Culture
Preview – Black Vernacular: Reading New Media
Black Vernacular: Reading New Media Sunday, March 10 | 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Austin Convention Center Room 6AB The Black race and media in the United States have had a somewhat muddled relationship ever since Americans began consuming content through media of their choosing. Since the popular, yet racist radio show from decades ago, Amos […]
Exploiting Chaos: How to Spark Innovation During Times of Change
Jeremy Gutsche, “chief trend hunter” at TrendHunter.com, woke up the hungover Sunday morning crowd with a lively panel on innovation and trending. Displaying the subversive attitude that one would expect from a trend expert, the charismatic speaker started his lecture by stating, “Cool is not what’s popular. Cool is unique, cutting edge, and viral.” Gutsche […]
Great Company Culture
According to Sam Decker, CMO of BazaarVoice, company culture is underlining trust. For him, good culture starts with hiring a good group of strong executives to surround you. The second most important thing is the employee hiring process. At Bazaarvoice, at least 3 executives interview each candidate to see how people fit into the company […]
Gettin’ nerdy
I’m a SXSW newbie — and I can’t wait to go this year! I only get to attend one day though. But, I am really excited about that one day! I have become more and more excited and interested in tech thanks to Cindy’s class. She’s brought out my “inner nerd” and for that, I’m […]