August 2010 Entrepreneur's Forum
Web Design for Startups
This event will:
Provide an overview of essential design topics for web entrepreneurs
Provide an overview of working at a startup for designers
Connect designers and startups
Panel topics:
What are the essential web design disciplines and why is each important? - graphic/visual, interaction, information architecture, print,... [read more]

August 2010 Entrepreneur's Forum
Web Design for Startups
This event will:
Provide an overview of essential design topics for web entrepreneurs
Provide an overview of working at a startup for designers
Connect designers and startups
Panel 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?
Moderator:
Graham Lawlor, Founder of Ultra Light Startups and CEO of BrightMap
Panelists (alphabetic order):
Christopher Fahey, Principal, User Experience Director at Behavior Design
Seth Giammanco, Principal, Technology Lead at Minds On Design Lab
Dan Maccarone, Co-Founder at Hard Candy Shell
Gloria Petron, President of the New York City Usability Professionals' Association
For complete details see Web Design for Startups on the Ultra Light Startups website.