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Enrique Allen
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Enrique Allen is a cofounder and general partner of Designer Fund. Previously, Enrique was a designer at venture capital firms, including 500 Startups, Facebook’s fbFund, and Venrock, where he helped invest in companies like Wildfire (acquired by Google) and Behance (acquired by Adobe). As a Bay Area native and Stanford University alum, he continues to teach dmedia, one of the most popular courses at the Stanford design school.

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Companies with design as a core in-house competency are more likely to attract talented designers, build products that address real needs through a human-centered process, speed up iteration cycles, and maintain a differentiated brand.

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