For 4+ years, On Deck has been a safe space for talented people to explore “what’s next” among a highly curated community of peers. In the past year, fellows started 250 companies and raised $200m+ from incredible investors. A key enabler of this success is great design as it drives key decisions across product development, engineering, branding, marketing, and ultimately, business growth. Fast forward to today, design is more impactful than ever before, and becoming a design leader is something many designers aspire to. But becoming a successful leader doesn’t mean getting closer and closer to creating pixel-perfect work. Becoming a world-class design leader is about going beyond design itself. It's about honing strategic and business thinking, utilizing organizational frameworks, managing expectations, and workflows, and developing strong communication skills. But this body of knowledge is not yet ubiquitous, and there is no one place you can go to acquire it. This means the path to becoming a more impactful design manager & leader can be intimidating and filled with uncertainty. 🚀 Enter the On Deck Designer Fellowship (ODD): 🔥 ODD is an 8-week remote program for designers who want to hone their skills, increase their impact, and grow as leaders. We combine a world-class curriculum and an incredible community to help you become a successful design leader.. 👩🏼‍💻 Whether you’re looking to explore a path to management and leadership or hone your skills as an existing manager and leader, we’ll help with knowledge, community, and support. 📖 The program is remote and tailored to be buffet-style for busy professionals so you can attend the sessions that are of interest. You will walk away with a clear playbook for taking the next step in your design career and the confidence to execute on it beyond the 8-week program. 🔎 During the eight weeks, you and 120 other top designers will build long-lasting relationships and focus on mastering: - Strategic and business thinking - Career progression frameworks - Effective collaboration - Organizational design - Persuasive communication Learn more on our website and we'd love to see you apply! Let us know if you have any questions below.

I can't think of a better fellowship at a better time with a better PD in a better company. Truly, congratulations @mindaugaslt on this incredible launch and for your upcoming fellowship!

Couldn't be more excited about announcing our second position-based fellowship with you @mindaugaslt – you are the perfect PD to help designers become world-class design leaders!

Woo! Amazing :)

Much needed - great design is crucial but often goes neglected. Excited to see how On Deck helps increase the impact of great designers across the tech ecosystem!

Incredible opportunity for future design leaders. @mindaugaslt I'm excited to watch where On Deck will evolve in the near future.

Congrats @mindaugaslt! Can't think of a better person to lead the Designer Fellowship. 🚀

Amazing opportunity for any hands-on designer that is planning to move into a leadership position or start a company. Great to see you launch this program @mindaugaslt! 🥂 – there's probably no better person to run it!

This fellowship would accelerate your design career and growth at an exceptional pace. A phenomenal program ran by one of the most talented people I've had an opportunity to meet.

@mindaugaslt congrats on the launch, this is just the start!

Love the idea!

Nice! Looking forward to see how my design team is looking at this and hoping to get them onboard :D

Yusssss! Very excited to see this go live. This is exactly what the community needs, congrats @mindaugaslt - Serious effort 🔥

This looks interesting and the design community needs more ways for people to become _better_ at what they do. Looking forward to see where you are heading with it!

?makers congrats!!! 👏👏👏👏 Looks amazing!!

If Mindaugas is behind it, it’s gotta be good!

Amazing! This is much needed and an incredible opportunity for future design leaders 😊 Very excited to see this go live - Congratulations @mindaugaslt!

Looks super interesting. I think its coming at a perfect timing for the design industry, and seems to have a legit super spine of talent running it. Will defo keep an eye on this as it grows...

Excited to see a this awesome community expand into design through this fellowship!

Amazing to see this launched! A brilliant opportunity for anyone interested in design leadership. Many congrats @mindaugaslt 🎉 !