5 Takeaways from TEDxDublin

Thanks to my friend, James McBennett, I was able to secure last minute tickets to the sold out TEDxDublin 2014 that took place at the Bordais Gas Theater. It was an amazing venue and kudos to the organizing team for creating such an interactive environment.

At @TEDxDublin with @mcbennett pic.twitter.com/1k2Zp3Bz4D

— Nubi Kay’ (@NubiKay) September 13, 2014

However, the most remarkable part of the event was the people, especially those that took center stage to touch on our ever changing landscape. Here are 5 takeaways from folks that rocked the stage.

#SWDub | 7 Takeways from Startup Weekend Dublin

Awesome first day at Google for Startup Weekend. The energy is up high to the roof with developers, designers and business peoples ready to hack away for the next 54 hours.

OnePlace is here after just winning the Accenture Leaders of Tomorrow Award and securing a place on the September 2014 NDRC launchpad but all we, Alex Keaney and I, have is an idea and the business acumen. That’s why we came to #SWDub to take it to the next level and it is exciting having Daniel Beere – a kick-ass UI/UX designer on the team to make this happen.

The journey has been amazing so far and here are 7 takeaways from the Day 1 at #SWDub:

1. Developers are scarce. Biz Devs are in surplus. Designers are latinos.

2. Social and Mobile is king. More than 80% of Pitched Ideas

3. Find a problem that affects you. Solve if for others.

4. Growth Hacking your Team = 50% Jokes + 40% Laughs + 10% Ideas

5. Hardware/Dashboards are NOT sexy to pitch… …just yet.

6. Digital Pancakes: Word Play > Ideas > Start > Validate

7. “Save the world” startups are not welcome.

Oh you didn’t think I was going to write a 1,000 word post, did you? It’s back to hacking away for Day 2.  You can follow live updates from me on twitter – @NubiKay @NubiKayBlog and @OnePlaceHQ.

And the winner of the $100 #NubiKayLogoChallenge is…

Phew, it’s sure been a long time coming and first want to thank all that participated, from the entrants to voters, and professional judge – Evans Akanno (EA) Creative Agency.

We now have a winner of the $100 #NubiKayLogoChallenge in Option D.

Vote For Your Favourite To Win The $100 #NubiKayLogoChallenge

Over a month ago I went on a search for ideas, concepts, and designs from the Nubi Kay’ brand. First a big thanks to all that participated from sending sketches to sharing ideas and sending if logo designs.

After all said and (not) done, here’s the Top 5 Logos:

The $100 Nubi Kay’ Logo Challenge

Don’t get distracted by the prize money, as this is just an attempt to get you to share you ideas on what would make a great logo for the brand – Nubi Kay’.

Safe to say, I’d be looking at simplicity, originality, and creativity, and very possible more than one winner emerge.

So get on and send your ideas, sketches, illustrations, et al to my email (nubikayode@gmail.com)  with Subject: Nubi Kay’ Logo Challenge or twitter – @NubiKay with hashtag #NubiKayLogoChallenge.

Deadline is on/before 31st of October, 2013.

Update: Been getting some question on guide. All you have to know is here – NubiKay.com for brand description. For bonus I like Marcus Troy and Fast Company.