Dean Kakridas

Most organizations commit to the work before they're clear on the problem. I help fix that. Brand, product, innovation. frog alum. Austin.

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AUS ✈️ AMS

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@hashjenni Straight to the Strait of Hormuz

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@ATRightMovies Sideways always and forever

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The Upstream: Shoulder Season https://t.co/s68IY1HAmx

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@80s_Kidz Snatch

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@TheExtremeMusi1 Led Zep, REM, Tool, to name a few

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@dotkrueger Great! Please stay there and don't come to Austin. 😜

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The best cold call is the one you never have to make. Someone in a partner’s existing client list already knows the person you want to meet.

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The fitness wearable is becoming the clinical trial site. Consumer health brands are sitting on something pharma has wanted for years: a compliant, motivated cohort.

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A sandwich has more regulation than AI. Think about that. #safetyengineering

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Three Apple campuses in one day. Wolfe, CC4, Apple Park. No company I've ever visited has buildings that are a more genuine and relevant part of the brand's fabric. Culture in Place. This week: AC01.

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SFO ✈️ AUS

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Trust is built in very small moments

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Happy name day to me. #konstantinos

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@TheExtremeMusi1 Led Zep for days!

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Design isn’t the thing AI is replacing. It’s the part that determines whether the output is any good. Most orgs haven’t priced that in yet.

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Gratulerer med dagen 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴

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@historyrock_ That's how I remember you!

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@historyrock_ In that conversation for sure

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The repetitive production work. The stakeholder loops. The time spent defending decisions that should have been obvious. When AI compresses those cycles, design gets closer to the decision. That’s the new opportunity for designers.