The document provides insights from Howard Tullman on entrepreneurship and running a startup. It discusses managing 280 digital tech startups in a 75,000 square foot facility serving 1000 people per day. Key ideas include telling a simple story, constantly raising expectations, starting with what you have and iterating, being flexible on details while sticking to your vision, and making room for diverse people. The document emphasizes the importance of effort and grit over skill or talent for entrepreneurs.
What most people fail to understand is that SUCCESS IS A CHOICE! It is about building a successful life in whatever direction you choose.
• No matter where you are...
• No matter what your past...
• No matter what your education...
You can begin making the choices, right now, that will take you to the place that you want to be.
Big Ideas Bigger Dreams: Quotes from 45 Top Entrepreneurs of 2016SurveyCrest
Big Ideas and Bigger Dreams! The mantra that entrepreneurs live by.
Read these quotes and learn how to apply their lessons to your business and climb that elusive ladder to success.
Strategy Execution is more important then ever. This ebook will help you identify the 7 most common strategy execution hurdles (execution villains) and shows you how to combat them.
Every startup begins with an idea. This is a talk on how to come up with startup ideas and how to use validation to pick the ones worth working on. It's based on the book "Hello, Startup" (http://www.hello-startup.net/). You can find the video of the talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkmiE8d_5Pw
The Truth About Startups: What I wish someone had told me about entrepreneurs...Yevgeniy Brikman
This is the talk I gave at MIT's Martin Center for Entrepreneurship. It's a talk I wish someone gave me when I was in college to help me think about the role of entrepreneurship and startups in my career.
You can find the video of the talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rus32iR_Ag0
What most people fail to understand is that SUCCESS IS A CHOICE! It is about building a successful life in whatever direction you choose.
• No matter where you are...
• No matter what your past...
• No matter what your education...
You can begin making the choices, right now, that will take you to the place that you want to be.
Big Ideas Bigger Dreams: Quotes from 45 Top Entrepreneurs of 2016SurveyCrest
Big Ideas and Bigger Dreams! The mantra that entrepreneurs live by.
Read these quotes and learn how to apply their lessons to your business and climb that elusive ladder to success.
Strategy Execution is more important then ever. This ebook will help you identify the 7 most common strategy execution hurdles (execution villains) and shows you how to combat them.
Every startup begins with an idea. This is a talk on how to come up with startup ideas and how to use validation to pick the ones worth working on. It's based on the book "Hello, Startup" (http://www.hello-startup.net/). You can find the video of the talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkmiE8d_5Pw
The Truth About Startups: What I wish someone had told me about entrepreneurs...Yevgeniy Brikman
This is the talk I gave at MIT's Martin Center for Entrepreneurship. It's a talk I wish someone gave me when I was in college to help me think about the role of entrepreneurship and startups in my career.
You can find the video of the talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rus32iR_Ag0
James Altucher: 40 Alternatives To CollegeJamesAltucher
UPDATE: I'll tell you 10 More Reasons Why Parents Should Not Send Their Kids to College ---> http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/01/10-more-reasons-why-parents-should-not-send-their-kids-to-college/
The road to success can be a bumpy one, but we're all on it together. Stay in the fast lane with these success tips from uber-successful industry experts, in the form of Bitmojis!
Moonshot Thinking. How to disrupt your industry and beat the competition. Inspired by Google X and Peter Diamandis.
Moonshot thinking is shooting for the moon. Moonshots live in the gray area between audacious projects and pure science fiction; they are 10X improvement, not 10%.
14 Things Every Young Pro Should Know About Life & BusinessRoss Simmonds
Young Professionals today have a bad rep. People call them lazy, unprofessional, entitled and 100s of other negative associations. At the end of the day, young professionals have to take control of their own lives and create their own rules. In this deck, I highlight 14 things that every young professional should know about life and business.
The Plateau Effect: Why People Get Stuck...and How to Break ThroughThePlateauEffect
The Plateau Effect is a powerful law of nature that affects everyone. Learn to identify plateaus and break through any stagnancy in your life— from diet and exercise, to work, to relationships.
