358: Design and Venture Capital

<p>This week, we caught up with Bobby Goodlatte and Josh Williams, two designers-turned-investors who recently announced Form Capital, an early-stage venture fund. In this episode we talk about the path to starting a fund, whether founders should live in the Bay Area, and share advice to designers who are interested in starting their own company someday.</p><hr /><h3><strong>Golden Ratio Patrons:</strong></h3><p>Float is a resource management tool for planning your team’s time across multiple projects. Built by creatives, for creatives, Float makes resource planning simple — like it should be! Learn more at <a href="https://www.float.com/?utm_source=designdetails&utm_medium=specfm">float.com/designdetails</a></p><hr /><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><p>Huge shoutouts to our latest <a href="https://www.patreon.com/designdetails">Very Important Pixels</a>!</p><ul><li>AxeRaider</li><li>Swapnil Kosarabe</li><li>Vuokko Aro</li><li>Conor O'Hollaren</li><li>Adam Dipper</li><li>Adam Miles</li><li>Jack Brind</li><li>Raymond Bessemer</li><li>Emily Kane</li><li>Elliott Roche</li><li>Matt</li><li>Robert Orf</li></ul><hr /><h3><strong>The Sidebar:</strong></h3><p>The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to full episodes going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">https://patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><p>In this week's Sidebar, we ask bonus questions at the end of the interview:</p><ul><li>What is the most under-rated skill for founders?</li><li>What is the most over-rated skill for founders?</li></ul><hr /><h3><strong>Follow up:</strong></h3><ul><li>Marshall has recently crossed 100 episodes and two years of co-hosting this podcast! Boy, oh boy, how time flies - thank you Marshall, it's been a fun two years!</li></ul><hr /><h3><strong>Interview:</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/rsg">Bobby Goodlatte</a> on Twitter, and his email is bobby at formcapital.com.</li><li><a href="https://twi