“Unfortunately, an ugly mockup of a brilliant idea is often overlooked for a beautiful mockup of a derivative idea. To compete, you need to learn how to be an adequate graphic designer.” http://www.azarask.in/blog/post/be-a-designer/
So why do investors like Mark Suster totally leave out the designer role from a “dream team” ? http://www.quora.com/Startups/What-would-the-ideal-web-technology-start-up-team-be-composed-of
Although I always wondered whether the true test of a product is to remove the aesthetic and see if people still fall in love with it. I think they made a film about that, Shallow Hal
