On the other hand, Engineering teams prosper in understanding the well-designed solutions that account for edge cases and the engineers aren’t too enthusiastic on failures.

Designers are noisy, they like their music at full volume, and they embrace design reviews passionately. The engineers are cranky and find the noise distracting.

3. You can’t add back in design at the end.

The founders represent the heart and soul of the company. If the founding team isn’t made up of designers or design-thinkers, design will have a hard time.

Design isn’t just about product; design is a way of thinking about everything. It isn’t simply making things look pretty. It is about creating a vision for tomorrow. And it’s difficult to dream, create and ship amazing new products when the foundation of the company isn’t design savvy. So if you’re interested in building a design-led startup, do it fully. Be bold in designing the future. And make that vision a reality.