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Ueno founder and Iceland native Haraldur Thorleifsson had a strong reason to move to San Francisco three years ago—80 percent of his company’s business was coming from the Bay Area. “There was no second option,” says Thorleifsson. “We were actually losing work because we weren’t there.” Four years into its life, Ueno now has agency offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Iceland and it counts Google, Uber, and Slack among its clients. He recently spoke with 99U about how Ueno maintains its creative soul while growing rapidly, why the agency speaks its mind on social and cultural issues,
Getting started in your creative career is tough. You’ve got boatloads of ambition and energy, but you lack experience, the kind of knowledge that feels like you can see into the future because you’ve been there before. So we’ve introduced a new column that will allow you to get the benefit of hindsight before you’ve actually gone through the experience. Welcome to “The First Five Years” where Mitch Goldstein, a professor of design at Rochester Institute of Technology, answers reader questions related to the unchartered waters of beginning a career. This month, Mitch answers a question about how to determine, and
You’re living the ultimate dream. No morning commutes. Nobody dishing tasks out to you. And the best part? You can work from wherever in the world you desire. It’s becoming a popular career choice – with 35% of the US workforce now working from home. But there’s a whole other side to being an online business owner. It’s not always pajamas and lounging on hot sandy beaches every day. When you work from home, in any capacity – you wear all the hats. You delegate your own tasks, you keep yourself motivated and productive. The onus is on you to
If you’ve been around the blogging block, you know that guest posting is one of the tried-and-true ways to promote your blog. That’s why we’ve written so much on topics like guest blogging strategy and crafting great guest post pitches. And it’s also why you get bombarded with all those email requests from people asking to guest post on your blog (if you haven’t yet – it’s coming soon – trust me!). But not all guest post opportunities are created equal. And if you’re going to take the time to write a quality guest post for someone else’s blog, you
These days, if I told you that it really is possible to get your dream job and use it to fund a never-ending adventure around the world, would you believe me? In the past, the idea of the ‘digital nomad’ lifestyle – having a location independent job that allows you to travel the world as you please – was a dream for most people. Now, however, it’s far more common than you think. More and more people are waking up to the fact that a traditional 9 – 5 office job is an archaic structure, with employers and employees alike
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