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The Making of a Big Idea

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September 26, 2011

The Making of a Big Idea

What to do with an idea when you've got it ... from inception to implementation.

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Marty Madrid

September 26, 2011

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  1. t h e ma k i n g o f

    a B I G I D E A
  2. . . . i t a l l s t

    a r t s w i t h a N E E D
  3. w e l o v e T w i t

    t e r & i P h o n e , s o w e r e a l l y l o v e T WE E T I E 2
  4. w h e r e ’ s t h e

    F l i c k r ? WT F
  5. i f y o u l i k e i

    t , t h e n i t ’ s i mp o r t a n t j u s t B E C A U S E
  6. r e me mb e r . . . i

    t ’ s i mp o r t a n t t o b e P A S S I O N A T E
  7. w h e n y o u ’ r e

    e x c i t e d , i t ’ s . . . E X C I T I N G
  8. t h e n e x t s t e

    p i s t o i d e n t i f y a n O P P O R T U N I T Y
  9. t h e r e w a s a n

    o p p o r t u n i t y t o g o C U S T O M
  10. i t ’ s a l l a b o

    u t a l i t t l e s o me t h i n g t h e y c a l l a n E X E C U T I O N S T R A T E G Y
  11. i t ’ s i mp o r t a

    n t t o r e me mb e r t o n e v e r R E - I N V E N T T H E WH E E L
  12. b u t a l w a y s r

    e me mb e r a n d a s k , i s t h e r e A B E T T E R WH E E L ?
  13. s t a r t w i t h a

    l i t t l e b i t o f R E S E A R C H
  14. n e x t s t e p . .

    . ma k e a P L A N
  15. a s k y o u r s e l

    f WH A T D O Y O U N E E D ?
  16. Ou r T o - D o L i s

    t : B R A N D I N G & C R E A T I V E S T R A T E G Y I N F O R M A T I O N A R C H I T E C T U R E V I S U A L U I D E S I G N F R O N T - E N D D E V E L O P M E N T T E C H N I C A L R E S E A R C H & E X P L O R A T I O N B A C K - E N D D E V E B A C K - E N D D E V E L O P M E N T I N T E G R A T I O N & D E P L O Y M E N T
  17. a n d t h e n , t h

    i n k a b o u t WH O D O Y O U N E E D ?
  18. w e c a n ’ t a l w

    a y s d o i t A L O N E
  19. Ou r T e a m: A l e x

    D E S I G N G U Y D a n C L O S E T D E V E L O P E R Ma r t i n S C O P E C R E E P E R S C O P E C R E E P E R D a v e M O N S T E R M A K E R L a u r e n M A R K U P ’ E R
  20. n o w . . . i t ’ s

    t i me t o fi g u r e o u t H O W L O N G ?
  21. t h e mo s t i mp o r

    t a n t w o r d s e v e r w i l l b e . . . O P P O R T U N I T Y C O S T
  22. s i mp l y a s k y o

    u r s e l f . . . I S I T WO R T H I T ?
  23. t h e s e c o n d mo

    s t i mp o r t a n t w o r d s e v e r a r e . . . F O L L O W T H R O U G H
  24. i d e a s a r e w o

    r t h l e s s , u n l e s s y o u J U S T D O I T .
  25. t h i n k a b o u t

    , h o w y o u w i l l D E F I N E S U C C E S S
  26. w e j u s t w a n t

    e d i t t o . . . WO R K
  27. i t s t a r t e d f

    o r j u s t u s a n d t h e n s p r e a d t o T H O U S A N D S
  28. i d e a s a r e r e

    l a t i v e l y w o r t h l e s s w i t h o u t A N E E D P A S S I O N O P P O R T U N I T Y E X E C U T I O N T E A M WO R K F O L F O L L O W- T H R O U G H