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Stop being your startup's design bottleneck.

You raised the money. You hired the team. But somehow you're still the one approving every button color, reviewing every layout, and second-guessing every design decision at midnight. You didn't start a company to be a part-time designer.

Your day looks like this
founder_daily.log
08:00 Investor update call. Metrics aren't where they need to be. 09:30 Slack from dev: "Blocked. Waiting on design approval for dashboard." 10:00 Review designs from contractor. Look decent. Don't align with business goals. 11:00 Explain business context to designer. Again. 12:00 Stakeholder meeting. PM is guiding design decisions. Gap between user needs and execution is widening. 14:00 Staring at user data that isn't moving. No clear design direction to fix it. 16:00 Competitor just shipped a feature you've been "reviewing" for 3 weeks. 22:30 Reviewing responsive layouts in bed. Second-guessing everything. 23:00 Wondering if you should be thinking about PMF instead. You should.
The real problems under the surface
01

You're the bottleneck and you hate it

Every design decision waits on you because nobody else understands the intersection of business needs, user needs, and stakeholder expectations. Your team can't move without you.

02

Context-switching is killing your vision

You're jumping between pitch decks, product decisions, design approvals, and stakeholder meetings. No single area gets your best thinking because all of them need it at the same time.

03

Designs look good but don't work

Your team delivers screens that pass the eye test but miss the business logic entirely. They're designing interfaces, not products. And the gap between "looks nice" and "drives metrics" is costing you months.

04

You can't trust anyone to own it

You've tried delegating. But freelancers need hand-holding, agencies don't get your business, and junior designers can't make strategic calls. So you end up doing it yourself. Again.

05

Investor pressure meets design lag

You promised milestones. The numbers aren't moving. And you're spending mental energy on responsive layouts when you should be focused on product-market fit and runway.

06

You're doing three jobs at once

Product research. Market research. Design strategy. Fundraising. You're the CEO, the CPO, and the accidental design director — and none of those roles are getting what they need.

"I need someone who can walk into a room with my CTO, my investors, and my users — and make design decisions that make all three happy. Without needing me in the room."
— What every founder actually needs
What changes when you bring me in

Before

You approve every design decision
Dev is blocked waiting on your feedback
Designers don't "get" the business
Designs look decent, miss the strategy
You explain context over and over
Late-night design reviews in bed
Competitors ship faster than you

After

I make design decisions aligned with your business goals
Dev gets strategic direction, not just mockups
Design and business strategy speak the same language
Every screen ties to a metric you care about
I absorb the context once and own it
You focus on CEO things — fundraising, vision, growth
Your product moves at the speed of your ambition
How I embed into your team
01

Strategy Immersion

I spend the first week absorbing everything: your business model, your metrics, your investors' expectations, your users' pain points, your team's workflow. I become the person who understands the full picture so you don't have to explain it anymore.

02

Design Leadership

I take ownership of product design decisions. Not just making things look good — making strategic calls about what to build, how it should work, and why it matters to your users and your business. Your dev team gets unblocked. Your PM gets a partner.

03

Stakeholder Translation

I sit in the meetings with your CTO, your CMO, your investors. I translate between business objectives and design execution. No more "the designer doesn't get it" — because I speak both languages.

04

Metrics-Driven Iteration

Every design decision connects to a number you care about. I watch the data, propose improvements, and iterate without waiting for your approval on every pixel. You stay informed. You stay in control. You stop being the bottleneck.

Ready to stop being the bottleneck?

30 minutes. I'll tell you exactly where design is slowing you down.

We'll map your current product, your team structure, and where the gaps are. If I can help, I'll show you how. If you need something else, I'll tell you what.

Book a product mapping call