Author
Khizar Hamid
Founder and CEO, Venture Republic
Khizar founded Venture Republic in 2011 and leads its product and design work. He has spent fifteen years designing and building SaaS and AI products, and has led design on more than 65 of them for funded startups and established brands.
From 2021 to 2022 he worked full time at Integry, a San Francisco integration platform, as Head of Product and Design, then returned to the studio. He writes about product discovery, SaaS UX and why B2B websites do or do not convert.
- 15+
- Years designing and building products
- 65+
- Products designed and built
- 2011
- Founded Venture Republic
Empty states are your second homepage
PLG isn't a strategy, it's a design problem
The 7-second test: does your landing page pass it?
What to fix in your SaaS product in the first 90 days after raising
Hiring a Head of Design vs. partnering with an agency: a funded founder's playbook
48 product discovery questions to ask before you build
Why B2B SaaS websites don’t convert (it’s the message, not the design)
Where AI actually belongs in your SaaS product (and where it doesn't)
You raised your seed. Now your UX is the bottleneck. Here's how to tell.
How to make your website into a lead generation Powerhouse
How to Build Products that Work and Scale
Why Your Startup Needs UX
How to Write Great Content for Your Website