XOXO

Independendent but not alone

Doug Hanke in XOXO 2015

Sep 21, 2015

Post-XOXO Checklist

There’s a lot to process after any conference, particularly one as involving as XOXO. Taking the advice in this list, here is my list of things to do:

Thanking people:
Old me — good job signing up again this year. Great jorb!
Random number generator — thanks for…

kelly kend in XOXO 2015

Sep 16, 2015

XOXO and the Respect Economy

The Dream of the Nineties is Alive in Portland

This is my third time attending XOXO. The first time was hugely significant to me on a personal level. The second was really significant on a professional level. This time, I…

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Doug Hanke in XOXO 2015

Sep 14, 2015

FOMO: Fear of missing out

Or: I didn’t see everything and that’s OK

There are several common catchphrases from XOXO. The unofficial motto for the conference is “Lower your expectations,” which featured prominently on the sign welcoming everyone to the…

Virginia Roberts in XOXO 2015

Sep 14, 2015

Let’s all cry at conferences

I just got back from xoxofest this year; it was my first time attending and I’m still riding that lovely conference high.

But I cried a lot. And so did a lot of other people I know there. And we were all sorta embarrassed/ashamed. Which is weird, if you…

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Zoe Landon in XOXO 2015

Sep 14, 2015

Derek Wyatt is one of my mentors/motivators when it comes to doing business things. A while back, when I was really struggling for motivation and perspective, he suggested a few books that I could read. I didn’t have to read them all, just the ones that I thought spoke to the problem I was having.

Josh Millard in XOXO 2015

Sep 14, 2015

Too much, not enough

It’s half past seven on Monday morning when I’m starting to type this, and I’ve slept poorly and not long enough, and XOXO…

Brook Shelley in XOXO 2015

Sep 14, 2015

XOXO

XOXO Fest recap

This is my first XOXO, and as with many festivals or conferences where I know I might be overwhelmed, I was a little apprehensive. It helped so much that we had Slack setup for XOXO months in advance. I met tons of rad people in and around the tech industry while I…

Buster Benson in XOXO 2015

Sep 14, 2015

Death, Aliveness, & XOXO 2015

September 10th–13th, Portland OR

Ayla Rose Gilbert in XOXO 2015

Sep 13, 2015

Day 1:

Today, with tears streaming down my cheeks, I looked into the tear-filled eyes of the stranger standing to my left and told her that I was going to “…and follow my passion.” This came after @SuperAmit, aka Amit Gupta, prompted 750 people to close our eyes and think of the 3 things that we’d really been wanting but had…

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Daniel McCartney in XOXO 2015

Sep 13, 2015

‘Is this the short line for cold brew?’

Evan Hansen

102

Cold brew indeed. The weekend of storytelling wound to a close tonight with a cool farewell breeze under an Oregon sky.

We crowded in borrowed sweatshirts over board games and picnic tables, aching for a campfire, with local beer and faraway dreams, braced against a surprise chill, clinging to the warm glow of a weekend that…