Carying On The Pixar Spirit

This is a rather interesting article. It tracks down a few Pixar alumni who had left the company, but still carry on the Pixar spirit and philosophy in their new endeavors.

Pixar alums (many of whom joke that they're a small club, because no one wants to leave) have gone on to lead in a range of fields, from entertainment to consumer technology to healthcare. Fast Company spoke with more than a dozen executives, entrepreneurs, and storytellers from all eras of Pixar's three-decade history, all of whom have moved on but attest that Pixar's influence over their ongoing work is invaluable and profound. Whether they're selling healthy snacks, like Slatcher, or building potentially lifesaving technology for type 1 diabetics, like Tidepool founder and former Pixar VP of software Howard Look, these alums are applying Pixar's values in unexpected but highly successful ways.

There's a lot more in the article that discussed various principles and aims at Pixar that apply to other businesses.

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