Andy Budd
@andybudd.bsky.social
Design Founder, speaker, start-up advisor & coach. Seedcamp Venture Partner. Formerly Clearleft, LDConf & UXLondon. Ex shark-wrangler. Pilot. He/Him — https://stacklist.app/andybudd
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Andy Budd
@andybudd.bsky.social
· Jan 22
I’ve just launched my first podcast.
It’s called The Design VC. It’s about the intersection of creativity + capital, and how design shapes early-stage startups (for better and worse).
First episodes: Des Traynor (Intercom), Jake Knapp + John Zeratsky, Kate Aronowitz (GV).
It’s called The Design VC. It’s about the intersection of creativity + capital, and how design shapes early-stage startups (for better and worse).
First episodes: Des Traynor (Intercom), Jake Knapp + John Zeratsky, Kate Aronowitz (GV).
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My half-day workshop at design + AI in Brighton next week has sold out!
September 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
My half-day workshop at design + AI in Brighton next week has sold out!
I believe that token costs have become the new Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC). Rather than spending money on paid advertising, you now need to spend a ton of money giving away free tokens in the hope that users get enough value to want to pay.
medium.com/the-design-v...
medium.com/the-design-v...
September 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I believe that token costs have become the new Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC). Rather than spending money on paid advertising, you now need to spend a ton of money giving away free tokens in the hope that users get enough value to want to pay.
medium.com/the-design-v...
medium.com/the-design-v...
So Bending Spoons have just bough Miro. Curious who folks think the next most likely acquisition targets will be? Typeform, Calandly, SurveyMonkey, Webflow, Pipedrive, Dropbox?
September 11, 2026 at 9:39 AM
So Bending Spoons have just bough Miro. Curious who folks think the next most likely acquisition targets will be? Typeform, Calandly, SurveyMonkey, Webflow, Pipedrive, Dropbox?
Imagine if the UK had responded to Brexit like this?
Absolutely extraordinary, intelligent, insightful and historically aware video from Mark Carney in Canada. Every American should watch it. youtu.be/tFiBSaROsHE?...
Mark Carney: Canada Will Not Be Dependent on the US | Canada Strong Economic Plan Explained
YouTube video by The Financial Express
youtu.be
September 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Imagine if the UK had responded to Brexit like this?
I miss the days when social media was largely interesting people having interesting conversations about interesting things from their niche communities, and not just reposting something a fascist said, with a slightly snarky comment.
September 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I miss the days when social media was largely interesting people having interesting conversations about interesting things from their niche communities, and not just reposting something a fascist said, with a slightly snarky comment.
Makes me proud to be British.
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
September 9, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Makes me proud to be British.
I really don’t get the point of a foldable phone.
September 9, 2026 at 6:47 AM
I really don’t get the point of a foldable phone.
I’ll never understand the mentality of people just throwing their rubbish out their car/van window into the road.
What went wrong with their upbringing?
What went wrong with their upbringing?
September 8, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I’ll never understand the mentality of people just throwing their rubbish out their car/van window into the road.
What went wrong with their upbringing?
What went wrong with their upbringing?
Egrets.
I’ve had a few.
But then again, too few to mention.
I’ve had a few.
But then again, too few to mention.
Egrets might be my favourite bird. Ridiculously spindly, super fluffy, can shrink down really small, or tower up high. Lots of great poses. Here’s one I was following for ages at sunrise.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
September 8, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Egrets.
I’ve had a few.
But then again, too few to mention.
I’ve had a few.
But then again, too few to mention.
Anybody i know in london fancy grabbing lunch with me in soho today, give me a shout.
September 8, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Anybody i know in london fancy grabbing lunch with me in soho today, give me a shout.
I recently had to replace my 6 year old iPhone Pro and honestly, on a day to day basis I’ve noticed zero difference.
September 8, 2026 at 6:59 AM
I recently had to replace my 6 year old iPhone Pro and honestly, on a day to day basis I’ve noticed zero difference.
Why do Americans call their main dish the Entree?
