28: XOXO, A Love Story

Dan and Haddie talk to Andy Baio and Andy McMillan about the 2013 XOXO conference September 19th-22nd in Portland, OR, and discuss broader issues including the courage it takes to produce an independent event, the risks and rewards of collaborating with like-minded people, dealing with the fear of success, and more.

Links for this episode:

• XOXO · Portland, OR · September 2013
  
• XOXO (xoxo) on Twitter
  
• Andy Baio (waxpancake) on Twitter
  
• Andy McMillan (andymcmillan) on Twitter
  
• Conference — XOXO Festival
  Two days of talks from incredible artists and toolmakers.
  
• Kind of Screwed - Waxy.org
  TL
  
• 5by5 | The Pipeline #31: Andy Baio
  Andy Baio joins Dan Benjamin to discuss joining Expert Labs, Kickstarter, the inspiration for Upcoming.org, working for Yahoo!, the Star Wars Kid, copyrights, and more.
  
• 5by5 | The Big Web Show #12: Web Conferences
  
• 5by5 | The Daily Edition #36: It Deserves To Be Real
  
• Kind of Bloop: An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue
  
• Kickstarter
  
• Build 2013
  
• Good On Paper
  
• The Manual
  
• Waxy.org: Andy Baio lives here
  

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