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The web is waking up to design...

Investing in design v2 bb

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Slides from a talk at Web 2.0 Expo in NYC 2011. Investing in design should be a top priority for VCs, CEOs and employees. Design is not a department and it cannot be bolted on...it is a mindset that makes every aspect of a business better.

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The web is waking up to design...

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Design can drive financial results...

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Design can not be bolted on...

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Mindset > Skillset...

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Imagine you are building a commodity product...

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When the building blocks are available to everyone, design is differentiation...

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Deliver the Damn! factor or get dunked on...

Deliver the Damn! factor or get dunked on...

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Traditional “design process” a.k.a. the “Lean Start-Up”...

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modern languages

cloud services

distribution platforms

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tech + scale + distribution = commodity

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Quick builds, quicker copies...

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Linear thinking is out...

Flickr: Florian

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Feature sets do not win...

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Love is the path to survival...

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If your product is commodity, Design is THE competitive advantage...

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Get your vision holders closer to the customer...

flickr: r4n16

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Give them freedom to move the crowd...

flickr:fx.visual

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Edit, undo... Edit, undo...

Flickr:billaday18

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Honor craft...

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