Itay Dreyfus
@itay
Designer, always exploring.
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One mistake I often used to make at Justin.tv was offering a potpourri of business models (virtual goods, product placement, chat ads, contests, etc..). I was embarrassed to say Justin.tv would monetize with advertising when clearly that was the only answer. Own the simple business model.
Michael Seibel ā¢ How to Pitch Your Company : YC Startup Library | Y Combinator
Online, we need to make the big feel smaller, in the right ways. The challenge to start small from something that is currently controlled by Facebook and Google, is very hard. But people are doing it. Look at The Correspondent, or Open Culture, or Brain Pickings, or thousands of other small projects that have good communities around them. We need... See more
Vicki Boykis ā¢ Good things don't scale
made this little zine with @inchkev earlier this year and forgot to post about it! šŖ "Twelve (12) things to do with your essay after you turn it in" is about the value of self-publishing and finding purpose in the work you do at school.
We just uploaded a PDF copy on Are.na so you can read the whole thing online -... See more
kaloyanezinstagram.comtwo ways people grow their online presence:
š assuming your audience a priori and building it
š being authentic online and finding out who your audience is
mechanical/engineering vs. organic/emergent
hermit the catx.comAlong those lines, I believe that mechanics design is a distinct discipline separate from both interface design and product management. I believe it deserves its own terminology, principles, processes, deliverables, and bodies of knowledge.