The Plateau Effect shows how athletes, scientists, therapists, companies, and musicians around the world are learning to break through their plateaus—to turn off the forces that cause people to “get used to” things—and turn on human potential and happiness in ways that seemed impossible. The book identifies three key flattening forces that generate plateaus, two principles to guide readers in engineering a plateau’s destruction, and three actions to take to achieve peak behavior. It helps us to stop wasting time on things that are no longer of value and to focus on the things that leverage our time and energy in spectacular ways.
Anything you want to do better—play guitar, make friends, communicate with your children, run a business—you can accomplish faster by understanding the plateau effect.
http://plateaueffect.com/
How To Get To The Next Level And The Opportunities You CraveCHRIS WISDOM
This slide, which is an excerot from my book 'Boost - How To Turn Your Talents And Potential Into Lasting Success' talks about how you can take your personal and professional life to the next level and achieve those things that you really want.
The cats out of the bag! No longer is this elusive topic an enigma anymore. We've uncovered the greatest myths about creativity. These ideas will make you think differently about the world of creativity and business in general.
1. People are either born creative or not at all
2. I can't draw I'm not creative
3. I have writers block
4. Business has nothing to do with creativity
5. Creativity won’t help in my job
Thanks for stopping by! Now keep on rocking in the free world.
Jeph
What does it take to be a Product Manager? The skills needed to be a successful Product Manager.
- Passion to build products!
- Product Design skills:
Understanding what the user needs
Building Roadmaps
Defining requirements
- Product Building skills:
Making sense of lots of data
Prioritizing
Saying No
- Business skills:
Building a business case
Managing Stake holders
Communicating
- Be the glue!
About Amisha Thakkar
Product Manager at UpToDate.
Before that I was a Product Lead at PatientKeeper.
I’ve done pretty much everything in the software business - written code, been a scrum master, brought back “down” systems to life, talked to customers.
I have been building things since I was a kid Legos, circuits, software!
A few of my top-of-mind takeaways from this year's Planningness event. Be sure to check out my original piece for more context and details: bit.ly/1sbEu6n
Delivered by Joanna Ptolomey, Consultant, at the Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland (CILIPS), which took place 1-3 June 2009.
James Altucher: 40 Alternatives To CollegeJamesAltucher
UPDATE: I'll tell you 10 More Reasons Why Parents Should Not Send Their Kids to College ---> http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/01/10-more-reasons-why-parents-should-not-send-their-kids-to-college/
The road to success can be a bumpy one, but we're all on it together. Stay in the fast lane with these success tips from uber-successful industry experts, in the form of Bitmojis!
Moonshot Thinking. How to disrupt your industry and beat the competition. Inspired by Google X and Peter Diamandis.
Moonshot thinking is shooting for the moon. Moonshots live in the gray area between audacious projects and pure science fiction; they are 10X improvement, not 10%.
14 Things Every Young Pro Should Know About Life & BusinessRoss Simmonds
Young Professionals today have a bad rep. People call them lazy, unprofessional, entitled and 100s of other negative associations. At the end of the day, young professionals have to take control of their own lives and create their own rules. In this deck, I highlight 14 things that every young professional should know about life and business.
The Plateau Effect: Why People Get Stuck...and How to Break ThroughThePlateauEffect
The Plateau Effect is a powerful law of nature that affects everyone. Learn to identify plateaus and break through any stagnancy in your life— from diet and exercise, to work, to relationships.
The Plateau Effect shows how athletes, scientists, therapists, companies, and musicians around the world are learning to break through their plateaus—to turn off the forces that cause people to “get used to” things—and turn on human potential and happiness in ways that seemed impossible. The book identifies three key flattening forces that generate plateaus, two principles to guide readers in engineering a plateau’s destruction, and three actions to take to achieve peak behavior. It helps us to stop wasting time on things that are no longer of value and to focus on the things that leverage our time and energy in spectacular ways.
