01 / 10I designed the MVP in 2016. The company raised $15.5M and went public on Nasdaq in 2021.
Charles GillespieFounder & CEO
Valencia, Spain · Working worldwide
I design products that get funded, acquired, and used by millions.
$60M
Funding unlocked
$44M
Client exits
12M+
Users on a single product
17
Years of experience
Figures from raises, exits, and products I designed
01 · Track record
A track record of success.
I've worked for Fortune 500 and other high-revenue companies like
$27B
$10B+
$4.6B
$2.5B
$1.4B
$380M
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$15M01 / 10Charles GillespieFounder & CEO
02 / 10+30% conversion in 12 months as lead designer. Acquired for $5M.
“Diego is a great professional and an excellent team player. He is very easy-going and great to work with. Any team with him on board will be very lucky, as he can contribute significantly. Overall, I highly recommend him and would single out his outstanding integrity.”
03 / 10Consulted on new product direction. A $21M Series B followed.
“Rarely do you find people who are both talented and professional. Diego delivered to a high standard that exceeded my expectations, and he was great and easy to work with.”
04 / 10Product concept design. $16M raised.
05 / 10MVP design, then 2 years together. Acquired for $5M.
“Diego did an excellent job designing Smodin. Our SaaS has millions of users, and we had a ton of trouble finding the right fit, but we were delighted with his work. I would strongly recommend him!”
06 / 10New products and redesigns since 2021. $6M raised.
“Professional, well-managed, high-quality.”
07 / 10MVP design. Acquired for $4M one month after launch.
“Diego is an excellent member of the Blink team. He produces powerful, brief work quickly and without any drama. He also works well with feedback and consistently produces superb work. I highly recommend him and am looking forward to continuing to work with him.”
08 / 10Second project with Paul Prendergast. $2.5M raised so far, still working together.
09 / 10Led their design team for 3 years. Acquired for $15M.
“We worked with Diego for several years. He was brilliant at moving projects in the right direction. He is an absolutely thorough professional who cares deeply and works hard to get it right.”
10 / 10MVP design. Acquired for $14M.
“Diego was always on time with our strict schedules and could provide quality results, helping us with our mobile applications.”
02 · Retainers
Monthly retainers.
You work with me and Sara Bazán, my senior designer and right hand for the last 7 years. I take on a maximum of two retainer clients at a time, so I review every screen before it ships.
Design
$8K/month
We design what you've already decided, delivering the best user experience and interface.
Choose it if
You know exactly what you need, or what you are building is a straightforward solution.
Deliverables
User journeys, wireframes, clickable prototypes, a design system (new or extended), and final UI ready for development.
Access
Daily access to Sara and two calls a week with me.
Product
$12K/month
I decide with you what to build, what to leave out, and how to validate it. Then we design it.
Choose it if
You know what your product should do, but not yet how to get there. It's quite innovative and needs as much thinking as good design.
Deliverables
Everything in Design, plus research (users, competitors, market), a validation plan (what we test before we build), and a prioritized roadmap (what we build first, and why).
Access
Daily access to me and Sara. I'm in your standups and strategy sessions, fully integrated with your team.
Zero-Risk Guarantee: not convinced after the first two weeks? I'll refund the rest of the month. No forms, no hard feelings.
“We were acquired for $4M only one month after launching our idea.”
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04 · About
Hey, I'm Diego.
Seventeen years ago I started designing products. Somewhere along the way, they started getting funded, acquired, and used by millions.
I always work with Sara Bazán, my senior designer and right hand for the last 7 years. Together we've helped founders raise $60M and exit for $44M, designed the internal SaaS of a $27B Fortune 500 company, and shipped a product to 12M+ users.
Today I split my time between getting startups from idea to product-market fit and unsticking the KPIs of products that are no longer growing as planned.
Off the clock, you'll catch me perfecting an aquascape, hunting rare Belgian beers in local markets, dreaming about off-grid, self-sufficient living, playing absurdly complex video games, or losing at board games to my five-year-old daughter.