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Zack Onisko

@zack415

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Investing in buying wonderful businesses. Former CEO at Dribbble and Creative Market.

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Zack Onisko
5 years
This is gold.
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I knew it!
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I quit my dream job today. After over a decade of building Dribbble and Creative Market, I’ve decided the time is right for me to close this epic chapter in my life and bring in a new leader. While I believe I was the right CEO to grow Dribbble’s users from thousands to tens of
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I just read an advance copy of my friend @awilkinson ’s soon to be released book. And I was glued from the first chapter. I couldn’t put it down. It might be one of the best business books I’ve ever read. I watched the evolution of Tiny over the past 8 years from my vantage
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1) Things are changing at @Dribbble . We hope that it is all for the better, but they are changes regardless... and sometimes change is hard.
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A little excessive on the number of B's @SiliconHBO , but we'll take it.
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Homemade masks vs. medical grade.
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Favorite meme of the day.
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6 years
Fun fact: It took 9 years to get to 1 trillion pixels uploaded to @Dribbble and six months to get to 2.2 trillion.
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6 years
Just 6 months ago I had an investor from a top 10 firm scoff at the idea that Dribbble was 100% remote. Today, maybe not so crazy. Give it 2 years and startup office spaces will feel archaic. Working remote is the way internet startups should have been doing it all along.
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Ryan Hoover
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Distributed teams, while not yet the norm, is quickly becoming non-contrarian in tech
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Zack Onisko
6 years
In the last 2 years at @Dribbble we've grown the team from 8 remote employees to 47. From this experiment I've seen career high product output, employee retention, job satisfaction and happiness. We have no commute, flexible work, and more time to spend with friends and family.
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Zack Onisko
6 years
We are so incredibly lucky, proud, and ecstatic to announce that longtime Dribbbler, amazingly creative designer, and all around great guy, @rogie has joined Team Dribbble. Here it is in his own words:
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5 years
7) Our mission is to make designers successful. Our ambition is to help every designer in the world share their work to an audience of millions, find inspiration, refine their craft, and advance their career on Dribbble. ✌️🏀❤️
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6 years
Thanks to @rogie , @Dribbble has a new 404 page (and it's pretty dang cool)!
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4 years
On this warm Spring morning, I’m feeling grateful for putting in French doors a couple years ago in my home office (formerly part of the garage).
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4 years
I think Zenith had one of the most badass logos of all time.
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6 years
I love the screensaver setting on @dribbble ’s Apple TV app.
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Zack Onisko
4 years
We're hiring a VP of Marketing at @Dribbble . Who should we be talking to?
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5 years
3) Tenured designers will still be able to reach the top of the homepage by posting great work, but we're also making room for younger designers who are new to Dribbble.
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Who are 3 designers/artists who are blowing your mind and pumping your inspiration lately?
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2) We're moving away from global leaderboards in favor of sophisticated algorithms that allow more of the Design community on Dribbble to get exposure for the great work they're doing.
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Whoever writes the subject lines for @InVisionApp 's newsletters, I love you... and I know it's not you, @ClarkValberg 😉 Some of their greatest hits... "Icon almost taste it" "Wake me up before you logo" "Live long and product🖖" "Hire hopes" ....
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5 years
Shout out to team @dribbble !
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Zack Onisko
6 years
HOLY SHOT! Designers – @dribbble has a new Shot upload flow and a redesigned Shot page that now supports high-resolution Shots. 🔥 🏀🔥 More big news coming from the Dribbble product team soon. Stay tuned.
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Zack Onisko
4 years
Thanks Team @Dribbble for the fresh, on-brand kicks! 🏀😎👟 #3yearanniversary
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Zack Onisko
4 years
Wow. This dude has his full setup at Starbucks. #cantmakemewfh
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4 years
I haven’t had a haircut in about 3 months and I’m losing it. ✂️
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Zack Onisko
6 years
Cool! @Dribbble has made the 2018 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
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Zack Onisko
6 years
Thanks for the impromptu @Dribbble Meetup, ⁦ @johnyvinoo ⁩ ⁦ @pablostanley ⁩ ⁦ @Pinsky ⁩ ⁦ @colourfulchris ⁩ ⁦ @generosss ⁩ ⁦ @morganknutson ⁩ ⁦ @byalicelee ⁩ ⁦ @MegDraws ⁩ ⁦ @glebich ⁩! Fun to finally match some avatars to real people. 🏀🙌
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Zack Onisko
4 years
We have some big stuff cooking at Dribbble. More to share soon. 😎🏀
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Zack Onisko
6 years
That's "Bone". And the lettering is something called "Silian Rail". It's very cool, Bateman... but that's nothing. Look at this. "Eggshell", with "Romalian" type. What do you think?
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Zack Onisko
6 years
Are you a designer looking to one day become a successful Founder/ CEO? Then learn as much as you can about accounting, finance, and investing. It's not as hairy as it may seem once you get under the hood. Here's a great primer to get you started:
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6 years
This is why we do what we do at @dribbble . We're so fortunate to be able to support the design community and help designers advance in their careers. It's such a rewarding feeling to get notes like this from designers. ❤️
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Zack Onisko
6 years
Happy National Unsubscribe from Emails Day!
