Roger Wong 
I recently had the opportunity to speak on a panel about the value of design (and designers) to an audience of startup founders at San Diego Startup Week. My fellow panelists and I spoke on a variety of topics related to design and business, from visual branding all the way through design thinking and user … Read more »
KPCB’s Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends report for 2018 dropped last week. Here are three key takeaways about user experience (UX). Good user experience drives adoption and conversion Arguably of the three apps pictured above, the Cash app from Square is the most revolutionary. The app has made sending money between individuals as … Read more »
A lot of startup founders believe, or have been told, that they need to invest a lot of money in their branding. Yes, you absolutely do need to invest, but you need to invest the right amount of money and effort at the right time. This article will give you a method to follow if … Read more »
Over $100 billion of U.S. government economic incentives are available to small- and medium-sized businesses and non-profits every year. Yet for businesses seeking these incentives, they’re more difficult to find and apply for than you’d think. Details of these programs are scattered across hundreds of federal, state, and local agency websites. Application processes are onerous. … Read more »
Since before I graduated from design school back in the 1990s, I started freelancing. I imagine that most design students do. They volunteer to design a poster for their family’s yard sale, an album cover for their brother’s garage band, or a menu for their aunt’s restaurant. I got my start designing a business card … Read more »