DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

Design Strategy 🎨 Building an Agency to $50k MRR 🏗️ Insights on leaving a Fortune 500 for a life of entrepreneurship 💵✍️ Remote Joined January 2025

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

a week ago

As a designer, you should have periods of Pinterest Detox. Disconnect from the internet feedback loop that creates non-stop "same-ness". Roll the dice and insert some entropy into your creative work: Perhaps some inspiration that's so personal or abrasive to current trends…

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

2 weeks ago

Consumers gravitate toward brands that feel AUTHENTIC: Brands willing to take creative risks in order to be true to their mission, even if they occasionally stumble, fiscally. Consumers want to buy into WHY you're selling, not just WHAT you sell. This is why genuine founder…

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

2 weeks ago

Creative industry Middle-management becomes a dangerous role to occupy when corporations aggressively expand. An influx of new faces looks to scramble for territory. Quick to impose their ways and equally quick to point fingers. The brand periphery-pushing innovation that…

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

5 months ago

I can’t remember the last time I used Google Search…

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

We're approaching a renaissance where design -not just as an industry but a broad human action- transcends traditional constraints and utility. Forget the 'Design Thinking' playbook of the mid-00’s which attempted to template the creative process for the corporate ‘every man’.…

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

I'm noticing that corporate creative teams are starting to play it safe and move into a defensive posture. Short-term projects now lean hard into value engineering, while "second horizon" projects stretch out with longer runways. In Spring 2020 -when I last saw this happen- the…

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

Middle managers occupy a precarious position on the corporate ladder. 🪜 Their heads are above the trench line, in view of leadership teams, requiring constant performance under pressure. They also bear the significant responsibility of continuously developing their employees'…

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

- Sales - Ambition - Adaptability - Self Discipline - Risk Tolerance - Business Acumen Design skills alone are not enough.

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

Diversifying your source of income is sensible, no matter how much job security you feel you have.

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

Any creative professional with initiative, vision and ambition should be incredibly optimistic about where things are heading.

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

When companies start stressing about finances, strategies turn defensive. Design is classically seen by boomer brands as a tool for acceleration, not survival In 2025 portfolios, clearly linking creative output w/ financial gains should be priority for all design agencies

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

Generalist design targeted at niche crowds, or niche design services for the broad masses— both work.

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

With many of my clients, I'm seeing a reinvigorated appetite for human error, imperfections and aesthetic entropy in design. Likely a second order effect of the rise of AI visuals. "Proof Of Human"

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

Lots of layoffs happening across the design industry. But design doesn't stop when times get tough. Economic instability offers opportunity for designers who can offer cost-efficient, agile design solutions.

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

AI visuals are tearing apart the business models of snake-oil design consultants who sell flashy renderings and have no enduring skills. I fucking love to see it.

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

I've seen a lot of creatives fail because they chase 'process trends' or network clout prior to simply mastering fundamentals. No matter the short term success, this will eventually catch up to you.

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

I've spent time as a design strategist + researcher. 💭 I've spent time as a prototype workshop technician. 🔨 With experience at either side of the spectrum, I can comfortably operate anywhere within the design process: Creative agility. This has been key to building my B2B…

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

Feng shui isn’t bullshit... Your environment shapes your mind, and is an important component of success. A cluttered room breeds chaos; a purposeful one fuels progress. Sustainable success starts with what surrounds you. Tune your space like an instrument for the work you want…

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DesignBizGuy @DesignBizGuy

6 months ago

Those looking to start a creative agency will often turn to their hobbies as their industry of focus; With the aim of converting passion into an engine for economic motivation. But mixing hobbies with 'purpose' can turn fun into a chore. I learned this the hard way. True…