Anything you want to do better—play guitar, make friends, communicate with your children, run a business—you can accomplish faster by understanding the plateau effect.
http://plateaueffect.com/
How To Get To The Next Level And The Opportunities You CraveCHRIS WISDOM
This slide, which is an excerot from my book 'Boost - How To Turn Your Talents And Potential Into Lasting Success' talks about how you can take your personal and professional life to the next level and achieve those things that you really want.
The cats out of the bag! No longer is this elusive topic an enigma anymore. We've uncovered the greatest myths about creativity. These ideas will make you think differently about the world of creativity and business in general.
1. People are either born creative or not at all
2. I can't draw I'm not creative
3. I have writers block
4. Business has nothing to do with creativity
5. Creativity won’t help in my job
Thanks for stopping by! Now keep on rocking in the free world.
Jeph
What does it take to be a Product Manager? The skills needed to be a successful Product Manager.
- Passion to build products!
- Product Design skills:
Understanding what the user needs
Building Roadmaps
Defining requirements
- Product Building skills:
Making sense of lots of data
Prioritizing
Saying No
- Business skills:
Building a business case
Managing Stake holders
Communicating
- Be the glue!
About Amisha Thakkar
Product Manager at UpToDate.
Before that I was a Product Lead at PatientKeeper.
I’ve done pretty much everything in the software business - written code, been a scrum master, brought back “down” systems to life, talked to customers.
I have been building things since I was a kid Legos, circuits, software!
A few of my top-of-mind takeaways from this year's Planningness event. Be sure to check out my original piece for more context and details: bit.ly/1sbEu6n
Delivered by Joanna Ptolomey, Consultant, at the Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland (CILIPS), which took place 1-3 June 2009.
Ebook: 10 Tips to Grow Your Business in 2017 (Download)Graham Brown
10 Tips to Grow Your Business in 2017 by Graham Brown from Up.School. Tips, tricks and hacks to help you become a better lifestyle entrepreneur and grow your business. If you find this Ebook useful, don't forget to LIKE and DOWNLOAD.
Presentation at the Naperville ALU Professional Development Conference - describing principles in Dan Pink\'s book: Johnny Bunko the Last Career Guide You\'ll Ever Need
53 Takeaways From The Wolf Of Wall Street's London SeminarSean McPheat
Most people have seen the film by now and know exactly what this man, Jordan Belfort, has done in the past.
As a way of repaying the people he has stolen from in the past – Belfort now travels around the world and delivers motivational speeches and gives advice on how to sell effectively to people (ethically too!)
I attended his seminar in London at the Excel Centre and here is what I took away from it…
Roadmap for Teen Entrepreneurs Finding Their WayShonika Proctor
This presentation is for Teen Entrepreneurs who are trying to figure out their 'Why' and where they belong. I presented it for the U.S. Small Business Administration, National Small Business Week 2010. They recorded the audio but need approval from legal. So since I don't think the approval has been made yet, :-P I included the key talking points on each slide (hence why it's a little wordy). The objective of the presentation is to give teen entrepreneurs so guidance, who need support figuring out their purpose or finding their way in business.
The Opportunity Digital Financial Services Program
Presented by Alex Baum, Senior Program Manager, to Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) on May 10, 2018.
Half of Africa's farmers are women, yet they consistently have lower access to resources and opportunities than male farmers. Research and Knowledge Coordinator, Abbie Condie, explains how Opportunity is working to better understand how to support and empower these incredible women. See what we learned from our clients in Ghana and Mozambique.
Opportunity International was founded with a vision that everyone would have the chance to live a life free from poverty, with dignity and purpose. Everyone. This ambitious goal requires dedicated attention to one of the most marginalized groups in the developing world—women. It is our collective responsibility to address the inequalities that currently prevent women from triggering positive generational changes and contributing billions of dollars to their economies. We believe that increasing opportunities for women is our essential response to this global challenge—and one that creates health, security and prosperity for families and society as a whole.
