{"id":19122,"date":"2014-01-21T21:01:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T13:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=19122"},"modified":"2024-11-28T18:05:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T10:05:50","slug":"tech-founders-began-as-designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tech-founders-began-as-designers\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Designers Who Co-Founded Successful Tech Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/online-portfolios-for-designers\/\">designers<\/a> has grown significantly over recent years. While many designers stick to their original career paths, some have chosen a different direction and ventured into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/entrepreneur-defined\/\">entrepreneurship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With dedication, effort, and commitment, <strong>designers can reach new heights and start impactful businesses<\/strong>. Indeed, several designer-turned-entrepreneurs have co-founded thriving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/behind-names-of-top-tech-companies-part2\/\">tech companies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below are <strong>10 designers who transitioned to co-founders<\/strong> of some of today\u2019s leading tech companies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/top-freelance-entrepreneurs\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 7 Successful Entrepreneurs Who Began As Freelancers\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">7 Successful Entrepreneurs Who Began As Freelancers<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/top-freelance-entrepreneurs.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-16848 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/top-freelance-entrepreneurs.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">7 Successful Entrepreneurs Who Began As Freelancers<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you want to start a small business, you craft a plan, make some financial decisions, complete some...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2>1. Stewart Butterfield (Flickr)<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/tech-founders-began-as-designers\/Stewart-Butterfield.jpg\" alt=\"Stewart Butterfield, Flickr Co-Founder\" height=\"288\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p>With a series of remarkable achievements, Stewart Butterfield is widely known as the <strong>co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/\">Flickr<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Early in his career, Stewart spent time designing and working in gaming, a field that nurtured his passion and flexibility, ultimately leading to the development of Flickr with his then-wife, Caterina Fake.<\/p>\n<p>This early success drew attention from Yahoo, a multinational internet corporation, which went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/tech-industry\/yahoo-buys-photo-sharing-site-flickr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">acquire Flickr<\/a> in 2005. By that time, <strong>Flickr had already reached over 80 million users<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>2. Evan Sharp (Pinterest)<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/tech-founders-began-as-designers\/Evan-Sharp.jpg\" alt=\"Evan Sharp, Pinterest Co-Founder\" height=\"334\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p>Coming from an architecture background, Evan Sharp once worked at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/facebook-profile-pictures\/\">Facebook<\/a>, where he honed his skills as a thoughtful and practical designer.<\/p>\n<p>While he achieved success as both a designer and entrepreneur, the <strong>founding of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Pinterest<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> with his friends has overshadowed his prior accomplishments. Since its launch in 2010, Pinterest has grown rapidly and now has over <strong>70 million users<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/pinterest-marketing-guide\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: A Brief Guide to Pinterest Marketing\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Brief Guide to Pinterest Marketing<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/pinterest-marketing-guide.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-13496 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/pinterest-marketing-guide.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">A Brief Guide to Pinterest Marketing<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPinterest is no longer the underdog after coming in third behind Facebook and Twitter in Experian Hitwise's ranking...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2>3. Christina Brodbeck (YouTube)<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/tech-founders-began-as-designers\/Christina-Brodbeck.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Brodbeck, YouTube Founding Team Member\" height=\"430\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p>Christina Brodbeck was part of the <strong>original YouTube team<\/strong> as its <strong>first User Interface designer<\/strong>. Today, however, she takes pride in her role as <strong>co-founder of theicebreak.com and PickV<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Theicebreak is a social network designed to help couples strengthen their relationship in meaningful ways. She is also an angel investor in startups like <strong>Viddy, Vayable, GameCrunch, and Vufind<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>4. David Karp (Tumblr)<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/tech-founders-began-as-designers\/David-Karp.jpg\" alt=\"David Karp, Tumblr Founder\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tumblr-tips-tricks-tools\/\">Tumblr<\/a><\/strong> is the creation of web developer David Karp, who made headlines across the tech world when Yahoo acquired Tumblr for <a href=\"https:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2013\/05\/20\/technology\/yahoo-buys-tumblr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$1.1 billion<\/a> in May 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Karp, a technology enthusiast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/degree-vs-self-learning\/\">dropped out of school<\/a> at the age of 14 to follow his dreams and has since dedicated much of his career to Tumblr.