I was axed as Oatly's creative director - here are 5 arguably useful lessons
In my experience most of the companies are run by highly creative, idealistic people. Many of them started off with products that were optimized for the needs of the users and community and almost all of them ended up optimized for the needs of the company.
Chris Dixon • "Let's Run The Experiment": A conversation with Chris Dixon about DAOs and the future of organizations online
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Wondering what’s wrong with the ad industry eventually led me to Liquid Death
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Culture, Relevance and Death: A Creative Strategy Seppuku
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I've been let go from a role I dearly loved.
And I'm embarrassed, ashamed and even a bit afraid.
Embarrassed - how will this make me look? How do I "bounce back"? Will I be looked on unfavourably in the future?
Ashamed- "I've lost at least 50 points on the ~worthwhile in society scale~" .
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And I'm embarrassed, ashamed and even a bit afraid.
Embarrassed - how will this make me look? How do I "bounce back"? Will I be looked on unfavourably in the future?
Ashamed- "I've lost at least 50 points on the ~worthwhile in society scale~" .
"My working history isn't an accurate representation of my capa... See more
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from my notes 2023
After all, our team was mostly made up of stubborn engineers. The idea of sitting in a room whiteboarding about our “brand identity” felt like, at best, a huge waste of time. Boy, were we wrong.
Bill Kenney • Conquer Your Rebrand
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I would never have said this back when we started our agency. Back then, my design background blinded me into believing that everything revolved around pixels. Thankfully, I’ve matured
Bill Kenney • Conquer Your Rebrand
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How has a “failure” set you up for later success? “The hardest decisions to make in business are those that disappoint people you care about. One of the biggest mistakes I made in the early days of Behance was doing too many things. We had multiple products in market, multiple business lines, and our energy was divided across too many things. Final
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Our agency is getting big. That’s something to be happy about. But it’s something to worry about, too, and I don’t mind telling you I’m damned worried. I’m worried that we’re going to fall into the trap of bigness, that we’re going to worship techniques instead of substance, that we’re going to follow history instead of making it, that we’re going ... See more