Join us this International Women's Day and #BeBoldForChange
This Mother's Day, we are celebrating the moms in our lives. Read the words of famous poets, authors, actors, singers and readers throughout history as they honor and celebrate their moms. Then follow their example and thank the moms in your life by honoring them on the Global Opportunity Quilt. Moms are changing the world, and we at Opportunity International are excited to share their stories.
Learn more at opportunity.org/thankyoumom
Our Model moves people from a cycle of poverty into a sustainable cycle of success. We strive for holistic transformation. Our Vision is a world in which all people have the opportunity to provide for their families and build a fulfilling life.
The world of search engine optimization (SEO) is buzzing with discussions after Google confirmed that around 2,500 leaked internal documents related to its Search feature are indeed authentic. The revelation has sparked significant concerns within the SEO community. The leaked documents were initially reported by SEO experts Rand Fishkin and Mike King, igniting widespread analysis and discourse. For More Info:- https://news.arihantwebtech.com/search-disrupted-googles-leaked-documents-rock-the-seo-world/
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𝐓𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐬 (𝐓𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬) is a professional event agency that includes experts in the event-organizing market in Vietnam, Korea, and ASEAN countries. We provide unlimited types of events from Music concerts, Fan meetings, and Culture festivals to Corporate events, Internal company events, Golf tournaments, MICE events, and Exhibitions.
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Sports events - Golf competitions/billiards competitions/company sports events: dynamic and challenging
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➢ 2024 BAEKHYUN [Lonsdaleite] IN HO CHI MINH
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➢CHILDREN ART EXHIBITION 2024: BEYOND BARRIERS
➢ WOW K-Music Festival 2023
➢ Winner [CROSS] Tour in HCM
➢ Super Show 9 in HCM with Super Junior
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➢ Korean Vietnam Partnership - Fair with LG
➢ Korean President visits Samsung Electronics R&D Center
➢ Vietnam Food Expo with Lotte Wellfood
"𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬."
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A personal brand exploration presentation summarizes an individual's unique qualities and goals, covering strengths, values, passions, and target audience. It helps individuals understand what makes them stand out, their desired image, and how they aim to achieve it.
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In this comprehensive presentation, we will explore strategies and practical tips for enhancing profitability in small businesses. Tailored to meet the unique challenges faced by small enterprises, this session covers various aspects that directly impact the bottom line. Attendees will learn how to optimize operational efficiency, manage expenses, and increase revenue through innovative marketing and customer engagement techniques.
As a business owner in Delaware, staying on top of your tax obligations is paramount, especially with the annual deadline for Delaware Franchise Tax looming on March 1. One such obligation is the annual Delaware Franchise Tax, which serves as a crucial requirement for maintaining your company’s legal standing within the state. While the prospect of handling tax matters may seem daunting, rest assured that the process can be straightforward with the right guidance. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through the steps of filing your Delaware Franchise Tax and provide insights to help you navigate the process effectively.
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RMD24 | Retail media: hoe zet je dit in als je geen AH of Unilever bent? Heid...BBPMedia1
Grote partijen zijn al een tijdje onderweg met retail media. Ondertussen worden in dit domein ook de kansen zichtbaar voor andere spelers in de markt. Maar met die kansen ontstaan ook vragen: Zelf retail media worden of erop adverteren? In welke fase van de funnel past het en hoe integreer je het in een mediaplan? Wat is nu precies het verschil met marketplaces en Programmatic ads? In dit half uur beslechten we de dilemma's en krijg je antwoorden op wanneer het voor jou tijd is om de volgende stap te zetten.
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RMD24 | Debunking the non-endemic revenue myth Marvin Vacquier Droop | First ...BBPMedia1
Marvin neemt je in deze presentatie mee in de voordelen van non-endemic advertising op retail media netwerken. Hij brengt ook de uitdagingen in beeld die de markt op dit moment heeft op het gebied van retail media voor niet-leveranciers.
