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Thoughts, ideas, and ruminations.
The User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA) DC chapter hosted John Douglas, Head of Social UX Research @ Google, last night at nclud for an interesting discussion how to better “Make Your Ideas Stick,” while battling the “curse of knowledge” that plagues UX pros far and wide.
"Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist." A line from The Avengers sums up every boy- (or girl-) hood dream we (I) have ever had of being Tony Stark, Iron Man himself.
So. When TandemNSI hosts an event titled “Be the next Tony Stark.” Well, then. Sign me up!
Pitch and catch. About 99% of startup life can be summed up by that simple, three-word phrase. In startup-land, effectively selling your business, service or product can make or break you. And a big part of winning business without the comfort of a referral is contingent upon a truly stunning pitch!
D.C.-based incubator, 1776, hosted another great event—New Tech for Raising Capital & Investing—with speakers including Paul Singh, Partner at 500 Startups and Founder and CEO of Indicate; Ben Miller, CEO of real estate investment platform Fundrise.com; and Sara Hanks, securities law expert and CEO of Crowdcheck.com.
