We have been incredibly inspired by the presentations at South by Southwest (SXSW). More than each individual panel and presentation we attended, we had the opportunity to meet so many smart, thoughtful people to continue our discussions with outside the lecture halls. One of the most interesting aspects of SXSW is the luck, or some might say fate, of meeting…
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March 20th, 2009
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March 20th, 2009
David Lowe-Rogstad at RefreshPDX, March 26thWe’re really excited to be sending David out into the wilds of Portland to present at RefreshPDX. What is he going to be talking about? Good question. Culture Shift – A Place at the Long Table How companies are changing structure to create better problem solving environments. from RefreshPDX: The creative and business problems of tomorrow will not be solved by the same…
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March 19th, 2009
Coffee with Likemind, March 20th
Last minute notification that Coffee with Likemind is happening this Friday (March 20th) at 8am. Completely slipped my mind… sorry about that. Unfortunately I won’t be able to make it, but Erin Kurtz (he looks like the one on the right), my fellow Substance teammate, will be covering for me. The group will either be in the lobby or up on…
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March 18th, 2009
Thank you Austin!Wow, my body hates me. Between the lack of sleep, TexMex, BBQ, late-night cheesesteaks, beer, and walking from one end of Austin to the other, my muscles, bones and joints ache. But my mind… blown away. This being the first South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive conference we’ve attended, we had unknown expectations. Would the panels rock? Would the keynotes inspire?…
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March 12th, 2009
Logobama: One Year LaterJust over a year ago, the team here at Substance launched Logobama.com. It raised over $1,700 for the Obama campaign and most likely got him elected as President of the United States. Really. Since the inauguration on January 20th, we’ve been thinking of what to do with the site. So on the almost-one year anniversary, we’re launching Logobama 2.0: bigger, better…
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March 10th, 2009
Substance at SXSWWe’re excited to be sending two brave Substance team members down to the interactive portion of South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. As one of the premier interactive conferences in the world, SXSW looks to be one part inspiration, one part interaction, and one part free beer. And when you mix all 3 parts, you get a inspiring, interactive…
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March 9th, 2009
Show and Tell PDX – the VideosWe’ve posted a bunch of videos from Show and Tell PDX on Vimeo for those that couldn’t make it in person (and for those that want to relive the evening – make sure to drink a beer while watching). Unfortunately we ran out of tape for the Bac’n folks, and we need to hold off posting the Cinco one until…
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March 4th, 2009
Show and Tell — The Recap
We want to thank everyone, presenters and attendees alike for joining us at the first Show and Tell PDX. It was more successful than we could have hoped, and we’ve already had requests for more. Before we get to the next one, I want to call out to certain people who made the night what it was. Thanks to… Thank you to…
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