This event will:Provide an overview of essential design topics for web entrepreneursProvide an overview of working at a startup for designersConnect designers and startupsPanel topics:What are the essential web design disciplines and why is each important? - graphic/visual, interaction, information architecture, print, branding/identity, user experience, research, usability testing, etc.Examples of startups with successful web design. How were these design efforts staffed/resourced?Startup design prioritization - how to know which design tasks are essential at which point in a given startup.In-house vs. outsourcing design - can you find a designer to do everything? What are the costs of hiring a design firm?How to hire designers - recruiting founders, hiring design firms, terms.How to know if your web design is working. How to measure the effectiveness of web design.How is working at a startup different than working at a design firm? Less