How to Be a Design Entrepreneur: Seven Tips for Running Your Own I.D. Business | Core77
Tips for running your own Industrial Design business. Includes 11 case studies.
- Make a business plan…eventually
- Let focus be a priority
- Find another way to make some cash
- Don’t do it all by yourself
- Master at least one form of marketing
- Define success
- Take a break!
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9 Lessons from a Design Entrepreneur | Design Sojourn
- Expect a huge learning curve
- Design for the retail shelf
- Be a quality hound
- Love your suppliers
- Budge, budget, and budget!
- Pricing is a science and an art
- Having inventory can be bad
- Strive for creative manufacturing
- Don’t take no for an answer
You’re a design entrepreneur, not a designer | dezeen
- Validation
- Access to resources
- Exposure
- Experience