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Mikael Cho

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Co-Founder/CEO @unsplash. Investor @synthesischool @primer

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No one likes ads. So let’s do something about it.

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By Mikael Cho
| Unsplash
Madison Avenue, we’ve got a problem. Creative is dead and the spreadsheets and algorithms murdered it. The bots have triumphed and the result is mind-numbingly dull. “Nobody gets fired for buying IBM,” they used to say. Now, nobody gets fired for buying Facebook ads. We all know there’s a better way than annoying people. Advertising shouldn’t push against what people want, it should align with what they want.
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Unsplash is being acquired by Getty Images

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By Mikael Cho
| Unsplash
I’m excited to share Unsplash is being acquired by Getty Images today. The reason I’m excited about this acquisition is because it’s not goodbye, it’s about acceleration. This is not one of those tech acquisitions where the company is bought to be shut down. Unsplash will continue to operate as a standalone brand and division of Getty Images. The entire Unsplash team will be staying and building Unsplash in the direction we have been.
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How to Overcome Stage Fright: The Science of Public Speaking

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By Mikael Cho
| Buffer
This is a guestpost by Mikael Cho, the co-founder of ooomf. More about Mikael at the bottom of the article. Palms sweaty. Heart racing. You know the feeling. Whether it’s five people or fifty, public speaking is a gut-wrenching experience for most of us. Before co-founding my startup, I had a huge fear of speaking in public. Any time I had to present something in front of more than a handful of people, my stomach would turn to knots and my throat would get so tight I wouldn’t be able to speak.
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