I put on a workshop for participants of the IDM Fund Futures Program. These are the slides after having removed the custom parts I had tailored for those studios.
Noble Newman: Marketing Your Small BusinessNoble Newman
Once your business is off the ground, the huge next step is marketing. Noble Newman walks you through some of the important steps in marketing and branding your business.
Get Small, Win Big: Niche Your Magazine's Niche for Fun & Profit! (Carl Landa...Robyn Ireland
Take advantage of the niche your media company already owns! Find and serve new niches within your existing niche and create huge new opportunities for your magazine! Carl Landau, Niche Media's Grand Poobah, presented this at the Florida Magazine Association's 2013 annual meeting.
Presentation given during a blog monetization workshop. Ready to monetize your online traffic? In this workshop we walk through several different ways you can earn a paycheck through your blog.
When you need an Authentic and Proven Social Media SpeakerPhilip Calvert
Looking for a Professional Speaker on Social Media for your conference?
Whilst a search on the Internet reveals tens of thousands of Social Media ‘experts’, Philip Calvert is one of a very small handful of people around the world who actually founded and runs a thriving social networking site.
This brings him unique insight into the planning, development, marketing and growth of online communities and how to use them to engage with customers and niche markets with a view to increasing awareness online, increasing sales and ‘humanising their brand’.
Watch this short presentation to discover how Philip Calvert can educate, entertain, inspire and motivate your conference delegates.
Presented by award-winning publisher, author, and quilt artist Maria Peagler. Learn how to market to distributors, quilt shops, navigate Quilt Market, reach quilters, and do it all on a budget.
What you will learn:
Keyword research, finding the niche phrases important to your audience
Creating a message map and content blueprint
Content ideas
Case studies
YouTube presentation
Social media updates
Blog posts
Benefits you will achieve:
Build your brand by establishing yourself as an industry expert
Drive increased targeted traffic to your website and social profiles
Diversify ways to engage with your prospects
I put on a workshop for participants of the IDM Fund Futures Program. These are the slides after having removed the custom parts I had tailored for those studios.
Noble Newman: Marketing Your Small BusinessNoble Newman
Once your business is off the ground, the huge next step is marketing. Noble Newman walks you through some of the important steps in marketing and branding your business.
Get Small, Win Big: Niche Your Magazine's Niche for Fun & Profit! (Carl Landa...Robyn Ireland
Take advantage of the niche your media company already owns! Find and serve new niches within your existing niche and create huge new opportunities for your magazine! Carl Landau, Niche Media's Grand Poobah, presented this at the Florida Magazine Association's 2013 annual meeting.
Presentation given during a blog monetization workshop. Ready to monetize your online traffic? In this workshop we walk through several different ways you can earn a paycheck through your blog.
When you need an Authentic and Proven Social Media SpeakerPhilip Calvert
Looking for a Professional Speaker on Social Media for your conference?
Whilst a search on the Internet reveals tens of thousands of Social Media ‘experts’, Philip Calvert is one of a very small handful of people around the world who actually founded and runs a thriving social networking site.
This brings him unique insight into the planning, development, marketing and growth of online communities and how to use them to engage with customers and niche markets with a view to increasing awareness online, increasing sales and ‘humanising their brand’.
Watch this short presentation to discover how Philip Calvert can educate, entertain, inspire and motivate your conference delegates.
Presented by award-winning publisher, author, and quilt artist Maria Peagler. Learn how to market to distributors, quilt shops, navigate Quilt Market, reach quilters, and do it all on a budget.
What you will learn:
Keyword research, finding the niche phrases important to your audience
Creating a message map and content blueprint
Content ideas
Case studies
YouTube presentation
Social media updates
Blog posts
Benefits you will achieve:
Build your brand by establishing yourself as an industry expert
Drive increased targeted traffic to your website and social profiles
Diversify ways to engage with your prospects
How to build an audience - Affiliate marketing with Craig CampbellAnton Shulke
This presentation is an integral part of Duda webinar
Join our host Craig Campbell, and Ben Adler, Founder of Keyword Chef, as they discuss how to build and monetize audiences, all while sharing examples from personal experience. You will learn how to build an online community, connect with influencers, validate your product idea, and build a minimal viable product.
