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Experience Kylie and Friedrich
Experience Kylie and Friedrich
A Gothic Love Story — 100% F’Cocked
Graham Anderson
Feb 21
Hover Door — The HoverBoard Killer
Hover Door — The HoverBoard Killer
UX, UI — Who Cares?! Endorsed by Product Hunt Founder, Ryan Hoover!
Graham Anderson
Jan 13
Responsive Product Tao
Responsive Product Tao
The Responsive Way can be brutal and chaotic— a series of endless iterations punctuated by rare/accidental innovation. To create a product…
Graham Anderson
Jun 18, 2015
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Crucial Life Lessons from a Nihilist
Crucial Life Lessons from a Nihilist
weary of wisdom shillers? your elixer awaits…
Graham Anderson
Apr 2
Kylie and Friedrich — A Gothic Love Story (Part 2)
Kylie and Friedrich — A Gothic Love Story (Part 2)
Friedrich sharpens his woo woo with coloring books and vampire economist love poetry.
Graham Anderson
yesterday
Entrepreneurs without Trust Funds
Entrepreneurs without Trust Funds
Kendall Jenner creates hack school charity to help her nerdpreneur beau become financially independent.
Graham Anderson
2 days ago
How the Kardashians Saved Artificial Intelligence
How the Kardashians Saved Artificial Intelligence
With the help of Havas and Andreessen Horowitz, Swag is primed to disrupt the $500B artificial intelligence sector with Cognitīv computing.
Graham Anderson
4 days ago
Clarity on a Quinnipiac Bridge
Clarity on a Quinnipiac Bridge
(as tanka)
Graham Anderson
Mar 29
Shock, Awe, and Flicker Stickers
Shock, Awe, and Flicker Stickers
How a Bullet-Riddled Bugatti Won the War on Terror.
Graham Anderson
3 days ago
Graham ‘Bling Makeover — Now!!!
Graham ‘Bling Makeover — Now!!!
Say what you will about Medium — there is only one Graham ‘Bling. Love it, hate it, or indifferent — this pub is my truth. And yes, you…
Graham Anderson
2 days ago
Conversations with a Memphis Ninja
Conversations with a Memphis Ninja
A surreal tale of content marketing — gone horribly awry.
Graham Anderson
Nov 14, 2015
35 and the Ice Floe (Too Old For Tech)
35 and the Ice Floe (Too Old For Tech)
I just turned 35. Like a light switch, my professional life instantly changed…definitively. I’m too old for Tech. I’ve talked it over with…
Graham Anderson
Oct 31, 2014
Blow Your Mind in 5 min
Blow Your Mind in 5 min
Take the Inspiration Test
Graham Anderson
Jul 11, 2015
The Reality of Woo Bucks (and Your Consultancy)
The Reality of Woo Bucks (and Your Consultancy)
Before you considering jumping ship to start your own startup or consultancy, consider. What is the average sales cycle for your current…
Graham Anderson
Nov 16, 2014
Marina Abramović Institute Now Accepting C-Level Tech and Ad Execs!
Marina Abramović Institute Now Accepting C-Level Tech and Ad Execs!
Learn from the greatest branding genius who ever trod upon the earth. Tandem and group exercises featured below.
Graham Anderson
Oct 31, 2014
Bullet Points (Apple’s Next Sexy)
Bullet Points (Apple’s Next Sexy)
Bullet Points. Apple, I lust for Bullet Points. More than a tap-tastic watch, papyrus scroll-like tablet, or port-less Macbook Pro, I…
Graham Anderson
Jan 10, 2015
CERN Discovers Time Travel
CERN Discovers Time Travel
Shocking revelation! While searching for the Higgs Boson particle, Scientists at CERN have discovered a secret transmission of animated…
Graham Anderson
Aug 1, 2015
Actually, You Don’t Run Your Agency Like a Startup.
Actually, You Don’t Run Your Agency Like a Startup.
Before you say something silly to impress a potential client, here are some quick guidelines to determine if you actually run your agency…
Graham Anderson
Nov 7, 2014
Pitch Deck, Thy Name is Trouble
Pitch Deck, Thy Name is Trouble
Many pitch decks are 90% bullsh*t and fraught with peril. If you want to avoid the scope leviathans, you must carefully think through EVERY…
Graham Anderson
Mar 13, 2015
Up Next — High Noon at Smith Middle School
Up Next — High Noon at Smith Middle School
glam, guns, gore, and kids — an american tale of content marketing gone south
Graham Anderson
Jan 7
Adventures of Swag
Adventures of Swag
a guilty pleasure — for startups, marketers, and quants
Graham Anderson
Dec 10, 2015
Mumbling Ghosts
Mumbling Ghosts
poem
Graham Anderson
Feb 20
Bring Back Borat’s Flaming Wow!
Bring Back Borat’s Flaming Wow!
When I first gazed upon the original Borat site, my life changed instantly. No joke! This site was an absolute masterpiece of taste on an…
Graham Anderson
Nov 1, 2014
About Graham Anderson
About Graham Anderson
Quant, Recovering Marketer, Lapsed Musician
Graham Anderson
Jun 18, 2015
The Coming Mindful Tech Convergence
The Coming Mindful Tech Convergence
I’m tired of nervously clutching my shiny phone-brick like it’s the last sandwich on earth. Lately, with every interruption/notification…
Graham Anderson
Jan 7, 2015
A Mercurial Agency has a Future
A Mercurial Agency has a Future
Do you still FEEL the taste and touch of your product experiences? Has passion, curiosity, and all things mercurial been replaced by the…
Graham Anderson
Dec 26, 2014
Promoting is as important as Doing (Gratitude to PR)
Promoting is as important as Doing (Gratitude to PR)
Promoting your work is as important as doing the work. Below is a long overdue expression of gratitude to a Razorfish PR exec I once knew.
