This is incredible! I have 800 cable channels and absolutely nothing like this.
I didn't watch earlier because I don't watch video at work. But rest assured, I'll be watching for the rest of the night. I guess dinner and Monday Night Football will have to wait.
I've only been watching for a little while, but some first thoughts:
- Public speaking lessons and practice may provide some value, but the best public speaking will come from your absolute conviction about your product and market.
- I finally get Twitter. The sidebar is fascinating.
- Hire a panel of experts (just like here) and do this privately. Several times. Keep doing it until you have it nailed. By the time you do it publicly, there should be no surprises.
- Make your screens dead simple. The more you have, the longer it takes to understand. The longer it takes to understand, the higher the risk you lose your audience before your window closes.
- Don't make fantastic claims. You'll just look silly. Let your product make your claims. (I understand that this is a fine line between confidence and silliness.)
- Have a sense of humor. What is this, a funeral?
- On one hand, the presenters are great. Lots of hard work and dedication went into all of this. They should be proud of themselves.
- On the other hand, the longer I watch, the more I think, "I can do that!" Time to get off my ass and launch something.
Agree on the public speaking idea and it has parallels to sport: The best athlete's are confident because they know they are the best prepared, not because they've practised being confident.
My father has 900+ with Dish Network and he didn't ask for it. It's not unusual for them to require you to buy extra packages if you want one small fringe one. Try getting Arabic channels with Dish and see how much crap comes with it.
I didn't watch earlier because I don't watch video at work. But rest assured, I'll be watching for the rest of the night. I guess dinner and Monday Night Football will have to wait.
I've only been watching for a little while, but some first thoughts:
- Public speaking lessons and practice may provide some value, but the best public speaking will come from your absolute conviction about your product and market.
- I finally get Twitter. The sidebar is fascinating.
- Hire a panel of experts (just like here) and do this privately. Several times. Keep doing it until you have it nailed. By the time you do it publicly, there should be no surprises.
- Make your screens dead simple. The more you have, the longer it takes to understand. The longer it takes to understand, the higher the risk you lose your audience before your window closes.
- Don't make fantastic claims. You'll just look silly. Let your product make your claims. (I understand that this is a fine line between confidence and silliness.)
- Have a sense of humor. What is this, a funeral?
- On one hand, the presenters are great. Lots of hard work and dedication went into all of this. They should be proud of themselves.
- On the other hand, the longer I watch, the more I think, "I can do that!" Time to get off my ass and launch something.