the personal side of

starting up

Derek Powazek, CEO & Founder, Cute-Fightpowazek.com • @fraying • cute-fight.com

or: 55 minutes of

contradictions,equivocations,

& embarrassment.Derek Powazek, CEO & Founder, Cute-Fight

powazek.com • @fraying • cute-fight.com

Hi, I’m DerekI’ve been around.

• First web job: HotWired in 1995.

• Founder: Fray, JPG Magazine, 8020 Publishing, Pixish.

• Creative Director: Blogger/Pyra, Technorati, Collecta.

• Author: Design for Community (New Riders 2001).

• Consultant: Fertile Medium (Etsy, Tumblr, HP).

• Time traveler.

vicodin

And you are?And you are?

how Cute-Fight works

Create yourfighter PICK A FIGHT Win FAME

& FORTUNE** Fortune not included

Don’t do anything that affects anything! Unless it turns out you were supposed to do it, in which case, for the love of God, don’t not do it!

“That’s Not My Job”

“Shut Up”

Someone’s Always

Listening

“Launch It!”

“Who’s the CEO?”

“I was wrong”

WHY CEOsARE CRAZY

own your shit

@cutefight • derek@cute-fight.com • cute-fight.com

Thank you.