Success Secrets from  Agustin Garza:

Embrace the people you work with and the people you work for.  I think they will be your friends for life. Build relationships that are meaningful.
Make sure that you practice your career on the basis of the things you love and that bring joy to your life.
Whatever you do now, websites, [...]

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Success Secrets from Margo Chase:

Pay attention to the business side as much as the design side.
First figure out what you do well. Then, stick to that and hire people to do the other things.
Involve clients in a discussion about their businesses and how design can help them achieve their goals.

Early beginnings:
I got started by [...]

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Success Secrets from Marshall Arisman:

You’ll always make better pictures when the subject matter is meaningful to you. Even if it’s bowling, your enthusiasm will come out in the pictures.
You have to go inside yourself and find your own subject matter and develop it. And then you start the process of going out and talking [...]

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Success Secrets from David Lai:

The most important thing, no matter what area you choose to specialize in is, “Do good work.”
Find people you admire, that are smarter and know more than you, and you’re off to a great start.
Challenge yourself. Our field is still young, and that means there’s tons of opportunity to do things [...]

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