Slides Study Technology Writing 
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 22, 2015
We started hanging out a bit and discussing technology and entrepreneurship. Chamillionaire has a way more refined sense of what customer behavior is like than most ivy league graduates with nice Powerpoint slides that I meet. I reached out after the event to learn more.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 26, 2020
For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” Be sure to include this in your “elevator pitch,” which you must always deliver as a prelude to your technology features. Use non-fuzzy terms to quantify customer value.
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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 8, 2017
Let me be quick to say that a plan doesn’t have be a book, and probably should start as a “pitch deck” of maybe a dozen slides which cover all the right bases. For example, “I just patented a new cell-phone technology that will double battery life for half the cost. The details can be added later.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
I have been writing a series on how startup boards get selected, who sits on them and what to avoid. If I see tons of “update slides” and know that we don’t have an important board decision I might just bite my tongue. I’m sure it’s true but consider writing yourself a note and telling them after the meeting. The thing is?—?no
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 18, 2010
I was the guy in high school who didn’t have to study early to do well on tests and that continued into college. I’m a pretty natural public speaker so I can write my presentation the day before and do just fine. The first was to do a 5 minute “ignite&# presentation – 5 minutes, 15 slides.
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 5, 2011
Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2013
This started as a post in which I was going to write out tips to personal branding and became in stead an essay of my own branding journey. For 1991 I was very technical and also had a lot of practical business implementation experience in technology. Send me in a corner to work on slides, graphs, spreadsheets and charts.
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