Graham Anderson
Nov 2, 2014
Beyond Responsive Design
Beyond Responsive Design
Responsive does not end at Design. For the content savvy, opportunities abound for your users to get what THEY want as it relates to what…
Graham Anderson
Oct 31, 2014
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When Agile Fails
When Agile Fails
Sometimes, [W]agile is best. Below is a guide on when to embrace (and when to avoid) Agile Methodology.
Graham Anderson
Oct 31, 2014
Tao of Quitting
Tao of Quitting
Quit when it gets hard. Try something else. That original idea you think you had wasn’t yours anyway.
Graham Anderson
Oct 31, 2014
How to Market Renewable Tech (to the CFO)
How to Market Renewable Tech (to the CFO)
True. Vistas of rooftop solar thermal arrays and wind farms are breathtaking. That said, if you want to brand a renewable campaign with awe…
Graham Anderson
Nov 2, 2014
The Importance of Being Vacant (a non trivial law for creatives)
The Importance of Being Vacant (a non trivial law for creatives)
After 20+ years as a creative professional, I am 100% certain of one thing. I am an empty vessel. From god knows where, ideas are being…
Graham Anderson
Nov 13, 2014
Stop Using Words
Stop Using Words
poem
Graham Anderson
Nov 25, 2015
Must-have Tech for the Modern Futurist
Must-have Tech for the Modern Futurist
Finally–Skate Where the Puck is Going!
Graham Anderson
Apr 22, 2015
Hawking Empty Calories to the Indifferent
Hawking Empty Calories to the Indifferent
Marketing’s purpose is a misunderstood. We work extremely long and difficult hours. Just like doctors and architects. Yet, our product is…
Graham Anderson
Nov 11, 2014
Stop Making Websites Already!
Stop Making Websites Already!
It’s time to say (in public) what I have been advising clients in private. For the vast majority of client initiatives, microsites are a…
Graham Anderson
Apr 8, 2015
Aggregate Analytics Are Dumb!!!
Aggregate Analytics Are Dumb!!!
C’mon, What do aggregate likes and page hits really tell you? Not much. Can you surmise anything behavioral or predictive about users as it…
Graham Anderson
Nov 4, 2014
Producer-PM Eclipsed by Director of Friction
Producer-PM Eclipsed by Director of Friction
Producer and PMs— Embrace the true nature of your role. Embrace Friction. Agency Titles are always evolving. With each iteration, comes a…
Graham Anderson
Dec 29, 2014
Andreessen and Kardashians Reinvent the Ad Agency
Andreessen and Kardashians Reinvent the Ad Agency
Salary, disrupted.
Graham Anderson
5 days ago
Marketing your Genius Blog
Marketing your Genius Blog
Truth — there is great content on the interwebs. More than any one person can consume. How will fortunate souls ever discover your blogging
Graham Anderson
Jul 17, 2015
The FSM Metric (A Producer’s Secret Weapon)
The FSM Metric (A Producer’s Secret Weapon)
Disrupters like big data, crowdsourcing, proactive analytics, and (of course) progress march with merciless intent. Your agency’s lunch is…
Graham Anderson
Nov 6, 2014
Circuit Worx— Maximum Developer Productivity is Now
Circuit Worx— Maximum Developer Productivity is Now
Emerging from stealth with a 10 million series seed from Anthem Ventures, Circuit Worx is set to disrupt developer productivity with an…
Graham Anderson
Feb 23, 2015
Rise of the Reverse Funnel (and health tech innovation)
Rise of the Reverse Funnel (and health tech innovation)
Everyone is familiar with a marketing funnel. Easy to understand. Arrange my store-front. Make somebody buy something. Please convert! Yawn…
Graham Anderson
Dec 12, 2014
In Praise of Horrible Ideas
In Praise of Horrible Ideas
Humoring really bad ideas is a productive way to break through creative and technical roadblocks. For my teams (and myself), I often…
Graham Anderson
Oct 31, 2014
Quiz: Entrepreneur or Entrepreneurial Minded?
Quiz: Entrepreneur or Entrepreneurial Minded?
Not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur. Blessing, Curse, Fate? Who knows? Let’s find out who YOU are.
Graham Anderson
Jan 30, 2015
DropShipDevs (Offshore’s Future is Now!)
DropShipDevs (Offshore’s Future is Now!)
Do you ever wish you could get a little closer to your off-shore development team—without actually touching them? Do you need total control…
Graham Anderson
Nov 12, 2014
The Diva Calculator
The Diva Calculator
I have some experience work with Divas. Musicians, clients, composers, coders, designers, creative directors, CEOs, CFOs. Whatever. All the…
Graham Anderson
Nov 24, 2014
Richard Branson is a Mean Old Man
Richard Branson is a Mean Old Man
Shocking News from the Future. Everything you already know — in advance.
Graham Anderson
Dec 25, 2014
Kylie and Friedrich — A Gothic Love Story (Part 1)
Kylie and Friedrich — A Gothic Love Story (Part 1)
Post wire transfer into Kanye’s paltry bank account, Vampire Economist Friedrich Hayek hatches a plan to seize the heart of Kylie Jenner.
Graham Anderson
yesterday
Your Friends and Family Startup Survival Guide
Your Friends and Family Startup Survival Guide
FFFs are equal parts entertaining, inspiring, and painful/inappropriate to watch. If you are a friends and family startup, attaining a…
Graham Anderson
Oct 31, 2014
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