14. Hollywood – Hangers On
• Pr agents/publicists • Kids of the famous
• Damage control pr, lawyers • Dog walkers
to get out of jail • Assistants, assistants of
• Party planners/brokers assistants
• Lawyers • Old kid stars out of work
• Parents, boyhood friends • Guild employees
• Ex pro players/security • Journalists/bloggers
• Personal manager/handlers • Failed models who tried
• Body trainers become actors
• Rich kid's investing • "C" list actors, radio
personalities
22. So What?
Our Time as Industry of
just Hard Workers is Over
23.
24. Silicon Valley – Another Industry
with a “Star Ecosystem”
• Gossip press
• Gatekeepers
• Herd effect in
products
• Fad investing
• Poseurs
• Hangers-on
• Auteurs
• Hard workers
27. Silicon Valley – No Longer Just
“Those Who Do”
• Founders with “Ideas” • Rich kid's investing
• MBA’s who just need • Wanna-be Angels & VC’s
coders • Family of the famous
• PR agencies • Gossip bloggers
• Party planners • Conference junkies
• Lawyers • Real Estate agents
• Patent Trolls • Parents, boyhood friends
28. Don’t Get Distracted by the Noise
• Build a great product
• Find customers who grab it out your hand
• Build something really big
29.
30. Summary
• We’ve gone from technical obscurity to Hollywood
• Ecosystem now has more unproductive people
• They think your job is easy
• Recognize and Avoid them
• Build something amazing