Hurdle Busters: How to Understand and Use TwitterChelsea Dygert
Understanding the basics of how twitter works, and why businesses should be on it. You'll learn about how to use hashtags, why we should have a business profile, and some of Twitter's history.
Winning Strategies Webinar: How Real Estate Agents Can Build, Engage, and Sel...Paradym
In this webinar, hosted by Paradym's Marketing Director Josh Cantrell, you will learn 15 strategies real estate agents can use to build an audience, engage them, and make sales with social media.
This is a summary of a talk I gave at the Grand Rapids WordPress Meetup Group. A few of the things it covers: the marketing mix, sales funnel, and types of media.
Presentation sponsored by the Southern Marin Moms Club for those looking to create a compelling personal brand online and offline, learn best practices for networking, and develop a powerful and comprehensive LinkedIn profile.
Validate Your Startup Idea via Social Media: HOW TOChelsea Dygert
Use popular platforms to gather data, develop a following, refine and validate your new business idea. You are able to create loyal tribe members and create a barrier to entry to your potential competition!
Trying to get a film made - let alone released - can be tricky. There's funding, casting, shooting and film festivals to think about. It can be easy to think about your marketing at the last minute.
This presentation, from 'Get it Seen - Distribution and Exhibition for Producers 2014' in London, gives some top-level thoughts on how starting your marketing early can make life easier, and help to sell direct to fans.
How to monetize your podcast without selling your soul...Tom Tate
This is a deck I presented in September at the Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference, just outside of Philadelphia. In this talk, I shared opportunities for podcasters to monetize their show without dealing with irrelevant or poor partnerships.
Drupal Association Supporter Update Q1 2017Docker, Inc
Each quarter, Megan Sanicki, Executive Director, updates Drupal Supporting Partner on the new ways that The Drupal Association serves the Drupal community thanks to the Supporters' funding.
How to build an audience - Affiliate marketing with Craig CampbellAnton Shulke
This presentation is an integral part of Duda webinar
Join our host Craig Campbell, and Ben Adler, Founder of Keyword Chef, as they discuss how to build and monetize audiences, all while sharing examples from personal experience. You will learn how to build an online community, connect with influencers, validate your product idea, and build a minimal viable product.
Hurdle Busters: How to Understand and Use TwitterChelsea Dygert
Understanding the basics of how twitter works, and why businesses should be on it. You'll learn about how to use hashtags, why we should have a business profile, and some of Twitter's history.
Winning Strategies Webinar: How Real Estate Agents Can Build, Engage, and Sel...Paradym
In this webinar, hosted by Paradym's Marketing Director Josh Cantrell, you will learn 15 strategies real estate agents can use to build an audience, engage them, and make sales with social media.
This is a summary of a talk I gave at the Grand Rapids WordPress Meetup Group. A few of the things it covers: the marketing mix, sales funnel, and types of media.
Presentation sponsored by the Southern Marin Moms Club for those looking to create a compelling personal brand online and offline, learn best practices for networking, and develop a powerful and comprehensive LinkedIn profile.
Validate Your Startup Idea via Social Media: HOW TOChelsea Dygert
Use popular platforms to gather data, develop a following, refine and validate your new business idea. You are able to create loyal tribe members and create a barrier to entry to your potential competition!
Trying to get a film made - let alone released - can be tricky. There's funding, casting, shooting and film festivals to think about. It can be easy to think about your marketing at the last minute.
This presentation, from 'Get it Seen - Distribution and Exhibition for Producers 2014' in London, gives some top-level thoughts on how starting your marketing early can make life easier, and help to sell direct to fans.
How to monetize your podcast without selling your soul...Tom Tate
This is a deck I presented in September at the Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference, just outside of Philadelphia. In this talk, I shared opportunities for podcasters to monetize their show without dealing with irrelevant or poor partnerships.
Similar to DrupalCon Amsterdam: Maximizing your sponsor investment (20)
Drupal Association Supporter Update Q1 2017Docker, Inc
Each quarter, Megan Sanicki, Executive Director, updates Drupal Supporting Partner on the new ways that The Drupal Association serves the Drupal community thanks to the Supporters' funding.
This presentation tells several inspiring stories about Drupal community members stepping up to advance the Project and how the greater community helped fund that work with Drupal Association membership fees.
