Honest takes on design, AI and building for startups
Opinions from the founders of OhhMyDesign. Some of them are unpopular.
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YC Didn’t Validate Your Startup. It Validated a Bet.
Getting into Y Combinator is one of the hardest things a founder can do. Thousands of startups apply every batch, only a handful get…
I Fired My Highest-Paying Client. My Co-founder Thinks I’m Insane.
She’s not entirely wrong. On paper it looks like self-sabotage. You don’t walk away from the biggest number on the invoice when you run a…
If Your Design Can Be Replaced by a Prompt, It Deserved To Be
Every week another designer posts the same panicked thread.
Awwwards Is a Pay-to-Win Scam and Your “Site of the Day” Means Nothing
Let me paint a picture you’ve seen a hundred times.
If AI builds your product, you don’t really know your product
It’s a strange time to be building products.
Why the Job Market Has Stopped Caring About You
It’s not just older workers. It’s not just Gen Z. It’s not even just tech.
Most portfolio websites are designed for other designers, not clients
Most portfolio websites are incredibly impressive.
The reason YC-backed talent platforms still shut down
When a talent platform shuts down, especially one that was YC-backed, the default reaction is to assume something went wrong internally…
Your Agency Is Broke Because Your Price Is Based on Fear, Not Value
It’s a strange time to be running an agency.
Design Used to Be About Thinking. Now It’s About Prompts
I miss when design felt like thinking. Not just output.
The Job Market Feels Like Tinder. But Worse
It’s a weird time to be a designer.
Dribbble Killed Real UX
And AI just put the last nail in the coffin.
Why Are We Still Faking Team Sizes on Agency Websites?
Visit any design agency website and you’ll probably find the same line:
I Used Bolt, Lovable, and v0. They All Gave Me the Same Site
I tested Bolt. Then Lovable. Then v0.dev.
The Internet’s New Voice? Generic, Overpolished, and Boring as Hell.
Scroll through five blog posts today and I’ll bet you spot the pattern.
Designers Love Framer Because Clients Don’t Know Better
Framer is cool. It feels slick, animations flow like water, and your portfolio suddenly looks like it belongs on Awwwards.
The Real Reason Indian Agencies Get Undervalued? They Keep Saying Yes
There’s a quiet pattern that plays out over and over again in the world of creative work.