Modern Bicycle Concepts That Will Blow Your Mind. Transportation Designers have always tried to push the envelope when it comes to speed, style and grace.
The world of streamlined bicycles is driven by all of these same principles. However, several concept bikes have begun to look like they are screaming around corners even when they are sitting still. The Value of Design to Startups. Design and marketing are way more important than engineering for consumer Internet companies, argues angel investor Dave McClure Over the past five years I've consulted with and/or invested in about 50 startups.
I've gotten to know a lot of entrepreneurs and a fair number of the venture capital and angel investors who are backing these companies, most of which are in the consumer Internet field. And guess what? Probably more than half of the startups, and more than 90% of the investors, have no clue what they are doing when it comes to user experience and online marketing.
So what, right? Design: Impact on Business & Healthcare. This Bloomberg/BusinessWeek special report takes a closer look at how design can impact the bottom line of businesses in any industry The Value of Design The catalyst for this report on the value of design in business was the outpouring of reader comments that arrived after a bad-tempered blog post Why Design Matters Good business outcomes treat design as a holistic process that pulls in savvy marketing and research, as well as smart ideas, says IDEO's Diego Rodriguez The Value of Design to Startups Design and marketing are way more important than engineering for consumer Internet companies, argues angel investor Dave McClure How to Redesign Health Care The health-care system in the U.S. is a mess.
But that doesn't mean there aren't opportunities, argues Dr.