
Christian Beck
Executive Partner at Innovatemap
A proud Hoosier native with an eye for design, Christian has always been driven by seeing homegrown ideas and entrepreneurs come to life. He began his career as a user experience (UX) designer at a top Silicon Valley firm, which set his foundation in and passion for digital products and high-growth tech companies. Just one thing was missing – his love for the Midwest and the people in it. In 2014 he moved back to Indiana to co-found Innovatemap.
As a co-founder and executive, Christian owns revenue growth operations, including sales and marketing. He is the co-host of Innovatemap’s Better Product podcast and also owns the vision for the Better Product Community. When not working on the business, Christian lends his mentorship and product coaching to early-stage founders, especially those who are underrepresented and underfunded.
- Designer
- Mentor
- Podcast Host
- 📍Indianapolis, IN
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LET'S TALK ABOUT USER EXPERIENCE
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Building and scaling user-focused design teams.
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Helping startups find product market fit through design and brand.
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Developing product strategy based on industry trends and users.
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How strong brand and product design enables sales.
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Being at a digital product agency, seeing trends in successful digital products.
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How to balance forward-looking product features.
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Making design a key part of growth.
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How to develop a strong product foundation for rapid, scalable growth.
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Midwest tech.
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Equity and diversity in tech.
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Challenges founders face getting their first customers and investments.
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Trends like Product-Led Growth and consumerization of tech.
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Sales and marketing as it relates to growing a digital agency.
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As the Innovatemap UX team’s lead, Christian works closely with product marketing to make sure products are well-designed and marketable.
Christian is passionate about bringing ideas to life, from creating a UX strategy to innovating alongside non-tech companies. Christian gets as fired up about the product’s first sale as the 100th sale. For companies staking a claim in industries that are ripe for disruption, Christian helps ideate, strategize, and design digital solutions.
Before helping to start Innovatemap in 2014, Christian began his career as a senior UX designer at Autodesk in Silicon Valley. His roots brought him back to the Midwest, where he spent several years at Teradata as a design lead and UX manager, revolutionizing the UX vision and leading a team in building highly usable and marketable products.
Christian continues to be active in both the UX technical community and with local universities and groups.

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Christian Beck
Executive Partner at Innovatemap
- Designer
- Mentor
- Podcast Host
- 📍Indianapolis, IN
A proud Hoosier native with an eye for design, Christian has always been driven by seeing homegrown ideas and entrepreneurs come to life. He began his career as a user experience (UX) designer at a top Silicon Valley firm, which set his foundation in and passion for digital products and high-growth tech companies. Just one thing was missing – his love for the Midwest and the people in it. In 2014 he moved back to Indiana to co-found Innovatemap.
As a co-founder and executive, Christian owns revenue growth operations, including sales and marketing. He is the co-host of Innovatemap’s Better Product podcast and also owns the vision for the Better Product Community. When not working on the business, Christian lends his mentorship and product coaching to early-stage founders, especially those who are underrepresented and underfunded.
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT USER EXPERIENCE
-
Building and scaling user-focused design teams.
-
Helping startups find product market fit through design and brand.
-
Developing product strategy based on industry trends and users.
-
How strong brand and product design enables sales.
-
Being at a digital product agency, seeing trends in successful digital products.
-
How to balance forward-looking product features.
-
Making design a key part of growth.
-
How to develop a strong product foundation for rapid, scalable growth.
-
Midwest tech.
-
Equity and diversity in tech.
-
Challenges founders face getting their first customers and investments.
-
Trends like Product-Led Growth and consumerization of tech.
-
Sales and marketing as it relates to growing a digital agency.
--
As the Innovatemap UX team’s lead, Christian works closely with product marketing to make sure products are well-designed and marketable.
Christian is passionate about bringing ideas to life, from creating a UX strategy to innovating alongside non-tech companies. Christian gets as fired up about the product’s first sale as the 100th sale. For companies staking a claim in industries that are ripe for disruption, Christian helps ideate, strategize, and design digital solutions.
Before helping to start Innovatemap in 2014, Christian began his career as a senior UX designer at Autodesk in Silicon Valley. His roots brought him back to the Midwest, where he spent several years at Teradata as a design lead and UX manager, revolutionizing the UX vision and leading a team in building highly usable and marketable products.
Christian continues to be active in both the UX technical community and with local universities and groups.
BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Christian Beck
Executive Partner at Innovatemap
- 📍Indianapolis, IN
- Designer
- Mentor
- Podcast Host
A proud Hoosier native with an eye for design, Christian has always been driven by seeing homegrown ideas and entrepreneurs come to life. He began his career as a user experience (UX) designer at a top Silicon Valley firm, which set his foundation in and passion for digital products and high-growth tech companies. Just one thing was missing – his love for the Midwest and the people in it. In 2014 he moved back to Indiana to co-found Innovatemap.
As a co-founder and executive, Christian owns revenue growth operations, including sales and marketing. He is the co-host of Innovatemap’s Better Product podcast and also owns the vision for the Better Product Community. When not working on the business, Christian lends his mentorship and product coaching to early-stage founders, especially those who are underrepresented and underfunded.
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT USER EXPERIENCE
-
Building and scaling user-focused design teams.
-
Helping startups find product market fit through design and brand.
-
Developing product strategy based on industry trends and users.
-
How strong brand and product design enables sales.
-
Being at a digital product agency, seeing trends in successful digital products.
-
How to balance forward-looking product features.
-
Making design a key part of growth.
-
How to develop a strong product foundation for rapid, scalable growth.
-
Midwest tech.
-
Equity and diversity in tech.
-
Challenges founders face getting their first customers and investments.
-
Trends like Product-Led Growth and consumerization of tech.
-
Sales and marketing as it relates to growing a digital agency.
--
As the Innovatemap UX team’s lead, Christian works closely with product marketing to make sure products are well-designed and marketable.
Christian is passionate about bringing ideas to life, from creating a UX strategy to innovating alongside non-tech companies. Christian gets as fired up about the product’s first sale as the 100th sale. For companies staking a claim in industries that are ripe for disruption, Christian helps ideate, strategize, and design digital solutions.
Before helping to start Innovatemap in 2014, Christian began his career as a senior UX designer at Autodesk in Silicon Valley. His roots brought him back to the Midwest, where he spent several years at Teradata as a design lead and UX manager, revolutionizing the UX vision and leading a team in building highly usable and marketable products.
Christian continues to be active in both the UX technical community and with local universities and groups.
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I’ve been following a few trends in venture capital that I think are exciting and possibly transformative. They are:
- Zebras
- Diversity
- Crypto-Currency
- Design
- Theme Investing
Timeline
Feb 2014 – Present
Innovatemap
Executive / Principal Design Partner
Dec 2019 – Present
Revenue Collective
Member
Sep 2018 - Present
Invision
Design Leadership Forum Member
Dec 2011 - Jan 2015
Teradata
UX Manager / Senior UX Designer
Aug 2007 - Dec 2011
Autodesk
Senior UX Designer
Ask me
How can design decisions make of break a start up? |
What are the key qualities of any successful design team? |
What is product-led growth? |
How do you develop a strong product foundation that encourages rapid, scalable growth? |
What's new in Midwest tech? |