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Why I Wept Uncontrollably Today
Frame from the video "The Love" by the Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Hudson After a morning of back to back zoom calls, I needed a brain break. I checked LinkedIn for some light reading, but instead found a video. I'm a Black Eyed Peas fan, and a Jennifer Hudson fan, so I checked it out. And then I wept. I wept uncontrollably. I had to get up from my desk, leave our apartment, and go for a walk.
The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Pitch Deck
This post goes over the team, advisor, finance, and business model, and the ask slides of a pitch deck as well as design and flow tips. our pitch deck MUST start with a description of what it is that you’re doing. Your second slide (after the cover slide) is titled “What is NAME-OF-YOUR-COMPANY” (e.g. “What is eBay”). Explain in simple English what you’re doing.
The Veil of "Energy Poverty" -- Holding Corporations Accountable
It’s flattering to be asked to be a poster child for a major international campaign. The language was veiled but the implication clear: Would I help a big company undertake a campaign to end energy poverty? The client? Peabody Coal, the largest private-sector coal company in the world. I told the caller that I wanted nothing to do with his client or his campaign. The logic didn’t work. Yes, energy poverty is real, and no, coal is not an answer to it. I’ve been in the Central Highlands of Afghanistan.
You Aren't the Hero in Your Story
ou know Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”– a seminal work that dissects the fabric of every good story. It is an incredibly powerful tool, not only for storytelling, but also for pitching and selling. The challenge is this: I often see entrepreneurs confuse who the hero in their story actually is.
The Next Generation of Rural Infrastructure: Q&A With Altaeros Energies
n the twenty-first century, having internet connection is nearly synonymous with participating in the global economy. Yet many people who live in rural areas, especially in developing countries, remain beyond the reach of the infrastructure required for modern communication. By the end of 2016, mobile-broadband networks – 3G or above – reached 84 percent of the global population, but only 67 percent of the rural population. Just over half of the world’s population is still not using the internet.
3 Questions to Ask Before Picking a Co-Founder
Picking the right co-founder could be the most important decision you make as an entrepreneur. Like every other form of matchmaking, a plethora of co-founder dating sites has recently sprung up along with an endless parade of experts offering their advice—all to help you make the right choice. Clearly, complementary personalities, skill sets and networks are all important, as is a shared passion for the idea you’re launching.
Don't Go Saving the World Just Yet
It takes at least 12 months for the average employee to become fully productive in a new job, or, in other words, to figure out how an organization really works and start to focus on what’s most important. How about figuring out an entire ecosystem, including the aspirations of individual citizens, the needs of organized communities and the constraints of existing structures? That’s what every entrepreneur needs to do, and it’s likely to take longer than 12 months. Much longer.
Why You Should Spend More Time Hiring than Fundraising
Everyone in the startup world talks about how the team is the most important part of any business. “Business isn’t business; business is people.” “Bet on the jockey, not the horse.” “I’d rather have a great team with a bad idea than a bad team with a great idea.” Hiring is a lot of work, but as a startup CEO, it’s the best use of your time.
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