Retail media wordt gezien als het nieuwe advertising-medium en ook mediabureaus richten massaal retail media-afdelingen op. Merken die niet in de betreffende winkel liggen staan ook nog niet in de rij om op de retail media netwerken te adverteren. Marvin belicht de uitdagingen die er zijn om echt aansluiting te vinden op die markt van non-endemic advertising.
3. 280 DIGITAL TECH STARTUPS
75,000 SQ FOOT FACILITY
1000 PEOPLE A DAY
4. Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are Visionaries
with a Poorly Developed Sense
of Fear and No Concept of the
Odds Against Them.
They Make the Impossible
Happen.
5. Ignorance is a Competitive Edge
NOT KNOWING THE
CONVENTIONS OF THE GAME
TURNS OUT TO BE AN
ADVANTAGE IN MANY CASES
(AS LONG AS YOU’RE WILLING TO
ALSO BE UNPOPULAR)
6. Don’t Sell Your Dreams Short
I Always Ask for the Best
Seat in the House.
Someone’s Going to Sit in
It.
It’s O.K. if It’s not Me, but
It’s not O.K. for Me not to Try
to Get It.
8. SUCH A DEAL !
Pretty Cool Collateral
One Week’s
Interest on
the Loan was
$6.10
9. Entrepreneurs Are Realistic
Expecting the World to
Treat You Fairly Because
You are a Good Person is
Like Expecting a Lion not to
Eat You Because You are a
Vegetarian.
10. WORK - Not Wishful Thinking
YOU GET WHAT
YOU WORK FOR,
NOT WHAT YOU
WISH FOR.
11. WORK - Not Wishful Thinking
We Tell Ourselves that Skill is the
Precious Resource and that Effort
is the Commodity.
It’s Actually the Other Way Around.
Effort Can Trump Talent & Ability.
12.
13. Entrepreneurs Don’t Take “No” Well
We Don’t Allow Others’
Limitations to Define Us.
“It’s Only a ‘No’ for
Now.”
14. Experience Can Be Your Worst Enemy
Experience is like the
taillights on a boat which
illuminate where we have
been when we should be
focusing on where we should
be going. (J.F.K.)
15. When Times are Toughest
When Great Entrepreneurs Meet
Resistance…They All Do One Thing
You Deliberately Raise the
THEY PUT THEIR HEADS
Ante of Effort and
DOWN … AND JUST
WORK THAT MUCH
Concentration in Order to
Clear Your Mind of Trivialities.
HARDER
16. Entrepreneurs Look “Inside”
People are Always Blaming their
Circumstances for What They are.
The People Who Get on in this World are
the People who Get Up and Look for the
Circumstances They Want.
If They Can’t Find Them, They Make ‘Em
17. We Avoid the Blame Game
When You Blame
Others, You Give Up
Your Power to Make
Things Change
18. The Truth Only Hurts When It Should
Good Managers Challenge their
People,
Poor Ones Comfort Them
If I Accept You as You Are, I Don’t Help You.
If I Treat You as Who You Can Become, I
Make You Better.
19. Sympathy is Like Junk Food
IT HAS NO REAL NOURISHMENT. THE
EMPTINESS COMES BACK VERY QUICKLY AND
NOTHING GETS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE
MEANTIME.
THERE IS NEVER, REALLY, ANY RELEASE FROM
THE CONSEQUENCES OF ADVERSITY UNTIL
YOU DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THEM.
20. Entrepreneurs Don’t Settle
There’s No Such Thing as a Good Excuse
It May Be Necessary Temporarily to Accept A
Lesser Evil, But You Should Never Even
Pretend that A Necessary Evil is Good.
When You Settle for Less than You
Deserve, You Get Less than You
Settled For.
21. No Excuses – No Place to Hide
Yesterday: “I Don’t Know” = You Were Ignorant
Today: “I Don’t Know” = You’re Lazy or
You Don’t Care
THE ANSWERS ARE OUT THERE – WHAT IS
OFTEN MISSING IS THE WILLINGNESS TO
TAKE THE TIME AND TO DO THE HARD
WORK OF SEEKING THEM OUT.
