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CurrentIn a pitch meeting, I tossed out a very silly idea. The reaction in the room was so violently negative that afterwards I questioned if I knew what I was doing at all. But then I remembered: I was in that meeting because they needed and wanted me there. So I took the pitch and executed it. Turns out, it was the most popular thing I’ve ever done. In two short years it became my day job, a merchandise empire, and in fall of 2019, a book. “...the idea of combining a pic of a bird with some… Show more In a pitch meeting, I tossed out a very silly idea. The reaction in the room was so violently negative that afterwards I questioned if I knew what I was doing at all. But then I remembered: I was in that meeting because they needed and wanted me there. So I took the pitch and executed it. Turns out, it was the most popular thing I’ve ever done. In two short years it became my day job, a merchandise empire, and in fall of 2019, a book. “...the idea of combining a pic of a bird with some lazy half-obscenity is really something that would barely entertain elementary school kids... very sad and contrived” - Jonathan Kay Show less