrapping to $30M ARR Through Content & Brand | E1238 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 4, 2025 negative
Disclosure
Mukherjee: Rox refuses unpaid design partners in favor of paid pilots
“We don't do any free design partners. Like we really focus on doing paid customers with like a pilot clause.”
Ishan Mukherjee Apr 4, 2025 ▶ 13:12 20Sales: How the Best Sales Teams Use AI to Win Enterprise Deals | Sales Teams Will Be Dramatically Smaller | How to Ramps Sales Reps Way Faster | Why Unpaid Design Partners are BS | Why this Generation of Sales is Soft with Ishan Mukherjee @ Rox
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