This is a presentation that I use when I speak about my book, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur--How to Publish a book.
To learn more about the book, go here:
http://amzn.to/T37r5x
This is the outline that I sent to Ana Frazao to use to create How to Publish a Book. I provide it to show you how a designer can take an outline and turn it into something beautiful. You can reach Ana at AnaFxFz.com.
Any company that starts their journey towards Continuous Delivery will discover that it's not just about automation. In fact I claim that is mostly not about automation but a lot more about the organisation and its culture. "Culture eats strategy for breakfast" as Peter Drucker said; and many are we who are painfully aware that we have to actively work to counteract bad culture. The culture in a company cannot be implemented or replaced, it is grown out of peoples inherent behavior and to change it you need to hack it! In this talk I will explore some culture hacks that you can use in your strive to introduce Continuous Delivery.
Zigging While Others Zag - Kabam & Kingdoms of CamelotTed Simon
An inside look at how Kabam separated itself from the pack of casual social games by developing a social game for core gamers: Kingdoms of Camelot. Provides insight on strategic steps that led to creation of a new segment, massively multiplayer social games (MMSGs).
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest. Wie heeft daar in godsnaam tijd voor? En wat brengt het op in een professionele omgeving? Tijdens de straffe madammen twunch op 26 maart 2013 heb ik getoond hoe ik twitter intensief gebruik als waardevolle bron van inspiratie en conversatie.
Meer halen uit social media. Daar draait het om. Naast het ‘sociaal’ aspect, kan social media je ook helpen met je dagelijkse taken op de werkvloer en als informatiebron voor je privé-activiteiten. Je kan ‘passief’ meeluisteren of zelf actief aan de slag gaan. Ik koos voor het tweede.
How New Tech is Innovating Gaming ExperiencesStarr Long
There are many trends in videogames and technology today that will influence and even dominate the next ten years. What happens when multiple trends collide to create heretofore-unknown results? For example imagine taking the options created by the explosive proliferation and evolution of interfaces (cameras, wearable tech, screen extenders, haptic touch, etc.) and mashing two or more of these into a completely new experience? Or what if we combined 3D Printing with the Digital Toys like Skylanders? Twenty-year veteran Starr Long selects nine of these trends and explores how they are already changing the way we make and consume games (and interactive content as a whole).
This is the outline that I sent to Ana Frazao to use to create How to Publish a Book. I provide it to show you how a designer can take an outline and turn it into something beautiful. You can reach Ana at AnaFxFz.com.
Any company that starts their journey towards Continuous Delivery will discover that it's not just about automation. In fact I claim that is mostly not about automation but a lot more about the organisation and its culture. "Culture eats strategy for breakfast" as Peter Drucker said; and many are we who are painfully aware that we have to actively work to counteract bad culture. The culture in a company cannot be implemented or replaced, it is grown out of peoples inherent behavior and to change it you need to hack it! In this talk I will explore some culture hacks that you can use in your strive to introduce Continuous Delivery.
Zigging While Others Zag - Kabam & Kingdoms of CamelotTed Simon
An inside look at how Kabam separated itself from the pack of casual social games by developing a social game for core gamers: Kingdoms of Camelot. Provides insight on strategic steps that led to creation of a new segment, massively multiplayer social games (MMSGs).
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest. Wie heeft daar in godsnaam tijd voor? En wat brengt het op in een professionele omgeving? Tijdens de straffe madammen twunch op 26 maart 2013 heb ik getoond hoe ik twitter intensief gebruik als waardevolle bron van inspiratie en conversatie.
Meer halen uit social media. Daar draait het om. Naast het ‘sociaal’ aspect, kan social media je ook helpen met je dagelijkse taken op de werkvloer en als informatiebron voor je privé-activiteiten. Je kan ‘passief’ meeluisteren of zelf actief aan de slag gaan. Ik koos voor het tweede.
How New Tech is Innovating Gaming ExperiencesStarr Long
There are many trends in videogames and technology today that will influence and even dominate the next ten years. What happens when multiple trends collide to create heretofore-unknown results? For example imagine taking the options created by the explosive proliferation and evolution of interfaces (cameras, wearable tech, screen extenders, haptic touch, etc.) and mashing two or more of these into a completely new experience? Or what if we combined 3D Printing with the Digital Toys like Skylanders? Twenty-year veteran Starr Long selects nine of these trends and explores how they are already changing the way we make and consume games (and interactive content as a whole).
Starr Long: Video Game History & MethodsStarr Long
This is a lecture I gave at the University of Texas about my history in the video game business. Includes a deepdive into my current project Shroud of the Avatar, currently the second highest crowdfunded video game of all time.
