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To take it a bit further, he teased out those traits saying that both artists and entrepreneurs...
“...Want to express themselves.
Want to do something differently.
Want to create something better than what’s ever been done before.
They are disruptive.
They live in the theater of risk.
They want to change the world...”
“...Want to express themselves.
Want to do something differently.
Want to create something better than what’s ever been done before.
They are disruptive.
They live in the theater of risk.
They want to change the world...”
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Entrepreneur
The fundamental message of marketing must change from "we want your money" to "we share your interests".
Jeff Jarvis • WHAT WOULD GOOGLE DO
The key to creating unique, targeted design solutions is found in the gap between the verbal and the visual. Therein lies the gold. It is about linking strategy and design, and transforming insight, goals and strategy into visual images, identities and experiences, which together with slogans and other communication will help to build the desired b... See more
Wanda Grimsgaard • How strategic use of design can increase brand value
my cheesy oversimplification that i do think is true is that ultimately marketing is simply about publicly being in love with the problem-space that you’re operating in. your product, sure, but why did you make the product? because you cared about the problem, right? show us!!
rather than thinking about business as the exchange of value for money , instead, I’m thinking about business as:
a set of systems and processes
to help me honor my creative energy,
shared with purpose in the world.
a set of systems and processes
to help me honor my creative energy,
shared with purpose in the world.
Kening Zhu • honoring your creative energy in business — kening zhu
business is a channel to share creations with those who need it.
most importantly: labor is not renewable. once you spend labor, you cannot get it back. energy, when given in alignment, can be generative. energy invested in the right places can create more energy.
Kening Zhu • honoring your creative energy in business — kening zhu
- Be quiet, work hard, and stay healthy. It’s not ambition or skill that is going to set you apart but sanity.
21 career advice that matter
marketing = sharing the essence of your work with other beings
introvert marketing for creative hermits — kening zhu
Don’t worry about finding the perfect system. It doesn’t exist. Start walking, experiment occasionally, and reinforce the paths that work for you.