Being An Entrepreneur
- 1. Yo! Marc Canter Feb. 4th, 2010
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- 3. Thank you for having me 26+ years a CEO Dabble in everything, do nothing Just as wrong to be an artist, as a musician Most common ?? about running things virtually
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- 8. A little about myself
- 9. The History ofā¦.. MacroMind Macromedia The multimedia industry
- 10. I used to be famous 22 years ago I said I wanted to build Multimedia Encyclopedias
- 11. MacroMind/Macromedia 1 st multimedia player = 1984 1 st multimedia authoring system = 1985 1 st author once, playback on many platforms = 1988 Macromedia IPO = Dec. ā93
- 12. Marc since then ā 92-ā94 = MediaBand ā 95 = Marc Canter Show ā consulting ā 96-ā97 = MediaBar, OnCommand ā 97-ā98 = ChoiceSeat SuperBowl XXXII ā 98 = Trieste āDigitale Cittaā ā 99 = NOW.com, Digiscents ā 00 = Reuters, Simkin, blogging, server-in-a-closet ā 01 = AOL, Digital Studio Productions ā 02 = early social networkingā¦ā¦
- 13. Social Networks ā 03 = Tribe, AlwaysOn, aSmallWorld, 1UP ā 04 = EMI, Conde Nast ā 05 = Cyworld, Avid ā 06 = PeopleAggregator ā 07 = Sac Kings, Bell Canada, Mondadori, TimesofIndia, Cyama, PictureMkt ā 08 = Nvidia ClubSLI, RadioOne, Rockland, NY ā 09 = ROTClink
- 14. #10. How rich do you want to be? Or do you want to go to heaven? Inherent conflict between capitalism & humanity
- 15. #9. Change is the only way forward
- 16. #8. Bootstrap Monetize yourself Consult, Volunteer Build your social capital Collaborate with others
- 17. #7. Think Donāt believe everything your read Follow your instincts Define what YOUR ethics, goals and tactics are Think strategically - FIRST There is no ONE right
- 18. #7. Crush it Passion
- 19. #6. Compunction Invest in yourself Define your own goals for success Stick to it Zig while others zag
- 20. #5. We are the future The people united can never be defeated Keep it a two-way process! Question authority until YOU are in charge! Then contribute to change!
- 21. #4. Meetups, Unconferences Find partners Not everyone can be a CEO Leave no student behind
- 22. #3. Know your friends Understand your enemies Why are they insisting that you HAVE to come into work?
- 23. #2. All software will be social Evolution of Technology has brought us here - today Itās about the people Break down the walls of fiefdoms Those who resist ā are doing so becauseā¦ā¦.
- 24. #1. The Internet is your friend Google Wikipedia Twitter Facebook Archive.org