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tumblr-tips-tricks-tools\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 30+ Tumblr Tips Tricks, and Tools\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">30+ Tumblr Tips Tricks, and Tools<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/tumblr-tips-tricks-tools.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-18802 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/tumblr-tips-tricks-tools.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">30+ Tumblr Tips Tricks, and Tools<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTumblr is one of the most famous social media platforms and the 511.7 million blogs and billions of...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2>5. Dave Morin (Path)<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/tech-founders-began-as-designers\/Dave-Morin.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Morin, Path Co-Founder\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p>Dave Morin, a former designer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/facebook-page-insights\/\">Facebook<\/a>, contributed to notable features like the <strong>Facebook Timeline<\/strong> and <strong>Facebook Connect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Facebook, Dave\u2019s accomplishments include <strong>co-founding Path<\/strong>, a social networking app focused on helping users connect with close friends and family. Path has seen steady growth, reaching <a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2013\/09\/05\/with-20m-registered-users-path-releases-major-update-and-premium-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">20 million users<\/a> as of September 2013.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>6. Chad Hurley (YouTube)<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/tech-founders-began-as-designers\/Chad-Hurley.jpg\" alt=\"Chad Hurley, YouTube Co-Founder\" height=\"348\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p>Most people know <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/youtube-tricks\/\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong>, but fewer know about Chad Hurley, one of its co-founders. Chad, who has a design background, notably designed the original PayPal logo.<\/p>\n<p>After his time at eBay, Chad took his career further by <strong>co-founding YouTube<\/strong> with two PayPal colleagues. In 2006, Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>7. Daniel Burka (Milk)<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/tech-founders-began-as-designers\/Daniel-Burka.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Burka, Milk Co-Founder\" height=\"500\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p>Before <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2011\/06\/21\/milks-first-project-revealed-oink-a-mobile-app-to-vote-rank-and-share\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">co-founding Milk<\/a>, Daniel Burka worked as a creative designer for brands like <strong>Digg, Tiny Speck, Silverorange, and Mozilla<\/strong> alongside Kevin Rose and Jeff Hodsdon.<\/p>\n<p>He also co-founded Pownce, a social networking and microblogging site that was later acquired and closed by Six Apart. In December 2012, the \u201cMilk Crew\u201d decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2012\/12\/17\/daniel-burka-joins-google-ventures\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">join Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>8. Charles Adler (Kickstarter)<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/tech-founders-began-as-designers\/Charles-Adler.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Adler, Kickstarter Co-Founder\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p>Charles Adler, a graphic designer with a background in architecture, is widely recognized as a <strong>co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kickstarter<\/a><\/strong>, along with Perry Chen and Yancey Strickler.<\/p>\n<p>Kickstarter has become a major platform for launching creative projects and has experienced substantial growth since its founding.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>9. Jack Dorsey (Twitter)<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/tech-founders-began-as-designers\/Jack-Dorsey.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Dorsey, Twitter and Square Co-Founder\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p>Jack Dorsey, a web developer, is best known as a <strong>co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/funny-twitter-accounts\/\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong>. Over the years, he held roles including CEO, chairman of the board, and executive chairman.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Twitter, Jack also <strong>co-founded Square<\/strong> with Jim McKelvey, a digital payment platform that allows users to accept credit cards globally.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, Jack was recognized as one of the <strong>top 35 innovators under 35<\/strong> by MIT\u2019s Technology Review magazine.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>10. Scott Belsky (Behance)<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/tech-founders-began-as-designers\/Scott-Belsky.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Belsky, Behance Co-Founder\" height=\"306\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p>In his book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Making-Ideas-Happen-Overcoming-Obstacles\/dp\/1591844118\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Making Ideas Happen<\/a><\/em>, Scott Belsky explores ways to turn ideas into achievable goals.<\/p>\n<p>Scott, a former designer, is also a <strong>co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Behance<\/a><\/strong>, a popular platform for designers. He was included on Fast Company\u2019s list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3018788\/73-scott-belsky\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>100 most creative business people<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of designers has grown significantly over recent years. While many designers stick to their original career paths, some have chosen a different direction and ventured into entrepreneurship. With dedication, effort, and commitment, designers can reach new heights and start impactful businesses. Indeed, several designer-turned-entrepreneurs have co-founded thriving tech companies. 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