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How would you describe the creative scene in Singapore and its attractiveness for startups?
Are these startups in some regards already ahead of the curve or are many of them still in copy-paste mode?
Is there also something happening that is new to the startup world? Is there something unique?
It sounds a little bit like Singapore is like a massive startup in itself?

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Can you talk about a bit about your understanding of Service Design?

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How did your line of business change over the last 15 years or so and where do you see it going?
In terms of clients, what are you looking for as a company? Are you also looking for curiosity in your clients?
EdenSpiekermann seems to have expanded quite a bit in recent years. - Can you talk a bit about the benefits and obstacles that you encountered along the way as a company?
For you personally, what changed for you after you became CEO of EdenSpierkermann?

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Can you talk a little bit about the early days of EdenSpiekermann?
Sounds like the expansion in San Francisco and Singapore is very much an extension of this “EDEN” idea?
Was being ahead of the curve an advantage that paid off later?

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What would you say are your most valuable lessons learned overall?
What are you most curious about these days?
At this point in your career, in your life, what is important to you?
Do you think the number of designers who use their craft to empower people is high enough these days?
I was wondering, what do you think about the importance of curiosity and innocence in our societies these days?

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Why did you decide to move to Singapore and open a branch of
EdenSpiekermann over there?
Was Tokyo also on the shortlist of possible destinations?
What is EdenSpiekermann working on at the moment in Singapore?

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What’s the elevator pitch for Brooklyn Beta?
What’s the origin story of Brooklyn Beta?
What exactly did you want to make different with this conference?

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Show notes: betweenscreens.fm/episodes/146 - Was cURL your start in open source? - What makes you excited about open source? - What works and what might be broken about open source these days? - What works particularly well in open source? - How do you picture the future of open source? - How can we get more people into working on open source in the future? - Do you think GitHub is in a unique position to move forward with this issue and can possibly solve it? - How can we get more female developers to work on open source projects?

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Show notes: betweenscreens.fm/episodes/145 - What made you write Atomic Design? - Which stage is the most difficult for you to work in?

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Show notes: http://betweenscreens.fm/episodes/144 - How do you like to organize teams? - What do you mean by effective over clever? - How do you recommend doing research when designing for the web? - “Small frequent changes lead to being able to better fix errors.” Can you maybe elaborate on that?

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What do you think is broken and needs fixing in open source right now?
What makes you excited about open source?
Please tell us about your contributions to open source as a designer?
How would you recommend other designers to get more involved with open source?
What skill sets do designers need to be effective for working on open source projects?

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Show notes: betweenscreens.fm/episodes/142/ - What kind of tone do you try to establish among core people in the Rails community? - To quote your book Remote: “No assholes allowed, no assholy behavior allowed.” Does this also apply to the tone you try to establish in the Rails community? - How would you describe your persona in the open source community? - Dealing with an audience might be tricky for a lot of people? - Honesty seems to be very important to you? - Are you bad at small talk?

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Show notes: http://betweenscreens.fm/episodes/141/ - What made you write this piece about getting fired? - What benefits can you see to being more open about firing people? - What do you think is broken with letting people go? - What made you appreciate GitHub so much? - Can you imagine that you might have stayed another 5-10 years? - Can you explain the concept of “At-will Employment”? - What are low hanging fruits to fix in the firing process? - What’s the middle ground between a performance improvement plan and firing fast?

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Show notes: betweenscreens.fm/episodes/140/ - How would you describe the profession of “digital product design” these days? - What do you love about your industry? - Can you talk about HospitalRun, its history and goals? - How would you recommend that designers can get more active in the open source world? - What is needed to improve HostialRun?

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