CNN commentators ignore free Surface Pro 3 tablets, use iPads instead
The comments are prieless.
Andrés Max
Andrés Max
I'm Andrés Max, Product Designer & Consultant. I'm Founder/CEO at Ideaware Co and Taskware.do.
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What has been the best corporate Darwin Award? A decision made by a company that basically killed the business
What a great thread on AskReddit, must read!
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Your Clients Are Just as Scared As You Are
One of the big realizations I’ve come across running the agency is that clients are just as scared as you when starting a project. There are many reasons to be iffy when you start a project, mine in particular are usually along the lines of: Will we deliver the best quality work? Will we be able to turn a profit? Is the projected timeframe [...]
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We All Need Time Off, And That’s Ok
Just last week I came across an article written by Paul Boag from Headscape aptly titled You Are Not A Machine. You Are Not Alone. I really encourage you to read it. Paul discusses a silent struggle that many of us battle with on a daily basis: overworking, stressing, keeping to ourselves, bearing too much, the list goes on. I agree with him [...]
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Why Are You Doing It?
About a year ago, I was in Miami with the team working with a client from LA. Just before we left he walked up to me and said: “Max, you’re the James Bond of web design. You travel around the world saving one product at a time. Thank you.” He didn’t realize how much his words meant to me – and probably hasn’t [...]
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5 Things I’ve Learned From Starting A Company
As far as I know there is no holy grail of things you should do to make a company successful. Follow your intuition, your passion, be true to yourself and others and most importantly surround yourself with the right people. But every know and then you realize there’s something worth remembering. Here’s five things I always keep [...]
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Our Work-Life Balance, Will We Get It Right?
The topic of the future of work-life balance has been catching my interest lately. I’m always looking for creative ways both to run a company and motivate myself and my team. But, will we ever find the perfect balance? I’m not sure. But the future looks pretty exciting if you ask me. We’re already living in a post-industrial [...]
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I Know I Needed To Change Something
My all time favorite quote was said by Steve Jobs back in 2005 during his Stanford speech: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “no” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.” I recently had to make a tough [...]
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Negotiate Time, Not Quality
I was very naive at negotiating when I first started Ideaware. Starting a new agency to compete with Silicon Valley counterparts was not an easy task, hell, it still isn’t. Starting up in South America (Colombia), there was only one way to compete and step into the market: cheaper hourly rates. In other words: cost. We tried – [...]
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Five Movements in Design That We Should Pay Attention To
Five Movements in Design That We Should Pay Attention To | UX Magazine Great post on Ux Magazine, couldn’t agree more.
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