Art of the Start” by Guy Kawasaki mentions some very important points on “pitching”for entrepreneurs.
One such concept is “Answer the Little Man”.
When you are trying to make a point , be it in a presentation to a venture capitalist or to an audience , always imagine a SMALL MANsitting on your shoulder and asking the question ” SO WHAT “ after every point is made.
This way we would make more relevant & easily understandable comments.
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from his book The Infinite Game
In a finite game e.g. football there are fixed set of players , rules are fixed , duration is fixed.As a result of this “winning” , being the “best” are options.
In infinite games where duration in unknown , rules are not predefined , players are unknown it is of paramount importance to a player to keep playing with the goal of advancement of a “just cause”.
In such a game where being the “best” or “winning” does not matter , it is very important to know and pick a “worthy rival” from whom a thing or two can learnt for survival in the long run.
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from his book The Infinite Game
Whereas performance relates to IQ(Intelligence Quotient) , trust relates to EQ(Emotional Quotient)
Performance is given more value by finite minded leaders who put numbers ahead of people.
Trust is given more value by infinite minded leaders who are willing to take the risks to form trusting teams.
In the modern day workplace there is an increasing emphasis being given to trust since performance can be taught whereas trust is more human in nature.
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek
The best and the crispest way to visualize the difference between Goal and Vision is the following definition by Simon Sinek.
The difference between vision and a goal is the finish line.
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Guy Kawasaki from the book The Art of the Start..
10/20/30 rule of pitching:
10 – 10 slider presentation
20 – 20 minutes of presentation
30 – 30 Font text in slides for ease of readability
Adopted from the following great insight shared by David Rock from the book Your Brain at Work
“In the workplace, you could increase autonomy by letting people work more flexibly, or work from home, or reducing the amount of reporting required.”
Atlassian has a concept of FedEx day wherein employees are free to do a project of their choice with people of their choice and have to show a tangible outcome.The whole idea behind doing the same is as mentioned by David Rock in the following extract from Your Brain at Work..
“In the workplace, in order to increase fairness some organizations allow employees to have “community days,” where they give their time to a charity of their choice.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin highlights how a LINCHPIN turns out to every BOSS’s delight.
“What the boss really wants is an artist, someone who changes everything, someone who makes dreams come true. What the boss really wants is someone who can see the reality of today and describe a better tomorrow. What the boss really wants is a linchpin.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from his book The Infinite Game
“A Chief Executive Officer is actually a Chief Vision Officer, someone who is responsible for setting and articulating and ensuring the organization is heading in one direction and then hiring the people and giving them direction beyond the short term.”