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Zack Onisko
5 years
Bali @dribbble meetup 🏀😎☀️
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6 years
I’m so excited... The woman who designed the Apple Macintosh logo (Susan Kare) and the woman who designed the Microsoft Windows logo (Paula Scher) are both speaking at @Dribbble Hang Time LA. Pick up your tickets before this sells out & come see these legends tell their story.
@dribbble
Dribbble
6 years
Grab and early bird ticket to #HangTimeLA while you can! Early bird sales end on Sept 17th. We're pumped to have incredible speakers including Paula Scher, @SusanKare , @amyhoodlum @InTheGoodHood , @DKNGstudios , @darngooood , @pablostanley and more
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Zack Onisko
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at the end of the day, it's just you & your silly little life, so go on, enjoy it. be the person you want to be.
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Zack Onisko
6 years
What a year you were, 2018! I can’t believe how much we got done. So proud of the @Dribbble team. Check out our year in view:
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Zack Onisko
4 years
My new band.
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Zack Onisko
3 months
Want to find happiness?
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Zack Onisko
4 years
The #1 hardship we hear from freelancers is getting paid on time. @Dribbble we have a net 3-day payment policy for contractors so that they have that cash flow asap. All other services/businesses are paid on the standard net30 term.
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5 years
4) Will we tell you how the algos work? No, sorry. This is something that we are keeping under our our hat to keep people from gaming the system for their advantages.
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Zack Onisko
6 years
New release: @Dribbble integrations for your favorite design tools. Share your work without leaving your work. More integrations with other apps coming soon!
@dribbble
Dribbble
6 years
We've made sharing your work on Dribbble even easier with a new suite of integrations with the world’s leading design tools including @figmadesign , @AdobeXD , and @sketchapp
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Zack Onisko
2 years
I'm excited to share that @dribbble 's parent company has announced its plans to go public. 🏀📈
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5) We're already penalizing the use of bot and follow rings with the goal of creating a level playing field for all designers, regardless of follower count.
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6 years
Ugh. This is terrible advice. Burn out produces terrible products, business culture, and quality of life. Stay clear of people who want to grind you!
@fuelventures
Fuel Ventures
6 years
Some people want to {insert distraction here}[sleep, gym, leisure time] more than they want to be successful. When you really want to be successful you will know
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Zack Onisko
3 months
According to a study by Stanford University, 94% of first impressions are design-related. Within 50 milliseconds, a poorly designed website can turn potential customers away before they even have a chance to explore your products or services. Invest in high-quality designers!
@ycombinator
Y Combinator
3 months
Does your startup's website pass the first impression test? In this episode of Design Review, @zack415 , former CEO of Dribbble, joins YC's @aaron_epstein to review user-submitted websites in under 10 seconds and share their first impressions + advice.
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As a result, we have less operating expenses, increasing our profit margins, and we have the closest/tightest team culture I've ever experienced in my 20 year career. I love my job! 🏀❤️
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Zack Onisko
3 years
Update: We've removed the invite requirement on Dribbble. Gone are the days of scouring the internet for someone to send you an invite. If you do great work, our team will simply let you in. 🤲🏀
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2009-2019
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Zack Onisko
4 years
My 7 year old daughter just declared at dinner, “I’m going to be a comedian when I grow up and there’s nothing you can do to talk me out of it.”
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Zack Onisko
3 months
I want to start a couple cash flowing businesses this Summer. Who wants to be my cofounder? Slide into my DMs.
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Zack Onisko
6 years
The team has been hard at work building an amazing community for designers to share their work with other designers:
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@dribbble
Dribbble
5 years
We're psyched and honored to be included in @inc 's 5000 fastest growing private companies of 2019! Here's to the millions of designers inspiring our global community. #Inc5000
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With trillions invested in technology over the years, have we actually made the world a better place? Because it feels dumber, lazier, and more anxious than ever before.
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Zack Onisko
6 years
I'm super excited about this. Share your work to @Dribbble instantly from @InVisionApp Studio. Coming soon!
@InVisionApp
Freehand by InVision
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We're so excited to deepen our Studio partnership with the @dribbble team! Coming soon to #InVisionStudio —an easier way to instantly share your designs with your #Dribbble community 🚀 Don't have Studio access yet? Download now—free!
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4 years
🎉🇺🇸🎉
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6 years
So purdy!! The new Dribbble Meetup kits are here!
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We ( @dribbble ) made the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America list second year in a row. 🎉
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Zack Onisko
6 years
@DannPetty Dribbble's Bay Area HQ (my converted garage).
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Zack Onisko
4 years
I hate running. But I ran my first 5k this morning (outside of the annual Turkey Trot, which is highly motivated by the promise of turkey and pie) in probably 5-10 years. I’m not winning any races with that time but I feel great!!
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Zack Onisko
6 years
I DM'ed @mds a question about and he instantly spun up a video call to walk through it. That's some grade-A customer support right there. Thanks again, Matt!
