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    Taking the Leap

    I learned a lot at FEEcon this past weekend, and although I won’t be able to repeat all of it, here are some more thoughts One of my favorite speakers was Dan Harmon, and I got to hear from him during a couple of the break out groups. He’s part of Harmon Brothers marketing, and, in my opinion, a creative genius. He is the creator of some famous commercials such as Poo-Pourri, Squatty Potty, and Purple mattresses. One of the (paraphrased) quotes I wrote down was: “The Harmon Brothers aren’t brilliant, you just need more iterations of your product.” This was ridiculously meaningful to me. It means that it may…

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    Create a Process

    I learned a lot at FEEcon, and although I won’t be able to repeat all of it, I want to share some ideas here! One of my favorite speakers was Austin Wintory, an award-nominated composer. He spoke on music’s influence on gaming, and film but also brought it into a business context. Sometimes creativity is more of a process and less of a product, Austin is a case in point. One of my favorite takeaway points was, “think if how your budgetary & creative constraints can work together.” What he was speaking to here was that in some instances he’s written specific music that didn’t need certain instruments, in those…