22. Some Good News
Old: Cheap, Fast or Good …… Pick 2
New: Cheap + Fast = Good Enough
“TRADE-OFFS ARE A
WE ARE NO LONGER
REQUIRED TO EVALUATE
“EITHER/OR” EQUATIONS
FAILURE OF
CREATIVITY”
23. Five Concepts
TELL A SIMPLE STORY – WHO, WHAT, WHY
KEEP RAISING THE BAR – EXPECTATIONS WILL GROW
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE – ITERATE CONSTANTLY
DON’T STICK TO THE “PLAN” TOO LONG, BUT STICK TO
YOUR GUNS
MAKE ROOM FOR ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
24. Tell A Simple Story
A Simple Story
Who are We? Where are We Going? Why?
People Don’t Always Know Where They’re
Going; They Just Know They Don’t Want to Go
There Alone.
Business is Personal. People Commit to Other
People and Ideas, Not Institutions
25. Tell A Simple Story
The Ability to Succinctly Express an Idea Is
Virtually as Important as the Idea Itself
If You Can’t Write Your Idea on the Back of
Your Business Card, You Don’t Have a
Business
Don’t Mistake a Clear View for a Short
Distance
26. Tell The Truth
Being Honest is the Best Technique.
Right Up Front, You Tell the People What
You’re Trying to Accomplish & What You’re
Willing to Sacrifice to Accomplish It
If You Can’t Commit to Something Big,
Commit to Something Small
Everything’s Not “Either/Or”
27. It Couldn’t Be Easier
SAY EXACTLY
WHAT YOU THINK
DO EXACTLY WHAT
YOU SAY
28. Five Concepts
TELL A SIMPLE STORY – WHO, WHAT, WHY
KEEP RAISING THE BAR – EXPECTATIONS WILL GROW
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE – ITERATE CONSTANTLY
DON’T STICK TO THE “PLAN” TOO LONG, BUT STICK TO
YOUR GUNS
MAKE ROOM FOR ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
29. Keep Raising the Bar
What’s the Best We Can Possibly Be?
What’s the Test?
When You Look Around and Discover that No One is
Doing It Better.
You Need to Constantly Outmode
Yourself and Cannibalize Your
Business
30. Keep Raising the Bar
What You’re Doing Today May Be
Meaningless Tomorrow
Disruptive Change and Radical
Obsolescence
Not Evolutionary Development
31. Five Concepts
TELL A SIMPLE STORY – WHO, WHAT, WHY
KEEP RAISING THE BAR – EXPECTATIONS WILL GROW
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE – ITERATE CONSTANTLY
DON’T STICK TO THE “PLAN” TOO LONG, BUT STICK TO
YOUR GUNS
MAKE ROOM FOR ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
32. Start with What You Have
A Good Plan Violently Executed Today Beats A Perfect Plan
Next Week
Nothing Will Ever be Attempted if All Possible Objections
Must First be Overcome
It’s Easier to Ask for Forgiveness than Permission
Only the Winners Decide What were War Crimes
33. Start with What You Have
The Time will Never be “Just Right”
Start Where You Stand and Work with Whatever Tools
You Have at Your Command. Better Tools Will be
Found as You Go Along.
You Can’t Rush It. It’s Like Pushing a Rope.
Nine Women can’t Make a Baby in One Month
34. Start Now with What You Have
Waiting Doesn’t Necessarily Get You to a Better
Answer
Elaboration and Detail Saps Critical Energy and
Momentum
“It Isn’t Always the Movie
that Gets Made, But It’s
Always What Gets the
Movie Made.”
35. No One Has Ever Said:
“Let’s Go See that
Movie – It Came in
on Budget.”
