The Best of GV
9 most popular GV articles, as voted by our community.
Launched as Google Ventures in 2009, GV supports innovative founders moving the world forward.
GV on Copywriting
Five principles for great interface copywriting — GV Library — Medium
For many technology companies, design is mysterious.
How to integrate copywriting in your startup’s design process
After publishing 5 principles for great interface copywriting, I heard from hundreds of entrepreneurs, designers, and product managers who…
GV on Design Sprints
The Design Sprint
The sprint is a 5-day process for answering critical business questions through design, prototyping, and testing with customers. Learn to run your own sprints, and read about our book on sprints.
GV on Design Thinking
The GV research sprint: a 4-day process for answering important startup questions — GV Library — Medium
The founders and designers we work with in the Google Ventures portfolio have a lot of important questions. Is there a market for my…
GV on Product Management
How to choose the right UX metrics for your product — GV Library — Medium
When designing for the web, you can analyze usage data for your product and compare different interfaces in A/B tests. This is sometimes…
GV on UX
The Design Sprint — Google Ventures
The sprint is a five-day process for answering critical business questions through design, prototyping, and testing ideas with customers.
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How Google sets goals: OKRs
On the day Google’s acquisition of FeedBurner closed in 2007, it was also the first day of a new quarter at Google. My new manager at…
Tips for launching a product from the founder of Product Hunt — GV Library
Five questions for Ryan Hoover
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