Sprint

Jake Knapp created the Design Sprint at Google, where he also helped build Gmail, cofounded Google Meet, and was a design partner at GV. He has since coached hundreds of teams on product strategy at places like Miro, Slack, Nike, LEGO, IDEO, the Wall Street Journal, and the Harvard Business School. Today, Jake is a cofounder at Character, where he helps startups find product-market fit with Design Sprints.

John Zeratsky supports startups with capital and sprints. As an investor and designer, he has worked with Slack, One Medical Group, Blue Bottle Coffee, Flatiron Health, Gusto, and hundreds of other successful startups. John is cofounder and general partner at venture capital firm Character. Previously, he was design partner at GV and a design leader at YouTube, Google Ads, and FeedBurner, which was acquired by Google in 2007.

Braden Kowitz founded the Google Ventures design team in 2009 and pioneered the role of “design partner” at a venture capital firm. He has advised close to two hundred startups on product design, hiring, and team culture. Before joining Google Ventures, Braden led design for several Google products, including Gmail, Google Apps for Business, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Trends.