Drupal Association Update For Its PartnersDocker, Inc
Companies partner with the Drupal Association to help fund this year's $1.4M Drupal.org improvements and they gain several benefits in exchange - including quarterly Drupal Association updates from Holly Ross, Executive Director. This is the Q1 2014 update. Learn more about becoming a partner here: https://association.drupal.org/content/find-partnership-thats-right-you
Drupal Camp London Drupal Association Keynote 2014Docker, Inc
Megan Sanicki, Associate Director of the Drupal Association, shares The Association's vision to push Drupal from 3 to 10% of the web and the programs being implemented to help make that happen.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
As the digital landscape continually evolves, operating systems play a critical role in shaping user experiences and productivity. The launch of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 marks a significant milestone, offering a robust alternative to traditional systems such as Windows 11. This article delves into the essence of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, exploring its unique features, advantages, and how it stands as a compelling choice for both casual users and tech enthusiasts.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
2. What are your sponsor goals?
● Leads & Business Development
● Talent recruitment
● Demonstrate community & thought leadership
3. 5 Steps to Success
1. Be Proactive
2. Define your goal and message
3. Promote through all channels
4. Define and track metrics for your goals
5. Celebrate success and relax at
VIP Happy Hour with Dries
○ Wednesday, 1 October 17:30 - 19:00
4. Be Known: Before, During, After
Before
● Contact your database/followers
○ Educate, invite, raffle with newsletter, blogs, social media, calls
○ Social media: @drupalConEur, #drupalcon, @drupal, #drupal
During
● Team “uniform” and business cards - street teams!
● Coach team on the message and goal - give metrics
● Blog, tweet about the event
● Participate in BoFs, special events
● Booth - Promote message, raffles, collect cards
After
● Follow up with all contacts within 48 hours
5. Lead Generation: New Clients
● Review attendee profile.
○ Reach out to individuals and set up meetings
○ https://amsterdam2014.drupal.org/attendees
■ Do Not Spam. Do not use web crawler to get emails
● Your staff should have a goal for # of:
○ Sales meetings
○ Conversations
○ Business cards
6. Lead Generation: New Clients
● Attend BOFs (Birds of a feather)
○ You don’t present. You discuss topics
● Attend Social Events
7. Lead Generation: Existing Pipeline
● DrupalCon is a Sales tool
○ Lost deals, active leads, expand client footprint
● Use DrupalCon as a reason to reach out again
○ One day pass € 99
○ Invite them to any of your employees’ sessions
○ Host a dinner (prospects meet your clients)
○ Show them around - be the community expert
○ Send out: Newsletters, blogs, Con related tweets
■ “Come hear us talk”, “check out this BOF with us”
■ Raffle a DrupalCon ticket
8. Lead Generation: Partnerships
● Scout sponsors, companies to partner with
● Set up meetings in advance
● Attend Business Summit (dev shops)
○ All day Monday, € 199
● VIP Happy Hour - Wednesday 17:30 - 19:00
● Have one person free to network
○ Exhibit hall, BoFs, hallway track, parties
9. Talent Recruitment
● Booth:
○ Big “we’re hiring” sign
○ Print out job postings
● Set up meetings in advance - Attendee Profile
● Post to Drupal Job Board
● Network! Hand out “job” business cards
● Demonstrate why your company’s great
○ Tweet pics of team having fun together
○ Blog about how you let your team give back
10. Community & Thought Leadership
● Booth:
○ Highlight your message: modules, Supporting Partner
● Attend Community Summit, BoFs
● Blog, tweet, take pics
● Join the Contribution Sprint - Friday
● Attend Drupal board meeting - Wed lunch
○ Share the news with your local community
11. Networking 101
● Bring plenty of business cards!
● Prepare a concise 10-second “elevator pitch” stating what you do, but give
it only if asked, and after you've asked for same.
● Avoid gravitating to people you know.
● Try openers which simply introduce yourself: “Hi, I haven’t met you yet. My
name is ____.”
● Talk to people who are by themselves, or pair up with a friend and
introduce yourselves to people.
● Don't try to sell anything. Rather, establish a relationship. Find out more
about them than you tell about yourself and your company.
● When giving a person your card, personalize it by hand writing your cell
number on it. This will cause the recipient to feel that they are receiving
something special.
12. Recap
1. Be Proactive
2. Define your goal and message
3. Promote through all channels
4. Define and track metrics for your goals
5. Celebrate success and relax at
VIP Happy Hour (Wednesday!)