Design Driven is an interview series hosted by FirstMark (early-stage VC firm) featuring conversations with the world's top consumer startup founders. We've hosted hundreds of talks over nearly a decade welcoming leaders like Rahul Vohra from Superhuman, Shishir Mehrotra from Coda, Melanie Masarin from Ghia, Sam Corcos from Levels, and many more.

Design Driven is hosted by FirstMark, an early-stage venture capital firm based in NYC and early backers of Pinterest, Shopify, DraftKings, Discord, Airbnb, and many more. To learn more about FirstMark, visit www.firstmarkcap.com. The hosts of Design Driven are Jack Cohen (VP of Platform at FirstMark) and Dan Kozikowski (Partner, Head of Platform at FirstMark). Follow them on Twitter at @itsjackcohen and @dfkoz.

Metabolic Fitness & Startup Lessons with Levels' CEO Sam Corcos
1:26:57
Metabolic Fitness & Startup Lessons with Levels' CEO Sam Corcos
How Italic Built the Costco of DTC: Premium Quality for a Fraction of the Cost
27:22
How Italic Built the Costco of DTC: Premium Quality for a Fraction of the Cost
The (Not Boring) Future of the Creator Economy with Packy McCormick
56:38
The (Not Boring) Future of the Creator Economy with Packy McCormick
The Future of Sober Curious with Ghia's Melanie Masarin
31:35
The Future of Sober Curious with Ghia's Melanie Masarin
How to Empower a New Generation of Investors via Community with Public's Leif Abraham
28:53
How to Empower a New Generation of Investors via Community with Public's Leif Abraham
Cutting Through the Noise: How to Build a Brand with Cultural Resonance / Vanessa Pham, Omsom
29:11
Cutting Through the Noise: How to Build a Brand with Cultural Resonance / Vanessa Pham, Omsom
The Evolution of ClassPass with CEO Fritz Lanman
30:13
The Evolution of ClassPass with CEO Fritz Lanman
Building For Your People, With Your People / Kim Johnson, Geneva (Design Driven NYC)
37:00
Building For Your People, With Your People / Kim Johnson, Geneva (Design Driven NYC)
How Embedding Fun Is the Secret to Great Products with Descript's CEO Andrew Mason
28:51
How Embedding Fun Is the Secret to Great Products with Descript's CEO Andrew Mason
How to Cheat Your Way to World-Class Retention / Taylor Nieman, Toucan (Design Driven NYC)
27:55
How to Cheat Your Way to World-Class Retention / Taylor Nieman, Toucan (Design Driven NYC)
The Art of the Collab and the Origin Story of Madhappy with CEO Peiman Raf
28:38
The Art of the Collab and the Origin Story of Madhappy with CEO Peiman Raf
How to Launch a DTC Brand 101 / Nik Sharma, The DTC Guy (Design Driven NYC)
26:13
How to Launch a DTC Brand 101 / Nik Sharma, The DTC Guy (Design Driven NYC)
Bringing a New DTC Product to Life / Rachel Drori, Daily Harvest (Design Driven NYC)
26:57
Bringing a New DTC Product to Life / Rachel Drori, Daily Harvest (Design Driven NYC)
Using Hospitality to Scale High-Touch Experiences / Rishi Mandal, Future (Design Driven NYC)
37:22
Using Hospitality to Scale High-Touch Experiences / Rishi Mandal, Future (Design Driven NYC)
Lessons from the Maker Generation / Shishir Mehrotra, Coda (Design Driven NYC)
33:50
Lessons from the Maker Generation / Shishir Mehrotra, Coda (Design Driven NYC)
How To Apply Game Design to Business Software / Rahul Vohra, Superhuman (Design Driven NYC)
33:42
How To Apply Game Design to Business Software / Rahul Vohra, Superhuman (Design Driven NYC)
If We Design It, We Will Come / Naj Austin, Ethel's Club (Design Driven NYC)
29:12
If We Design It, We Will Come / Naj Austin, Ethel's Club (Design Driven NYC)
DTC Design: Premium Mediocre, Domestic Cozy, & More // Emmett Shine, Pattern (Design Driven NYC)
22:47
DTC Design: Premium Mediocre, Domestic Cozy, & More // Emmett Shine, Pattern (Design Driven NYC)
Scaling a D2C Startup through Organic Growth // Helena Price Hambrecht, Haus (Design Driven NYC)
16:37
Scaling a D2C Startup through Organic Growth // Helena Price Hambrecht, Haus (Design Driven NYC)
How to Build Products that Bring Delight // Dennis Crowley, Foursquare (Design Driven NYC)
21:58
How to Build Products that Bring Delight // Dennis Crowley, Foursquare (Design Driven NYC)
Building a Next-Gen Finance Platform // Adam Baitch, Atom Finance (Design Driven NYC)
9:15
Building a Next-Gen Finance Platform // Adam Baitch, Atom Finance (Design Driven NYC)
A Place for Ghost Kitchens to Call Home // Corey Manicone, Zuul Kitchens (Design Driven NYC)
15:15
A Place for Ghost Kitchens to Call Home // Corey Manicone, Zuul Kitchens (Design Driven NYC)
Designing Products for Everyone // Arden Klemmer & Sabrina Fonseca of &Partners (Design Driven NYC)
19:11
Designing Products for Everyone // Arden Klemmer & Sabrina Fonseca of &Partners (Design Driven NYC)
Fireside Chat: Rachel Blank & Katie O'Keefe, Rory (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
27:51
Fireside Chat: Rachel Blank & Katie O'Keefe, Rory (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
Earning Designers' Trust // Jake Poses, Jumprope (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
22:11
Earning Designers' Trust // Jake Poses, Jumprope (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
How to Build a Challenger Brand // Mason Levey, WAVE (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
22:24
How to Build a Challenger Brand // Mason Levey, WAVE (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
Fear is the Path to the Dark Side // Tom Takigayama, Justworks (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
23:26
Fear is the Path to the Dark Side // Tom Takigayama, Justworks (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
Fireside Chat: Nicola Korzenko, PodFund (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
24:33
Fireside Chat: Nicola Korzenko, PodFund (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
Design Driven or Purpose Driven? // Fabrice Sergent, BandsInTown (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
21:58
Design Driven or Purpose Driven? // Fabrice Sergent, BandsInTown (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
Designing for Audio // Tina Snow Le, Spotify (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)
24:17
Designing for Audio // Tina Snow Le, Spotify (FirstMark's Design Driven NYC)