Lioness vibrator Brand DNA pitch deck by BXCDrew Dougherty
A look & Feel pitch deck for the Lioness Vibrator that included logo refresh, refined DNA, taglines, headlines, packaging concepts. Used to help define their go to market strategy. Created by BXC - https://www.brandingbycontext.com
Dave Rohrl, Steve Meretzky, and Juan Gril discuss some of the most interesting games and trends in mobile design from 2017 and early 2018 in their annual GDC talk.
Phil Keslin (CTO, Niantic) - Effective AR in Pokémon GO!AugmentedWorldExpo
Phil Keslin, CTO, Niantic, Inc. creator of Pokémon GO!
A talk from the Inspire Track at AWE USA 2017 - the largest conference for AR+VR in Santa Clara, California May 31- June 2, 2017.
The basic AR implementation in Pokémon GO! has inspired user behaviors typical in higher end applications including widespread sharing of photos with user-aligned and projected characters, user organized real-world meet ups and rapid viral uptake. This talk will discuss the design and user interface choices we made to foster this.
http://AugmentedWorldExpo.com
the Secret of Presentation by Steve Jobs that tremendously inspired a lot of people in the world.. This presentation will show you the passion, strategy, and technically tips how to transform your presentation into the best one..
Topics include:
Why build a world: One vs many and how to decide
The problem of exposition
Creating gods in fantasy, science fiction and game
Creating species in fantasy, science fiction and game
How to create monsters, plants, animals and undead characters
Starr Long: Video Game History & MethodsStarr Long
This is a lecture I gave at the University of Texas about my history in the video game business. Includes a deepdive into my current project Shroud of the Avatar, currently the second highest crowdfunded video game of all time.
Lioness vibrator Brand DNA pitch deck by BXCDrew Dougherty
A look & Feel pitch deck for the Lioness Vibrator that included logo refresh, refined DNA, taglines, headlines, packaging concepts. Used to help define their go to market strategy. Created by BXC - https://www.brandingbycontext.com
Dave Rohrl, Steve Meretzky, and Juan Gril discuss some of the most interesting games and trends in mobile design from 2017 and early 2018 in their annual GDC talk.
Phil Keslin (CTO, Niantic) - Effective AR in Pokémon GO!AugmentedWorldExpo
Phil Keslin, CTO, Niantic, Inc. creator of Pokémon GO!
A talk from the Inspire Track at AWE USA 2017 - the largest conference for AR+VR in Santa Clara, California May 31- June 2, 2017.
The basic AR implementation in Pokémon GO! has inspired user behaviors typical in higher end applications including widespread sharing of photos with user-aligned and projected characters, user organized real-world meet ups and rapid viral uptake. This talk will discuss the design and user interface choices we made to foster this.
http://AugmentedWorldExpo.com
the Secret of Presentation by Steve Jobs that tremendously inspired a lot of people in the world.. This presentation will show you the passion, strategy, and technically tips how to transform your presentation into the best one..
Topics include:
Why build a world: One vs many and how to decide
The problem of exposition
Creating gods in fantasy, science fiction and game
Creating species in fantasy, science fiction and game
How to create monsters, plants, animals and undead characters
Lectures 15 and 16: Learning From The Masters, Storytelling, Worldbuilding, ...Fahri Karakas
Art Description/Synopsis:
In this class that is designed as collective performance art, we review some of the biggest names in the landscapes of entertainment, creativity, and business.
From space to magic, from basketball to fashion, from animation to computer games, from film music to architecture we have a trans-disciplinary tour of storytelling and creative careers.
We have a lot of puzzles. We have a series of exercises in asset creation and imagination.
In one of these exercises, you will have the opportunity to practice screenwriting, world-building, and storytelling.
However, the main actor in all of this experience (the connecting thread/anchor) is a squash.
Contents:
Review of Last Class
Puzzles: This week in review
Puzzles & Improv Adventures
Workshop: Heroes of Entertainment & Imagination
Exercise: Six Adventures and Six Challenges
Exercise: Screenwriting, World-Building, and Storytelling
Workshop: Creating Assets
Exercise: You are a Super-hero
Key Takeaways
Here are The Squash articles:
https://medium.com/datadriveninvestor/7-brainstorming-exercises-and-7-lessons-inspired-by-a-yellow-squash-9f9e0df3f236
https://medium.com/datadriveninvestor/what-a-yellow-squash-can-teach-you-about-creativity-3ea5e26cb28a
For people who are new to the concepts of independent publishing, this introduction provides the basic tasks and tools needed for publishing an ebook and connecting with potential readers. Offered as a presentation to the Golden Gate Computer Society, San Rafael, California, October 22, 2012.
