Its common for an international #nonprofit to provide their employees with nice, modern SUVs to use while operating in impoverished areas 🚙 This led Steven Janssens, co-founder of Eight World to imagine what would happen if those funds went directly to the residents, instead of going toward the lease of the car 🤔 Head to www.eight.world to see the impact the direct cash-transfers have had. The results are life-changing 🙌 #thinkdesign #eightworld #donation #positiveimpact #directgiving #ubi #escapepoverty #softwaredevelopment #appdev #webdev #webdesign
Think Design
Software Development
New York, NY 522 followers
Digital strategy, content, web design, social media & digital marketing, SEO. Fulfill your digital ambitions with us.
About us
Since Think Design's inception in 1997, we’ve worked in direct partnership with Fortune 100 companies, leading cultural institutions and non-profits to reimagine and revitalize their core message at every stage of the internet’s growth. Our structured, immersive process takes clients and key stakeholders on a journey to the heart of their brand, often revealing new or forgotten motivations and information. With known and newly rediscovered elements in hand, we assemble them to resonate with target client and stakeholder groups.
- Website
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http://thinkdesign.com
External link for Think Design
- Industry
- Software Development
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1997
- Specialties
- Web Design, Discovery, Analysis, user research, and Software development
Locations
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Primary
New York, NY 10009, US
Employees at Think Design
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Ray Shah
Senior Product Manager
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Craig Bida
Co-Designing Purpose-Driven Pathways to Impact
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Joy Lau
CSM, CSPO. Digital Solutions Designer, designing & building digital solutions for business ops & growth strategies. Data storyteller transforming…
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Kenny Van Hook
Architect / Project Manager / AIA / LEED AP
Updates
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It's incredible to see what a small non-profit, with low-overhead can achieve. The Eight World program provides direct, unconditional donations to residents in rural villages across Uganda, Congo and the Ivory Coast. Listen to the full podcast here: https://loom.ly/h0iYnV0 Learn more their work by heading to www.eight.world #thinkdesign #eightworld #directdonation #donation #nonprofit #ubi #softwaredevelopment #appdev #webdev #webdesign
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"The site was purchased for $400, and now brings in $4,000/mth in revenue" - listen to the full episode here: https://loom.ly/pA2lDnI 💸 Maat Raad of the eBusiness Institute sat down on #thefounderspredicament to discuss how websites can be fruitful investment vehicles. Learn the process of identifying, purchasing and renovating website to turn them into cash-flowing assets 📈 #thinkdesign #softwaredevelopment #appdev #webdev #webdesign #investing #investment #webdesign #webtraffic #adstraffic
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"I can't tell you how many investors went out of their way to say I love what you're building... The amount ghosting that came after that make you realize most of them don't have the capital on hand themselves" - Bo Abrams. Listen to the full episode here: https://loom.ly/ykq3uvs Bo Abrams discusses the process of #vcfundraising and #pitching to investors and the challenges that come along with putting yourself and your idea out there. #thefounderspredicament #thinkdesign #gokommu #startup #founder #startupstories #founderstories #shorttermrental #airbnb #vrbo #hospitality
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What are we going to do, other than find solutions to our economic problems? That's what GoKommu was born of. Listen to the full episode here: https://loom.ly/ykq3uvs Bo Abrahms and Ray discussed the state of the economy for #startups and how #boomers hording the countries wealth, results in much high competition for high-paying salaries for #millenials and #genz #thefounderspredicament #startupstories #founderstories #founder #startup #travel #accomodation #airbnb #vrbo #gokommu
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#AI tends make people picture a dystopian future, but can you make a case that it will empower people have a better quality of life? Bo Abrahms of GoKommu has an interesting, optimistic perspective on how that can happen through #knowledgework. Listen to the full episode of #thefounderpredicament here: https://loom.ly/ykq3uvs #thinkdesign #gokommu #travel #accomodation #founderstories #startupstories #founderpodcast
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Bo Ahbram, the #founder of of GoKommu, had an honest, refreshing answer when asked: What could go wrong? Listen to the full episode here: https://loom.ly/ykq3uvs Resilience is near impossible to develop without experiencing hardship and adversity. Bo and GoKommu have overcome previous hurdles, which gives them momentum to overcome the next - #userbehavior and #referals. #thefounderspredicament #gokommu #thinkdesign #travel #accomadation #airbnb #vrbo #hotels #shorttermrentals #saas
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On this episode of #thefounderspredicament Ray and Bo Abrams discuss GoKommu - a travel platform that values people over profit, designed to help expand your network to find trusted, affordable places to stay. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gp4qxRD9 ✈️ The discussion also touches on advice for early-stage entrepreneurs, a look at how travel is changing for consumers and how the community travel offers an enhanced set of experiences and opportunity to expand your network across the globe 🌎 #thinkdesign #softwaredevelopment #appdev #webdev #webdesign #founderstories #startupstories #founderjourney #startupjourney #travel #airbnb #vrbo #shorttermrental
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#GenAI is undoubtedly a milestone in our evolution and understandably there is concern around what it's impact will be on employment, especially a few years down the line ⏩ Mark Westlake from GearBrain, feels that incorporating Gen AI within your existing team is one of the best options. Additionally, Google and other search platforms are penalizing content that is solely created from AI without and human revision. Listen to the full conversation between Mark and Ray here: https://loom.ly/5iuP6Tc #thinkdesign #gearbrain #softwaredevelopment #appdev #webdev #webdesign #ai #content #contentcreation #smarthome #smartdevices #workforce
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Have you ever purchased a #smartdevice and then realized it wasn't compatible with the rest of the devices in your house? It's actually a pretty common problem, but GearBrain is helping demystify what-works-with-what in the industry, which benefits both #consumers and #manufacturers 🌟 #thinkdesign #gearbrain #thefounderspredicament #smarthome #smartdevices #alexa #siri #amazonhome #samsungdevices #sony