DESIGNER FOUNDER PROFILE 04: Alexa Andrzejewski Alexa Andrzejewski is a #UXDesigner, and founder and CEO of food sharing app Foodspotting - named as one of Time Magazine's 50 best apps of 2012, and raising over $3.75M in investment. Alexa now works in the Navigation team at Facebook.

Think everything has already been invented? Think there's little room for new ideas? Think again. We enjoyed this article in Entrepreneur about the scope for new ideas, and why you shouldn't be put off launching your own #startup. entrepreneur.com/article/413437

There are so many great potential ideas, but few people feel ready to take the next steps. We want to change that, offering up to £150k funding for a designer ready to take the leap. Whether you've got a fully fledged plan, or just a spark - apply at designfuture.world

Quick! You've got until the 28th of February to submit your idea for our first round of funding.  If you are a designer, or a design student, with a great idea that you want to turn into a potential business, visit designfuture.world to apply! #Designers #StartUps

Design Future offers a new kind of education, 100% focused on designers. Our experience in education often can miss out business skills - designers with a wealth of talent and experience may not always have the tools to build startups. Design Future can offer that support.

DESIGNER FOUNDER 05: Janis Verzemnieks.  Janis started out as a graphic designer, with his own studio. Wanting to empower other #designers, and boost their businesses, Janis went on to co-found Corebook° in 2020 - a platform for developing brand design and identity. #Startup

You've not got long to submit your idea for up to £150k support for your new business! Visit designfuture.world

Launching your own #startup needs many components to create success. For many #designers, coming up with great ideas and concepts can be easy - but being able to bring that together for an investment pitch can prove difficult. If you're not sure where to begin, we can help.

Struggling to come up with a startup idea? Instead of wondering what you could do, think about what the competition is not doing.