Lessons Learned
Prepared for Observer News Interns

thanks for inviting me!
what i do:
I help create, navigate and manage internet products so that
people love the services and advertisers love the platform
what our company (officially) calls me:
Vice President, Interactive Media
where to find this presentation or me later:
work http://observerinteractive.com
office Interactive / Marketing area - 4th floor
home http://jasonsilverstein.com

some of where / how learned
schools
jobs
selected
projects
daily

about this presentation
• Not going to be news oriented
• Not going to be internet focused
• I will draw from both, though
• Main point:
enjoy your career & colleagues

about you

just being there is such a big part.
show up. be present.

to be the best, there must
be (repeated) sacrifice...

...but do something you love. it will show.

invest in brute
force learning /
lmgtfy.com

learn from your mistakes. then, move on.

it’s hard to see
yourself as others
see you, yet...

...be yourself. it’s a lot easier.

about your colleagues & company

learn as much as
you can about
the big picture &
how everything
comes together.

•
learn how to give your opinion
respectfully... then give it.

relationships ARE business.

know your audience.

treat everyone equally.

“you before me.”

do s omething
differ ent.
tak e
r isks
.

rewards are sometimes unexpected.

learn. adjust. repeat.

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