Adam DuVander's slides from his Ignite Portland talk

1. Simplicity Rules! Adam DuVander www.adamduvander.com

2. Simplicity Rules! 20 x :15

3. Simplicity Rules! 1. Give their brain some white space

4. Simplicity Rules! Do You Want More?

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6. Simplicity Rules! “ Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.”

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8. Simplicity Rules! Simplicity is so constraining! Kevin Collins POWER HOUR 7 Day Product 4 Day work week D.B. King David Orban

9. Simplicity Rules! Nicky Pallas

10. Simplicity Rules! Big companies systemize simplicity

11. Simplicity Rules! “ I wasn't supposed to be working on recommendations. There were other, official projects that consumed my normal waking hours. This was something I did on the side. My twisted, geek idea of fun.” Greg Linden Early Amazon Employee

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13. Simplicity Rules! Peter Merholz: “ The experience is the product”

14. Simplicity Rules! “ How far you can get on a simple idea is amazing. I have a tendency to add more and more–the ideas always get too big to implement before they even get off the ground. Simplicity is powerful.” Evan Williams Blogger, Twitter Joi Ito

15. Simplicity Rules! 2. Give your brain some white space

16. Simplicity Rules! Keep your inbox clean 1. Answer right away 2. Delete it 3. Defer to real to-do list

17. Simplicity Rules! Hide the unimportant stuff

18. Simplicity Rules! Always clear your mind

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20. Simplicity Rules! 15 seconds for questions ? slides, links, and contact at www.adamduvander.com