September 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Why do Americans call their main dish the Entree?
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
Glad to see the fourth and final season of Babylon Berlin is about to drop. Probably the best TV show I’ve watched in the past couple of years. Well worth your time.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Goodbye to Babylon Berlin, the 1920s TV drama that has eerily foreshadowed real-life politics
The long-running drama reaches Hitler’s rise to power in its final season as its creators reflect on the unsettling parallels between Weimar Germany and the present day
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Glad to see the fourth and final season of Babylon Berlin is about to drop. Probably the best TV show I’ve watched in the past couple of years. Well worth your time.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Every time somebody suggests taxing the super rich, newspapers and TV pundits claim it’ll just drive rich people away.
On the rare occasion those taxes are applied (like removing non dom status), the research generally shows the number of people leaving for tax reasons are negligible.
On the rare occasion those taxes are applied (like removing non dom status), the research generally shows the number of people leaving for tax reasons are negligible.
August 29, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Every time somebody suggests taxing the super rich, newspapers and TV pundits claim it’ll just drive rich people away.
On the rare occasion those taxes are applied (like removing non dom status), the research generally shows the number of people leaving for tax reasons are negligible.
On the rare occasion those taxes are applied (like removing non dom status), the research generally shows the number of people leaving for tax reasons are negligible.
I always wondered how the world
ofTerminator started. Now we know.
ofTerminator started. Now we know.
New: ICE plans to spend millions of dollars on Boston Dynamics dog robots. ICE says this is to improve "officer safety." The robots can open doors, pick up objects, have 360 cameras, infrared vision, etc. Boston Dynamics didn't respond to question on its stance on ICE www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots
ICE wants the robot dogs to improve “officer safety.”
www.404media.co
August 28, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I always wondered how the world
ofTerminator started. Now we know.
ofTerminator started. Now we know.
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There once was a hitman from Sweden
Who was, on the motorway, speedin’
His mark goes unwhacked,
For in ironic fact,
The killer’s the one who’s left bleedin’
Who was, on the motorway, speedin’
His mark goes unwhacked,
For in ironic fact,
The killer’s the one who’s left bleedin’
August 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM
There once was a hitman from Sweden
Who was, on the motorway, speedin’
His mark goes unwhacked,
For in ironic fact,
The killer’s the one who’s left bleedin’
Who was, on the motorway, speedin’
His mark goes unwhacked,
For in ironic fact,
The killer’s the one who’s left bleedin’
Soon AI will start automatically adding typos in, so it feels human written.
It's so nice finding a typo in a document these days
August 28, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Soon AI will start automatically adding typos in, so it feels human written.
Just learnt the term “pathocracy” to describe a democracy taken over by psychopaths.
August 27, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Just learnt the term “pathocracy” to describe a democracy taken over by psychopaths.
This is why we still need (half competent) designers.
August 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
This is why we still need (half competent) designers.
The wrong 80 year old 😔
August 25, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The wrong 80 year old 😔
Hey Millennials and Gen Z’s. Here’s a secret.
Instead of spending £100 a week on groceries, if you save that money up, in 10 years you’d have enough to put down a meaningful deposit on a house!
Simple.
Instead of spending £100 a week on groceries, if you save that money up, in 10 years you’d have enough to put down a meaningful deposit on a house!
Simple.
August 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Hey Millennials and Gen Z’s. Here’s a secret.
Instead of spending £100 a week on groceries, if you save that money up, in 10 years you’d have enough to put down a meaningful deposit on a house!
Simple.
Instead of spending £100 a week on groceries, if you save that money up, in 10 years you’d have enough to put down a meaningful deposit on a house!
Simple.
Just watched Mandaloroan and Grogu. Would rate it marginally higher than Caravan of Courage in the general Star Wars Cinematic Universe.
August 17, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Just watched Mandaloroan and Grogu. Would rate it marginally higher than Caravan of Courage in the general Star Wars Cinematic Universe.
Well that’s my evening ruined then. What am I meant to do now?
August 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Well that’s my evening ruined then. What am I meant to do now?