Marketing ninja at your service When Silicon Valley design and marketing agency D2M Inc. posted a job listing on Craigslist for a “marketing ninja,” CEO Andy Butler was hoping for a few creative candidates. “When we put out a posting for a ‘marketing ninja,’ we wanted to attract people who’d Read more…
Design To Matter’s crowdfunding campaign for the Instacube stands as a cautionary tale for would-be crowdfunding backers. After a successful $620,000+ raise on Kickstarter, the campaign has been mired with turnover, internal strife, delivery issues and refund requests. I also proposed that D2M’s involvement in another crowdfunding campaign shortly thereafter Read more…
Apparently, the Olympic ceremonies are really boring for the world’s leaders. Everyone remembers Queen Elizabeth II and her not-impressed face during the 2012 London Olympic Opening Ceremony, and, well, Russia’s Vladimir Putin attempted to steal the show with his bored expression during tonight’s Olympic Closing Ceremony. Sure, it’s been a Read more…
Savannah Peterson’s story tells of a random act of kindness that gave her the motivation and the startup capital to forge out on her own when it seemed impossible. Continue Reading…
Shapeways is taking another road trip and this time it’s the UK’s turn (minus Wales), with England, Northern Ireland and Scotland getting to show off their 3D printing communities. Do you think your local make space has what it takes to be a stop on their road trip? When last Read more…
If you’re an aspiring designer or entrepreneur in Cincinnati, count yourself lucky, a former Silicon Valley resident and marketing maven for a New York-based company. Savannah Peterson, marketing manager and head of digital engagement for Shapeways, said Cincinnati’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is conducive to the nurture creative people and primed for Read more…
Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck, and, now, Savannah Peterson of Shapeways. From MTV’s Road Rules to the forced migration of peoples, road trips have become a defining characteristic of the American experience. If you haven’t traversed the ridiculously sized nation that is the US, you haven’t gotten a true sense of Read more…
I had the pleasure of meeting Matthew Desmier at Silicon Beach Fest in LA and he was kind enough to join the Silicon Beached fest roster in London in February. This is the 2nd annual event across the pond, and it’s a stellar all female lineup. It doesn’t surprise me Read more…
It’s New Years Eve, and I’m giddy. It’s not a midnight make-out that has me riled, but the impending chaos and hardware of CES. The clock striking twelve means it’s January 1st; and time to start charging power bricks for Vegas. For many, these last few weeks of December are Read more…
Everyone needs to have a little throwback gem on their site and here’s mine. This video was originally shot as a commercial that aired on the Seattle Channel for PugetSoundOff.org, a youth civic engagement website I helped build while working at the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement at the Read more…