StartOut Designtrepreneurs at SVA
Last night the Foossa team attended the Designtrepreneurs panel hosted by StartOut and AIGA NY at SVA. Here are some highlights:
Q&A with panelists. From left to right: Mary Taylor, founder, Salt & Olive; Ben Watson, Executive Creative Director, Herman Miller; Debbie Millman, Chair, SVA Masters in Branding; Ryan Fitzgibbon, Founder and Publisher, Hello Mr.; Thomas Page McBee, writer, Man Alive.
Ben Watson, Executive Creative Director, Herman Miller, quotes the legendary George Nelson on the vital symbiosis between design and business.
Mary Taylor, founder, Salt & Olive quotes Anais Nin in reference to the leap of faith necessary to start one's own venture.
Ryan Fitzgibbon, Founder and Publisher, Hello Mr., on what he learned from his days at IDEO and the importance of vulnerability in the process of understanding.