InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

There''s this thing called graphic design. After graduating from college, Don began his career at a small design firm. "So So I worked at a great design firm called, Agnew Moyer Smith and there''s two great guys there. If you want a job here you''re going to have to design websites.''. It''s commercial art.

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MARCH 3, 2018

León Krauze from Univisión gave an impassioned keynote presentation at The Upfront Summit on the topic of “invisibility” of immigrant workers in our society. He went to college to study art and design. He looked at Architectural Digest, Interior Design, Vogue, etc. Invisibility. He started living out of his car?—?too

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JUNE 3, 2010

He’s also candid, humble and helpful. Went on to present at TechCrunch 50. Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist). I think you’ll enjoy watching this week’s video.

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JULY 9, 2012

My pal Dave occasionally presents “headline risks” for investors. The Dave I know is very humble. He had a philosophy that the future competition for startups would be design led and based on data analysis. Sometimes balance can be good for the health, soul, personal happiness and … performance. But he knows that.

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JULY 16, 2013

With 10,000 square feet designed to inspire innovation, Amplify LA is the ultimate start-up accelerator and entrepreneurial campus — all to bring together the brightest, most enthusiastic technology minds into an environment that provides solutions, support, and collaboration. Incubator: Amplify LA. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 14, 2012

I groaned when the egregiously over-paid logo designer, Paul Rand, holds up a blank book and says, “Don’t get scared, this is not the design. The logo presentation takes place during the venture’s first few weeks. Logo Madness <1:20 – 2:35> The video opens with the unveiling of the company’s new logo.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 26, 2010

Creating an effective alliance requires a delicate balance between humbleness and hubris, as described more fully in Humble Pride. Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) are surprisingly compliant when they are presented with a “Program”. You must be highly presumptive when approaching potential members of your alliance.

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