Presentation Pitched to Senior Management at Apple to motivate the creation of an interactive ibook authoring tool, before the release of Ibooks Author.
How to Perfect Your Personal MarketingGuy Kawasaki
Perfecting your own social media is important to many professionals.
Every profile is your professional profile. Get yours up to par. http://guykawasaki.com/
Nothing is quite as important as your pitch deck if you're a startup or entrepreneur. Guy Kawasaki shares tips from his experience in Silicon Valley as a VC and entrepreneur.
From The Art of The Start 2.0
Buy the book here: bit.ly/ArtoftheStart2
The Only 10 Slides You Need in Your Pitch Deck from The Art of the Start 2.0Guy Kawasaki
The Only 10 Slides You Need in Your Pitch Deck from The Art of the Start 2.0 by Guy Kawasaki created by Visually http://visual.ly/
More about The Art of the Start 2.0 here: http://guykawasaki.com/books/the-art-of-the-start/
Social media tips that will rock your social! Links for more information on HOW to do each of these tips below. Secrets for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, and Google+. #SMSecrets
How to add multiple photos and tag people in photos on Twitter:https://blog.twitter.com/2014/photos-just-got-more-social
Facebook dark posts:
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10151107995291687
How to add video natively on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/help/154271141375595/
How to add media to your Linked In profile:
https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/34325/~/adding,-editing,-moving,-or-removing-work-samples-on-your-profile
How to send an InMail on Linked In:
https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1584/kw/send+an+inmail
How to use Google+ ripples:
http://www.buzzstream.com/blog/using-google-plus-ripples-to-find-influencers.html
How to use Google+ Hangouts on Air (HOA)
http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/onair.html
How to use Pinterest's promoted pins:
https://business.pinterest.com/en/promoted-pins
How to use Pinterest's secret boards:
https://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/secret-boards#Web
http://sproutsocial.com/insights/can-create-use-unlimited-secret-boards-pinterest/
How to create and edit annotations on YouTube:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/92710?hl=en
How to add custom thumbnails on YouTube:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72431?hl=en
How to reorganize Instagram filters:
http://www.imore.com/how-hide-and-rearrange-instagram-filters
How to search for hashtags on Instagram:
https://help.instagram.com/351460621611097
Tagboard is a great site for hashtags across platforms
https://tagboard.com/artofsocial/search
For more social media power tips, please read The Art of Social Media.
http://artof.social/
The Art of the Start—How to Kick Start your New Job #First90Guy Kawasaki
You can read the whole article on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-90-days-suck-up-right-people-guy-kawasaki
There are two components to getting off to a great start on a new job: what to avoid and what to accomplish. This post explains both components. First, there are four ways to blow it. They form the acronym LAST:
Lazy people show up for work on time or late. Hardworking people show up early. Lazy people leave on time or early. Hardworking people leave late.
Arrogant people believe that they know what to do, how the company should operate, and what’s wrong with management. These kinds of people are called “90-day wonders” because they think they know everything after 90 days.
Stupid people do stupid things like cutting corners, cheating, and making uniformed decisions. (The combination of arrogance and stupidity is supremely ironic and common.)
Tacky people do dishonest, racist, sexist, sexual, or ageist things. They appear at functions in an inebriated state, and they spread rumors. They do creepy or inappropriate things because they are untrained, stupid, or insecure.
The Art of Social Media: LinkedIn editionGuy Kawasaki
LinkedIn is the unsung hero of social-media platforms because it added social features long after places such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. However, for people seeking a professionally oriented and serious environment, it has become a power platform.
I’ve been trying many techniques for more than a year, and I’d like to share some of my best LinkedIn tips for the art of tapping the social-media power of LinkedIn.
More about The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users here: http://artof.social
Read the full article on LinkedIn here: http://linkd.in/1zj5Dvc
Pin it for later: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/197736239865016267/
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users by Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick
Top Ten Power Tips!
Try the Social Media Aptitude and Readiness Test (SMART) on the Artof.Social website: http://artof.social/
People love the notion of the sole innovator, but this notion is wrong. Successful companies are usually started, and become successful, with the contributions of at least two people. Yin and yang, maker and seller, dreamer and pragmatist — call it what you will. After the fact, people may recognize one founder as the innovator, but it takes a team to make a new venture work.
Derek Sivers, the co-founder of CD Baby, said it best: “The first follower is what transforms the lone nut into a leader.”
In some instances the first follower is the first customer, but most often the first follower is the second employee of a company — that is, the co-founder.
There are few factors that can make a company more successful, fun, and epic than an awesome co-founder. There are few factors that can make a company more unsuccessful, aggravating, and pathetic than an incompetent, lazy, or dishonest co-founder.
