Success and innovation in difficult times IS possible -- as is fun and learning. This presentation profiles unconventional business models and leaders succeeding in the New World.

1. Open Source Education Free Learning Real Results

2. Hello!

3. Kick the Pedal in the World After Midnight

4. When life hands you a lemon...

5. Some Do…

6. Some think… $$$ And

7. When this happens…

8. Many people do this…

9. Some create things like this

10. Or something like this…

11. They think like this… Events evaporate. Patterns persist.

12. There is always $ to be made

13. Change. Lots of it. All the time. What’s the constant?

14. W(H)AM!

16. Business & Change It’s actually the same thing… Rules change, business changes

19. All they see is….

23. Evolve, Dominate or Die! Blockbuster Inc. is the largest chain of DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and video game rental stores in the world. The first Blockbuster store was opened in Dallas, Texas in October, 1985.

24. Do you remember….

25. And…

26. And…

27. Opportunity!

28. Netflix is an online DVD rental service. Established in 1997 it has amassed a collection of 100,000 titles and approximately 10 million subscribers. The company has more than 55 million discs and, on average, ships 1.9 million DVDs to customers each day. It topped the Top 100 Online Retail Satisfaction Index with an American Customer Satisfaction Index score of 86, well over the industry average of 75. Evolve!

29. Evolve!

30. Evolve! Dominate!

31. Die! Blockbuster Inc. is the largest chain of DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and video game rental stores in the world. The first Blockbuster store was opened in Dallas, Texas in October, 1985. On the 3rd of March 2009, Blockbuster Inc hired legal counsel to explore a possible bankruptcy filing.

32. Evolve, Dominate or Die!

34. Old Wolrd Business Model

37. ?

38. A MMM that Kicks the Pedal…

39. Do you remember?

40. And…

41. A New World MMM

42. The Game

43. Single player Multi-player On-line The Game

44. The (Web-enabled) Platforms

46. The Web Multiplier

47. Look who’s back! They evolved!

48. The MMM in action

49. The MMM + Consumer Space

50. The Winners It's a win-win-win-win for everybody: Musicians & labels make $$$ Gamers get continuously fresh content     , $$$ Video game companies sell new games using the same basic mechanics  $$$ The platform manufacturers sell more units  $$$

52. Guitar Hero released a special Aerosmith edition last year. The band has gone on record in saying that it is already the single most profitable product they have ever released . This video game has earned them more money in one year than any of their albums, even the records that have been sitting on shelves for over twenty years. http://media.www.uwmleader.com/media/storage/paper980/news/2009/01/29/Music/Guitar.Hero.The.Music.Industrys.Villain-3606224.shtml The Results $

53. The Results Merchandising, concert sales, their ability to sign a new contract (have) all been unbelievably influenced by their participation in Guitar Hero http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/2149/activision-blizzard-aerosmith-makes-more-money-from-guitar-hero-than-album-sales

54. The Results Merchandising, concert sales, their ability to sign a new contract (have) all been unbelievably influenced by their participation in Guitar Hero http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/2149/activision-blizzard-aerosmith-makes-more-money-from-guitar-hero-than-album-sales = They have a future! RISK REMOVAL

55. The MMM Explained

57. Then

58. Now – Air Guitar in the New World!

59. You and your friends this weekend

60. History redux

61. We’re egalitarian, so…