15 important takeaways from this talk:
Burn your business cards.
Whenever we introduce ourselves to another person, we usually lead with our title – whether it’s on our business card or what we claim ourselves to be.
In fact we’re robbing ourselves of some really great opportunities.
Don’t ever work in advertising.
‘I work in advertising; I sell Doritos.’ ‘Fuck OFF!’
Break things.
All our life we’re told to make things. Breaking things is a process from which you can learn so much more if you decide to learn from somebody else whose done something great and break it and take it apart.
When was the last time you mentored somebody who was less experienced than you?
When was the last time you tried to bring together your community and do things for your community?
I like to go to a lot of events and conferences. I read a lot from different essays, bloggers, and books.
And one thing that you expect when you see these people up on stage; when you read these articles from bloggers you expect a little bit of… expertise.
Maybe if we think about making more ugly things and not giving a shit about pretty things we can get somewhere.
Imagine if Craigslist was beautiful?
It wouldn’t feel like we’re getting a deal. So if you’re buying six-month old boxers on a really shiny website, maybe it wouldn’t work.
But because Craigslist is ugly, you feel like you’re getting a cheap deal.
Find out why things go where they go.
Find out why particular scenes in a particular film sequence are edited together or in the fashion they are or in the time that they are and the way that the cuts work.
What you’re really doing in this situation is you’re working on your craft.
You’re looking at something that you really admire and you’re trying to get into the seethe of the person who built this thing to begin with; to get into their head to see why they made the pratical decisions that they made in creating this, whether it’s a logo or a Web page or anything else.
Mig Reyes – Backwards Advice for Creative Mornings citing Jim Coudal
When looking for funding, don’t just look for cash.
Look for the right people.
Startups don’t die because they run out of money, they die because they don’t figure out who they are.
Hampus Jakobsson for Creative Mornings (via shareableadvertising)
Your creative imagination will always be greater than the technology at your disposal.
If your message is familiar, make sure your voice is new. If your voice sounds familiar, make sure your message is new.