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Goodbye Abunga

Posted by Gavin Baker - February 26, 2009 - abunga
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Today I’m announcing that Abunga.com, LLC is closing. Eight months ago this probably would have been news, but with today’s economy it’s basically the status quo especially for ecommerce technology startups. The reasons we’re closing would fill a couple pages, but primarily it’s because of money and traction. We ran out of the first before [...]

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Read More abunga.com, Chad, ecommerce, experience, God, Kerri Karel, knoxville, Knoxville Tennessee, Patrick Hunt, startup, Steve Jackson, technology

Choosing your own experience remixed

Posted by Gavin Baker - February 19, 2009 - communication, design
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I have this quote (picture above) by Bruce Nussbaum on my wall. I put it up about a year and a half ago and I still believe it’s true. This isn’t a post on a radical new idea, but rather recalling it as a reminder. Here’s the quote: Social media is upending relationships between customers [...]

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Read More apple, Bang & Olufsen, brand, branding, Customer, customer experience, design, Designer, Nike, social media, web 2.0

3 1/2 Keys to Design Thinking

Posted by Gavin Baker - February 17, 2009 - design
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I ran across this excellent video yesterday while checking out some post designthinking.ideo.com IDEO’s blog.  The video is of Tim Brown, CEO IDEO answering 5 Questions at BusinessWeek.  He talks a bit about IDEO and then shifts to talk about design thinking.  He breaks design thinking down into 3 1/2 keys which I’ve listed below. [...]

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Read More Bloomberg Businessweek, Chris Brogan, design thinking, ideas, ideo, Joseph Jaffe, MacGyver, Mitch Joel, process, projects, Tim Brown

Speaking in Turn- How can I learn to speak better in public?

Posted by Gavin Baker - February 13, 2009 - communication
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Do not seek praise.  Seek criticism. – Paul Arden Fueled by that quote, I want to strengthen some areas in my life that I’m not a 10/10.  My goal isn’t to become well-rounded, I just want to make improvements in this area. I’d rather be freaking awesome at a couple things, then just ok at [...]

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Read More Health, improvement, Mental Health, Motivational speaking, Paul Arden, PRWEB, public speaking, Shopping, skill, Speaker (politics)

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