(Not Even the Ernst & Young Guys)
36. Start with What You Have
Feasibility Will Compromise You Soon Enough
(There are always plenty of people to tell you why a good idea won’t work)
“Don’t Leave before You Leave” ( Sheryl Sandberg)
Successive Approximation
versus
Postponed Perfection
Errors of Enthusiasm
versus
Wisdom of Complacency
37. Start with What You Have
The “Successive Approximation” Process is Just
Like Ironing – The Key is Forward Progress
You Move Forward a Few Steps and then Go
Back and Smooth Things Out – Over and Over
38. Start with What You Have
Develop Your Business Incrementally
Experiment
Measure
Modify
React
Start the Process Again
39. Five Concepts
TELL A SIMPLE STORY – WHO, WHAT, WHY
KEEP RAISING THE BAR – EXPECTATIONS WILL GROW
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE – ITERATE CONSTANTLY
DON’T STICK TO THE “PLAN” TOO LONG, BUT STICK TO
YOUR GUNS
MAKE ROOM FOR ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
40. Don’t Be A Slave to Your Model or Your
Business Plan
Use a Business Plan to Recognize & Measure
Change as It Occurs – Not to Run Your Business
The Future is Where We Have the Greatest
Leverage
Building a Business is Evolving a Central Idea
Through Continually Changing Circumstances.
41. Don’t Be A Slave to Your Model or Your
Business
IT’S AN ART – NOT A SCIENCE
A Model or Business Plan Doesn’t Necessarily Get You
to the Truth.
Eventually even the Best Math Stalls out and Something
More Human – Intuition, Experience, Wisdom – Has to
Take Over.
Don’t Become So Reliant on the Numbers that You Lose
Sight of the Facts.
42. Two Critical Rules
Don’t Try to Make the
Circumstances Fit the Plan
Change the Plan
Consistency Requires You to
Be as Ignorant Today as You
Were a Year Ago
43. The Best Approach
WE ARE STUBBORN
ON VISION
WE ARE FLEXIBLE
ON DETAILS
44. Five Concepts
TELL A SIMPLE STORY – WHO, WHAT, WHY
KEEP RAISING THE BAR – EXPECTATIONS WILL GROW
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE – ITERATE CONSTANTLY
DON’T STICK TO THE “PLAN” TOO LONG, BUT STICK TO
YOUR GUNS
MAKE ROOM FOR ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
45. Protect Your Pioneers
People want talent, which is in itself
something out of the ordinary. But
when it comes to the other oddities
that are always associated with it,
and perhaps are essential to it, they
will have none of them and refuse
them all understanding.
46. It’s A Business, Not A Romance
“NOT EVERYONE CAN LOVE RAYMOND”
“I Used to Rob Banks and the Trick
Is – It’s not Important that
Everybody in the Car Likes Each
Other. It’s Just Important that
They Each Know How to Do Their
Jobs and that They Do Them Well
When the Time Comes.”
47. Technology Won’t Save You
There are No Sustainable
Competitive Advantages
except Well-Trained,
Passionate and Dedicated
People.
51. Opportunity International
No One Can Really Lead
Other People Except by
Showing Them a Future
and a Path to Reach It.
You need to make them part of the process and the
solution – partners in the act of creation
52. Opportunity International
If you motivate your
people without giving
them the proper tools and
the necessary education
to be effective, you simply
breed frustration and bad
numbers.
53. Opportunity International
1. Financial Services
2. Job Creation
3. Training and Education
4. Mentoring
5. Community
55. We act as though
comfort and luxury
were the chief
requirements of life,
when all that we need
to make us really happy
is something to be
enthusiastic about.
56.
57. Two Game Changers to Think About
Experiences Will Be Far More
Important than Ownership
HIGH END: EXPERIENCIES ARE
THE NEW LUXURY GOODS
LOW Utility END: Will THINK Be Far DIVVY
More
Valuable than Possession
58. Kickstarter Film Investor
“I did not contribute to the film for
a cut of the profits. I contributed to
be a part of the creation process,
to see how it’s made, and to see
Zach’s pure vision come to fruition.
II ppaaiidd ffoorr aann eexxppeerriieennccee.”.”