Guy Kawasaki on Presentation Truths

Via Google Video and Signum sin tinnitu--by Guy Kawasaki

An excellent presentation by the legendary Guy Kawaski on the do's and don'ts of presentation, writing a mission statement and making a pitch to a potential venture capitalist. The simple upfront truths from the guru himself.

You can download the video from Google Video or get the slides from Guy's Blog (links above). Its almost 40 minutes long ... the best 40 minutes you ever spent glued to your screen!

More on this later.

Archetypes

Wiki definition: An archetype is an idealized model of a person, object, or concept from which similar instances are derived, copied, patterned, or emulated.

Seth Godin, wrote an interesting post on archetypes and pointed out that the now ubiquitous iPod changed the way we listen to music and how it succeeded in becoming the Mp3 player. Its all about the hands, Seth points out and the simplified interface enhanced the user experience.

Looking back: During the Hello, iPod World launch in 2001, Steve Jobs was scoffed at for calling it a "ground breaking digital device". Today the iPod is the quintessential outstanding design innovation archetype, with its unrivaled user experience. Steve's pitch to the world of this "ultra-portable" device has changed the rules of how we port audio, video and digital files today.

Watch the genius of electrifying presentations deliver his famous keynotes on YouTube.

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