Brian Maggi

Brian Maggi

Prinicipal
Idea Momentum, Inc.

Introduction

Brian Maggi is an expert in User Experience and Product Development with more than 20 years of industry experience. He can show your company how to apply Design Thinking to Business Decisions for a higher return on insights, innovation, and investment.

On the side he started the blog eatinginseason.com

Interests

Interests: 
Bootstrapping
Design
Founding startups
Hackathons
Interaction design
Open source
Product design
Social entrepren.
User experience
Industries: 
Education
Mobile
News/Media

Availability

Type: Co-founder, Work for equity, Consulting
Focus:
Product Management

Links

http://www.ideamomentum.com

Activity

Brian Maggi has a new connection.
Brian commented on Sharon Schneider's Blog entry The Entrepreneur's Hoax, and Why I Won't Play Along
“ Nice post Sharon. There are two kinds of entrepreneurs – those who are compelled to be an entrepreneur and those who find it compelling to be one. After that, it comes down to whether you're optimist or an opportunist. Optimists are better equ... ”
03/03/2013 view reply
Brian created a new event: UX Workshop: Prototyping the User Experience
“ This workshop will help you be more effective at communicating and collaborating with customers and other team members.A prototype is more then just a proof of concept, it's a starting point for further investigation. Unlike a beta version of a produ... ”
02/06/2013 view
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Brian Maggi has a new connection.
Brian commented on Sharon Schneider's Blog entry The Entrepreneur's Hoax, and Why I Won't Play Along
“ Nice post Sharon. There are two kinds of entrepreneurs – those who are compelled to be an entrepreneur and those who find it compelling to be one. After that, it comes down to whether you're optimist or an opportunist. Optimists are better equ... ”
03/03/2013 view reply
Brian created a new event: UX Workshop: Prototyping the User Experience
“ This workshop will help you be more effective at communicating and collaborating with customers and other team members.A prototype is more then just a proof of concept, it's a starting point for further investigation. Unlike a beta version of a produ... ”
02/06/2013 view
Brian created a new event: UX Workshop: Customer Development
“ This workshop will help you and your team develop and understand how your product and service addresses the needs of your customer.Developing empathy for your customers means experiencing things from their point of view, not yours. When creating a pr... ”
02/06/2013 view
Brian created a new event: UX Workshop: Developing Design Principles
“ This workshop will help you communicate more effectively with designers, developers, and marketing people in your organization.Creating Design Principles will help your team define accountable tactics from your business strategy. Once you have establ... ”
02/06/2013 view
Brian created a new event: UX Workshop: Prototyping the User Experience
“ This workshop will help you be more effective at communicating and collaborating with customers and other team members.A prototype is more then just a proof of concept, it's a starting point for further investigation. Unlike a beta version of a produ... ”
02/06/2013 view
Brian created a new event: UX Workshop: Customer Development
“ This workshop will help you and your team develop and understand how your product and service addresses the needs of your customer.Developing empathy for your customers means experiencing things from their point of view, not yours. When creating a pr... ”
02/06/2013 view
Brian created a new event: UX Workshop: Developing Design Principles
“ This workshop will help you communicate more effectively with designers, developers, and marketing people in your organization.Creating Design Principles will help your team define accountable tactics from your business strategy.Once you have establi... ”
02/06/2013 view
Brian commented on Sharon Schneider's Blog entry What does it mean to be a "coachable" entrepreneur?
“ Well put. You making an important point that is all too easily lost on people. Being coachable means the difference between owning 100% of nothing and 1% of a shitload. ”
10/12/2012 view reply
Brian commented on Brian Maggi's Blog entry Mr. Mayor, let my people go
“ I'm on my second move back to Chicago from Silicon Valley. I joke that this is the last time I'm moving back. I've been here a while now, and do love living here. If we could somehow find a way to balance the Silicon Valley work vibe with Chicago... ”
10/12/2012 view reply

recent blog posts

Brian Maggi
Before you DIY, think DBI
  Want to reclaim a big chunk of your life? Then change your default settings. Entrepreneurs seem to be set to DIY by default. We don't bother to change it even when we know time is money. Not changing it though, leaves us vulnerable to worse traps later.
02/02/2013
TAGS: Advice, burnout, Chicago entrepreneurs...
VIEWS: 122
Brian Maggi
Mr. Mayor, let my people go
As an alum, I think it's great Mayor Emanuel personally trekked down to Champaign to encourage UIUC grads to consider Chicago over Silicon Valley. As someone who understands firsthand how critical talent is to the long-term success of Chicago I say let them go. In fact, do what I do, encourage them...
10/10/2012
TAGS: Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Talent Acquisition
VIEWS: 524

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frank gruger
Sharon Schneider
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