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Zack Onisko
5 years
I ❤️ you, Team @Dribbble (and you too, @realjonlovitz )! 🏀🏀🏀 #thankyou #3years
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Zack Onisko
5 years
We don't always get it right the first time, but we are listening and working hard to make Dribbble better.
@TFACE
Trace Palmatier
5 years
@dribbble Update: Fixed and probably better than it was originally. Great job @dribbble 👍
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The @Dribbble team just all got set up with the new for @figmadesign . Such a rad library!
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6) Will I be able to figure out how it works? Trust us. You're not going to figure it out. We are constantly tweaking the algorithm with the goal of protecting the community and ensuring great work is being seen.
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5 years
Holy moly! This is a beautiful web experience. 😍
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You know you’re doing something right when the MBA program that you dropped out of invites you in to talk to their students about business and entrepreneurship. Thanks for having me (back), @SFStateGradstdy .
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5 years
Who are some great designers selling their own branded merch (apparel, prints, custom gear) on the side?
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Zack Onisko
4 years
I rolled off the couch and ran another 5k today. I’m still a mix of running and walking, but it beats eating social media for breakfast. Feeling good. #dribbble #remote5k
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@alifarhat79 Is that an ETF in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
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5 years
You guys... Winston Smith is on @Dribbble !
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Zack Onisko
6 years
What a meeting! Our team pooled together their @bonusly points to get @simplebits to lead the @dribbble all-hands call as his muppet persona. I'm in tears and my face hurts from smiling. 😂
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Zack Onisko
5 years
I'm super excited to announce @Dribbble 's 2019 Hang Time line up: NYC and SF. Thanks to @JudsonCollier for the killer page design! Early bird tickets are on sale now for New York!
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Zack Onisko
5 years
Holy moly. What a good time @Dribbble Hang Time was. See you next time NYC friends!!
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Dang it!
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6 years
I'm excited that @dribbble is an @AdobeXD integration partner. So much cool stuff on the horizon. 😎
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Zack Onisko
4 years
It's happening!
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Zack Onisko
6 years
We found that some Chinese @Dribbble users are already using a Chinese character name for Dribbble, namely 追波 (reads as “Zhui Bo”. This seems to be a phonetic translation of the English name Dribbble. Its direct meaning could be translated as “chasing waves”
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Zack Onisko
5 years
My dad died in 2011. His spirit (memory) still guides me in my dreams where he’s still alive and well, and is often my advisor, as he was when he was here in the flesh; chalked full of wisdom and sonetimes embarrassing quips and stories in company where I wish he wouldn’t share.
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4 years
Yay or nay?
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Zack Onisko
5 years
I’m thrilled to share the news of our new Pro Business tier, custom-made for freelancers and design agencies with a focus on helping them find work on Dribbble. This is new first of many big things to come in the new year to help designers become more successful. Stay tuned. 🏀🙌
@dribbble
Dribbble
5 years
Today we’re excited to announce updates to Dribbble Pro to help you and your team build a thriving future in design. Learn all about our brand new Dribbble Pro Business subscription and find the work you love ➡️ #design #findtheworkyoulove
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I’ve been playing with a lot of .ai workflow tools recently and have come to the conclusion that… 1) Most are pretty terrible products out of the box or don’t work as advertised without a lot of setup, customization, and hacking (steep learning curve = wasted time). 2) A lot
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Zack Onisko
4 months
Today I announced a very elaborate resignation from Dribbble on April 1st. I’m sorry everyone.
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Zack Onisko
4 years
While not yet a Federal holiday, Juneteenth celebrating the ending of slavery in the United States is now an official @dribbble company holiday.
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5 years
Some new stuff that we've been working on.
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Zack Onisko
6 years
I am excited to keynote the Running Remote conference this year! Join me and speakers from Shopify, Mural, Github, Evernote, and more. Learn to build & scale your remote team from the beaches of Bali 🌴
@0xPumpty
pumpty
6 years
Running Remote is excited to announce Zack Onisko CEO of Dribbble as a keynote speaker at Running Remote Conference 2019. Register for Pre-Sale today:
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Ok, is my new favorite AI note-taking tool. No creepy Zoom or Meet plugin. It runs in the background and listens to calls. I take chicken scratch notes so that I can pay attention to the person in the meeting. At the end, the app takes my crappy notes and
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5 years
You take your car to work, I’ll take my board.
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Zack Onisko
5 years
New York... @Dribbble Hang Time is coming for ya! More details soon.
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Zack Onisko
4 years
I strongly disagree with Zuck's policy to cut the salaries of employees who leave the Bay Area to work remotely. Here's a quick look into how Dribbble has designed equitable remote pay bands. #facebook #dribbble #equality
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Zack Onisko
5 years
I had a custom bobblehead made for/of @simplebits . So happy with how it turned out. 🏀🤙
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Zack Onisko
4 years
It's crazy to see how much @google login has dramatically grown in popularity. @facebook auth has fallen from 54% of Dribbble's 3rd party authentications to just 3.6% in just two years. @twitter auth has fallen from 11% to 1.7%. Sign of the times?
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