Ukrainian-born Vitaly Golomb is a Silicon Valley-bred entrepreneur and investor. He is an award-winning designer who got his early start at 13, as an intern first, and then as the youngest employee in the history of Kinko’s. He is the founder and CEO of PrintMo.co, the local print marketplace. Vitaly is also a General Partner at CCC Fund, a startup ecosystem builder, venture capital fund focused on emerging startups in EMEA, and bridge to Silicon Valley.

During the Dot Com boom, Vitaly ran the User Interface design team at a fast-growing startup. He later founded a design and marketing firm that quickly grew to three offices, won several awards, and landed projects with numerous large brands. Vitaly holds a B.A. in Computer and Video Imaging from Cogswell College. He has guest lectured on design and the startup economy at Stanford and UC Berkeley and other universities. He is a mentor at 500 Startups, Happy Farm, ZIP, Tech Peaks, Etohum, and Innovation Nest accelerators. He’s also a keynote speaker on startups, design, and angel/venture capital in over 15 countries each year. Vitaly’s book “Accelerated Startup” coming out in 2015 and the 1^st chapter is available to download.

Vitaly speaks and mentors on design, product, strategy, growth, and fundraising.  One of his popular topics is Design Driven Development in which he covers the principles of good design. He explains how a good product has to be both functional and aesthetic, how the interface is an important aspect in the design, how to design with the user in mind, etc. He also discusses how to create value with your products by solving problems as well as what to consider with hiring managers for your team. Other topics Vitaly speaks about are how to build startups, startup ecosystems and what their trends and business models are like. He also covers the topics of mobile commerce covering the trends, user experience, and marketing strategies.

As a consultant, Vitaly works closely with investors to help them build strong portfolios and improve their performance through private mentoring sessions on various topics, as well as technical due diligence, managed distanced outsource teams and more.  He also consults early stage startups from idea to IPO by advising them in many areas that include, but aren’t limited to product positioning, overall user experience, branding and visual design, funding strategies, etc.

Vitaly’s career and experience as an entrepreneur, investor and designer is an inspiration to anyone who want to make a difference. His in-depth knowledge and analysis of the startup industry is of great value to any entrepreneur and aspiring innovator.