HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLDOF A CHILDTHE OLPC WAY

“When people tell you that something is impossible, they usually have a vested interest in it not coming true”PROF. NICHOLAS NEGROPONTEFounder of MIT Media LabsCo-Creator of “Wired” MagazineOne of the pioneer speakers at TED in 1984Announced during World Economic Forum 2005

BEAUTY OF THE VISION IS IN ITS SIMPLICITYLAPTOPPERCHILDONE

WHEN I AMNOT A PROFIT MAKING GIANTHOW DO I STRATEGIZE

LESSON NO.1LAY DOWN A BEAUTIFUL MISSIONTo create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children By providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop With content and software designed for Collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning

BUT IT’S NOT ABOUT THE LAPTOPIT’S ABOUT EDUCATIONHOWLETS SEE

LESSON NO.2DIFFERENTIATE

IN THE PRODUCT YOU MAKE…DO NOT DE-FEATURIZE TO REDUCE COSTGROUNDS UP APPROACHWHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THE XO-1LOW POWERFULLY RECYCLABLESEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY IN HALF MILE RADIUSFULLY WIRELESSCRANK SHAFT FOR POWER GENERATIONRUGGED – NO HDD (FLASH MEMORY)“EPEAT” GOLD LEVEL RATINGFULLY OPEN SOURCE

LESSON NO.3SET AN AUDACIOUS PRICE GOALACTION PRICING RULE OF THE FIFTH LOW COST ISNOT SYNONYMOUS TO CHEAP$100 LAPTOP SCALE, SCALE, SCALE

WHENYOUCREATE A BLUE OCEAN.. Others willrope inbut..

Bill Gates said “Geez get a real computer”Michael Dell said “$100 laptop is impossible”Craig Barrett, then Intel Chairman called it a “gadget”SudeepBanerjee, Education Minister(2006) turned down the proposal“THEY” WILL ALSO PULL YOU DOWN

BUT YOU DO NOT BUDGE

LESSON NO.3YOU MAKE SOME FRIENDS

SPONSORING PARTNERS

DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS

LESSON NO. 4STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENTS OF DEVELOPING NATIONSLAPTOPS IN ACTION – 900,00031 - NATIONS PARTICIPATINGLANGUAGES AVAILABLE - 19MORE TO COME – 260,000

AND LET PEOPLE DONATE ONE TOO….AND BUY ONE TOO…GiVe1GeT1 program (2007) – 83,500BUTREPETITON DID NOT WORK IN 2008

AND WHEN INDIAN GOVERNMENT DID NOT COOPERATEYOU TAP THE BIGGEST TELECOMMUNICATIONS GIANT IN INDIAANIL AMBANI’S “DIGITAL BRIDGE FOUNDATION” SUPPORTED OLPC IN INDIAPILOT PROJECT IN “KHAIRAT” SCHOOL, RAIGAD

AND TO COMBAT THE RECESSION…OUTSOURCE OPERATIONS/SUGAR LABSNEW XO-2 PAKISTAN, AFGANISTAN AND MIDDLE EASTREDUCED MINIMUM PURCHASE NUMBER

ALL THISGENERATE SMILESTHISTHISTHIS too

ANDTONS OF THANKS

SO WHAT IS THE BIGGEST STRATEGY OF THEM ALL?

THINK DIGITALACT ANALOG

AND AT LASTFOR ALL THE NON-CONFORMISTSNON CONVENTIONALSAMONGST US

WHO DO NOT BELIEVE INRULESHERE’S A MESSAGE

THANK YOU!!ONE RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS CAN CHANGE THE WORLDPLEASE GO TO LAPTOPGIVING.ORG TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE