Change The Conversation Be A Part Of The "Value Movement" In Canada! Our Industry Needs A Conversation! - Comment? - Question? Let's Hear What You Have To Say! Whether You Like It Or Not ...The NEW WORLD Of Sales And Marketing Is Happening. Did You Watch This Video To The End? This Conversation Is Much Bigger Than Anyone Of Us. Think Ahead ...Where Might Cutting Commission End? NOTE: Click The Link At The End Of This Video For More Value. P.S Try A Different Internet Browser If You Cannot Download The PDF Below.
Chuck Eesley Some of you have been asking for feedback on the 2nd assignment. Overall, I was very happy with the creativity and energy people showed in creating these! I'll be highlighting some of the most viewed and up-voted ones here soon. These were called "commercials" rather than pitches. Now that you've practiced "pivoting" or changing the business model in response to part of it not working, we're ready for the next step. If you're still looking for a team, there's still time to sign up and join, it's not too late to get involved and get started even if you've missed the first assignments. Some people have asked how to switch to a different team after they have committed to one team.
7 Lessons From 7 Great Minds Have you ever wished you could go back in time and have a conversation with one of the greatest minds in history? Well, you can’t sorry, they’re dead. Unless of course you’re clairaudient, be my guest. Even though these great teachers have passed on, their words still live, and in them their wisdom. 1. “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” - Lawrence J. In order for us to achieve our dreams, we must have a vision of our goals. Action: Visualize a life of your wildest dreams. 2. “It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, “Always do what you are afraid to do.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson The best way to learn something is to dive right in to it. Action: You must define your fears in order to conquer them. 3. “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. Our thoughts determine our reality. Action: Create a list of your intentions and desires. 4. Action: Realize that happiness is a choice. 5. 6. 7. Courtesy of IlluminatedMind.net
Guide des Startup, seizième édition Comme le coucou qui sort de l’horloge toutes les heures, voici venir la nouvelle édition du Guide des Startups qui suit à peu près un rythme de publication de deux éditions par an. Seizième édition et six ans d’existence pour ce guide, mazette ! Quelle pérennité n’est-ce pas ? Au départ, il faisait 32 pages. Heureusement, le Guide peut se lire aussi bien séquentiellement qu’en y piochant ce dont vous avez besoin au moment où vous en avez besoin. Avant d’en décrire les nouveautés, voici le lien pour télécharger cette 16ième édition. ATTENTION : ce guide évolue régulièrement et cette édition n’est probablement plus la dernière. Parmi les nouveautés de cette 16ième édition, vous trouverez : Un inventaire de l’écosystème dans les régions des startups numériques pour sortir du parisianisme des versions antérieures, réalisé avec l’aide de nombreux contributeurs dont Sylvain Theveniaud de Sophia-Antipolis. Cette édition comprend aussi les contributions de plusieurs nouveaux intervenants :
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick on Failure and Red Swoosh - Liz Gannes The most entertaining presentation at the recent FailCon conference in San Francisco came from Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who spelled out the many hurdles he faced at his last company, the peer-to-peer content delivery provider Red Swoosh. Kalanick named names and numbers and shared an astounding number of low points in his speech, which he dubbed his submission for “non-luckiest entrepreneur of the year.” You have to admire the guy for being so levelheaded and funny through it all, at least in the retelling. Here’s a sliver of a synopsis, though you should just watch the video if you’ve got half an hour: Then, in 2007, Akamai acquired Red Swoosh for $23 million. Here’s the video:
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Marathon Challenge How do you run 26.2 miles if you have trouble making it around the block? With good coaching, discipline, and lots of group support, as NOVA shows when it follows 13 generally sedentary people through a training regimen designed to prepare them for an ultimate test of stamina and endurance. Created in cooperation with the Boston Athletic Association®, which granted NOVA unprecedented access to the 111th Boston Marathon®, and Tufts University, "Marathon Challenge" takes viewers on a unique adventure inside the human body, tracking the physiological changes that exercise can bring about. Former Olympian and three-time Boston Marathon winner Uta Pippig offers advice and inspiration to NOVA's runners throughout their training. And veteran Tufts University coach Donald Megerle guides them week-by-week through an onslaught of physical and psychological challenges. Watch the full documentary now
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