A presentation I made at Made By Few in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday, March 24th 2012 at 2pm. The slides are just talking points and transitions, the real meat was spoken.

1. Howdy.
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2. James Mathias
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3. yakob
giacomo
jakup jaakko
seamus kobi diego
hamish jamie
James Mathias
jimbo jay jacme
hemi giagu yankel
Jim jacques jaume
jacob yagop
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4. yakob
giacomo
jakup jaakko
seamus kobi diego
hamish jamie
James Mathias
jimbo jay jacme (muh-thigh-es)
hemi giagu yankel
Jim jacques jaume
jacob yagop
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5. I have
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6. I have
★ 12 years in the web medium
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7. I have
★ 12 years in the web medium
★ 7 of those freelancing
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8. I have
★ 12 years in the web medium
★ 7 of those freelancing
★ 5 spent in agency and
corporate scenes
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9. I have
★ 12 years in the web medium
★ 7 of those freelancing
★ 5 spent in agency and
corporate scenes
★ last 7 months as CCO of
EllisLab, creator of
ExpressionEngine and
CodeIgniter.
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10. I have
★ 12 years in the web medium ★ 3 sons, 1 wife, 2 cats & 2
dogs
★ 7 of those freelancing
★ 5 spent in agency and
corporate scenes
★ last 7 months as CCO of
EllisLab, creator of
ExpressionEngine and
CodeIgniter.
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11. I have
★ 12 years in the web medium ★ 3 sons, 1 wife, 2 cats & 2
dogs
★ 7 of those freelancing
★ an intense love of this
★ 5 spent in agency and industry
corporate scenes
★ last 7 months as CCO of
EllisLab, creator of
ExpressionEngine and
CodeIgniter.
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12. I have
★ 12 years in the web medium ★ 3 sons, 1 wife, 2 cats & 2
dogs
★ 7 of those freelancing
★ an intense love of this
★ 5 spent in agency and industry
corporate scenes
★ a belief in craft and quality
★ last 7 months as CCO of over speed and quantity
EllisLab, creator of
ExpressionEngine and
CodeIgniter.
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13. I have
★ 12 years in the web medium ★ 3 sons, 1 wife, 2 cats & 2
dogs
★ 7 of those freelancing
★ an intense love of this
★ 5 spent in agency and industry
corporate scenes
★ a belief in craft and quality
★ last 7 months as CCO of over speed and quantity
EllisLab, creator of
ExpressionEngine and ★ a collection of over 200
CodeIgniter. board games.
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17. Story Break
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18. “I must Create a System, or be enslav'd by
another Man's. I will not Reason & Compare;
my business is to Create.”
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19. “I must Create a System, or be enslav'd by
another Man's. I will not Reason & Compare;
my business is to Create.”
William Blake - 1820
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21. Respect.
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22. Clients & Colleagues
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23. Clients & Colleagues
I don’t
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24. Clients & Colleagues
I don’t
★ participate in spec or
competitive bidding
processes
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25. Clients & Colleagues
I don’t
★ participate in spec or
competitive bidding
processes
★ discuss/rant about others
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26. Clients & Colleagues
I don’t
★ participate in spec or
competitive bidding
processes
★ discuss/rant about others
★ miss deadlines without
communication
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27. Clients & Colleagues
I don’t
★ participate in spec or ★ fight uphill battles
competitive bidding
processes
★ discuss/rant about others
★ miss deadlines without
communication
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28. Clients & Colleagues
I don’t
★ participate in spec or ★ fight uphill battles
competitive bidding
processes ★ promise anything I can’t
deliver
★ discuss/rant about others
★ miss deadlines without
communication
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29. Clients & Colleagues
I don’t
★ participate in spec or ★ fight uphill battles
competitive bidding
processes ★ promise anything I can’t
deliver
★ discuss/rant about others
★ leave work for others to
★ miss deadlines without finish
communication
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30. Clients & Colleagues
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31. Clients & Colleagues
I do
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32. Clients & Colleagues
I do
★ research problems and
recommend solutions
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33. Clients & Colleagues
I do
★ research problems and
recommend solutions
★ what I say I will, when I
said I would
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34. Clients & Colleagues
I do
★ research problems and
recommend solutions
★ what I say I will, when I
said I would
★ share everything I know,
and everything I don’t
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35. Clients & Colleagues
I do
★ research problems and ★ communicate everything,
recommend solutions always
★ what I say I will, when I
said I would
★ share everything I know,
and everything I don’t
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36. Clients & Colleagues
I do
★ research problems and ★ communicate everything,
recommend solutions always
★ what I say I will, when I ★ attempt to produce work I
said I would am proud of
★ share everything I know,
and everything I don’t
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37. Clients & Colleagues
I do
★ research problems and ★ communicate everything,
recommend solutions always
★ what I say I will, when I ★ attempt to produce work I
said I would am proud of
★ share everything I know, ★ sleep well at night
and everything I don’t
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38. Technology, Craft & Ego
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39. Technology, Craft & Ego
I don’t
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40. Technology, Craft & Ego
I don’t
★ believe my code will be
bug free
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41. Technology, Craft & Ego
I don’t
★ believe my code will be
bug free
★ assume that every
browser and device will
work the same way every
time
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42. Technology, Craft & Ego
I don’t
★ believe my code will be ★ forget that this medium
bug free changes daily and is
subjective and relative to
★ assume that every the audience
browser and device will
work the same way every
time
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43. Technology, Craft & Ego
I don’t
★ believe my code will be ★ forget that this medium
bug free changes daily and is
subjective and relative to
★ assume that every the audience
browser and device will
work the same way every ★ forget that I can always
time learn something new or do
something better
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44. Technology, Craft & Ego
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45. Technology, Craft & Ego
I do
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46. Technology, Craft & Ego
I do
★ remind myself, that I am
merely a student and that I
need to practice, everyday
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47. Technology, Craft & Ego
I do
★ remind myself, that I am
merely a student and that I
need to practice, everyday
★ realize that I will never
master this craft
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48. Technology, Craft & Ego
I do
★ remind myself, that I am ★ believe there is no such
merely a student and that I thing as a web emergency
need to practice, everyday
★ realize that I will never
master this craft
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49. Technology, Craft & Ego
I do
★ remind myself, that I am ★ believe there is no such
merely a student and that I thing as a web emergency
need to practice, everyday
★ believe that the best
★ realize that I will never framework is knowledge
master this craft and practice
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50. “I once heard the worse thing a man could do is
draw a hungry crowd, tell everyone his name,
pride, and confidence but leaving out his
doubt. I’m not sure I bought those words when
I was young I knew most everything. These
words have never meant as much to anyone, as
they now mean to me”
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51. “I once heard the worse thing a man could do is
draw a hungry crowd, tell everyone his name,
pride, and confidence but leaving out his
doubt. I’m not sure I bought those words when
I was young I knew most everything. These
words have never meant as much to anyone, as
they now mean to me”
The Weight of Lies, The Avett Brothers - 2007
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52. Thank you
Little Rock,
Goodnight
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54. James Mathias
CCO of EllisLab, champion of
experience, bringer of dazzle
thunder, artist, writer & outlaw
http://ellislab.com/
@jmathias
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