the personal side of starting up

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the personal side of starting up Derek Powazek, CEO & Founder, Cute-Fight powazek.com • @fraying • cute-fight.com

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Talk delivered at Web Directions South 2012 in Sydney, Australia, on October 18, by Derek Powazek.

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Page 1: The Personal Side of Starting Up

the personal side of

starting up

Derek Powazek, CEO & Founder, Cute-Fightpowazek.com • @fraying • cute-fight.com

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or: 55 minutes of

contradictions,equivocations,

& embarrassment.Derek Powazek, CEO & Founder, Cute-Fight

powazek.com • @fraying • cute-fight.com

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Hi, I’m DerekI’ve been around.

• First web job: HotWired in 1995.

• Founder: Fray, JPG Magazine, 8020 Publishing, Pixish.

• Creative Director: Blogger/Pyra, Technorati, Collecta.

• Author: Design for Community (New Riders 2001).

• Consultant: Fertile Medium (Etsy, Tumblr, HP).

• Time traveler.

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vicodin

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And you are?And you are?

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how Cute-Fight works

Create yourfighter PICK A FIGHT Win FAME

& FORTUNE** Fortune not included

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Don’t do anything that affects anything! Unless it turns out you were supposed to do it, in which case, for the love of God, don’t not do it!

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“That’s Not My Job”

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“Shut Up”

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Someone’s Always

Listening

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“Launch It!”

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“Who’s the CEO?”

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“I was wrong”

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WHY CEOsARE CRAZY

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own your shit

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@cutefight • [email protected] • cute-fight.com

Thank you.