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OCTOBER 20, 2013

So I thought I’d write a piece on how not to suck when you give a presentation. In any speech I do that is information rich I often have a summary slide at the end with the key points I want them to remember. Nobody wants to read your text on a big screen. don’t turn around and read the screen.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

So I thought I’d write a piece on how to not suck when you give a presentation. They had slides with moving images and music. Nobody wants to read your text on a big screen. If you really get nervous and are afraid you’ll forget your lines have one 3X5 cue card in your hands for each slide.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

I talked about this in the TWiVC video but I didn’t do a good enough job of writing it up in the summary notes in the post. I think the norm in the industry is still to see Powerpoint slides and I wouldn’t hold this against anybody. I’m usually itching to just see what you’ve built. The best policy is to ask.

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

June 2019 (left) and November 2020 (right) I’ve been reluctant to write this blog post because historically I don’t like talking about weight. I’ve been reluctant to write about weight in part because I don’t want to sound self righteous. Then should write down your “target goal.” I figured out something that worked for me.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

So I thought I’d write a post about how I drive my personal creativity. (A The key is channeling what you learn when you drive onto paper for retention purposes so you have to write it down soon afterward. When I write a blog post I often see the words before I write them. These are all creative processes.

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JULY 25, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while and was going to use AngelList by Nivi & Naval as the basis for my example and the perfect prompt came yesterday when I read Fred Wilson’s blog post on AngelList. From there Rob decided to make a small investment. It’s part of my radar/early warning system.&#.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

Because they’re street smart, most great entrepreneurs tend to prefer getting out and talking with real customers rather than sitting in a cubicle all day doing beautiful PowerPoint slides. And when they walk in my office and present you can tell that they know what they’re talking about.

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