This SlideShare explains the art of the picking a co-founder and is part of the LinkedIn Influencer series for #mystartupstory.
Photo credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jrmllvr/
In the old days, the only way for writers to publish a book was through a publisher. This meant finding an agent, pitching editors, and hoping that one of them likes it. Then writers would lose control of their books because the editor and publisher would oversee content, interior design, cover design, sales, and marketing.
And this describes what the lucky few writers experienced. Most writers were simply rejected or ignored, and they never published a book.
I'm going to show you how you can write a book and publish it. Are you ready to get started?
Good graphic design doesn’t happen by mistake, and neither does clever font marriage. With this Ultimate Guide to Font Pairing we show you how to make your designs beautiful, with simple and effective type applications
Read more at http://blog.canva.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-font-pairing/#Q3yEZPx6iwbBkRME.99
I published a blog post about the takeaways that I derived from reading Arianna Huffington's book, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-being, Wisdom, and Wonder. This presentation is a summary of that blog post and why we should add “thriving” as a metric for success in life.
How to Create the Perfect Social-Media PostGuy Kawasaki
These are the slides that Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick used for a webinar hosted by Mari Smith. The purpose of the webinar was to help people create "the perfect posts" for social media. The presentation uses a classic top-ten format.
In the real world, you don’t have infinite resources; you don’t have a perfect product; and you don’t sell to a growing market without competition. You’re also not omnipotent, so you cannot enforce what people think your brand represents. Under these assumptions, most companies need all the help they can get with branding. Guy Kawasaki presents eight salient tips in The Art of Branding that will give your brand the attention it deserves.
Read the full article on LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/1iWCXgB
Create your own SlideShare presentations in Canva: https://www.canva.com/
10 Disruptive Quotes for EntrepreneursGuy Kawasaki
People think that innovation happens by sitting around with your buddies and letting magical ideas pop into your head. Or, your customers tell you exactly what they need, and you just have to build it.
Dream on. Innovation is a hard, messy process with no shortcuts. It starts with making something that you’d like to use and that might make people’s lives better. Then you have to get the word out that your product or service exists.
Follow #VirginDisruptors to join the conversation with Richard Branson and Guy Kawasaki as they talk about whether entrepreneurs have lost the will to innovate.
The Live Google+ Hangout with Richard Branson will be live streamed on Friday, May 9 at 9:30 am PT/12:30 pm PT with a live audience as well. It’s sure to generate a thoughtful conversation and innovative thinking. RSVP on the Google+ event to get a reminder. http://bit.ly/1mgP0b6
Welcome to the Program Your Destiny course. In this course, we will be learning the technology of personal transformation, neuroassociative conditioning (NAC) as pioneered by Tony Robbins. NAC is used to deprogram negative neuroassociations that are causing approach avoidance and instead reprogram yourself with positive neuroassociations that lead to being approach automatic. In doing so, you change your destiny, moving towards unlocking the hypersocial self within, the true self free from fear and operating from a place of personal power and love.
https://bit.ly/BabeSideDoll4u Babeside is a company that specializes in creating handcrafted reborn dolls. These dolls are designed to be incredibly lifelike, with realistic skin tones and hair, and they have become increasingly popular among collectors and those who use them for therapeutic purposes. At Babeside, we believe that our reborn dolls can provide comfort and healing to anyone who needs it.
The Healing Power of Babeside's Handcrafted Creations
Our reborn dolls are more than just beautiful pieces of art - they can also help alleviate stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions. Studies have shown that holding or cuddling a soft object like a stuffed animal or a reborn doll can release oxytocin, which is often referred to as the "love hormone." This hormone helps us feel calm and relaxed, reducing feelings of stress and anxiety.
In addition to their physical benefits, reborn dolls can also offer emotional support. For many people, having something to care for and nurture can bring a sense of purpose and fulfillment. Reborn dolls can also serve as a reminder of happy memories or loved ones who have passed away.
4. 1.Write for the Right Reasons
Wrong Reasons Right Reasons
Make money Enrich people’s lives
Increase consulting Further a cause
Increase speeches Meet an intellectual
challenge
5. 2. Use Microsoft Word
Styles Standard
Editors
Testers
Designers
Resellers
12. 9. Test Your Ebook
Tablets
Apps
Cloud Readers
iBooks
13. 10. Never Give Up
Match the rejection to the book
“His frenetic and scrambled
“We are not interested in
prose perfectly express the
science fiction which deals “It is impossible to sell
feverish travels of the Beat
with negative utopias. animal stories in the USA.”
Generation. But is that
They do not sell.”
enough? I don’t think so.”