The art of presentation

When it comes to what I was doing at Airbus, there is one essential skill I learnt:
Presentation skill.

- You never know how bad you are until someone points out everything that's wrong with you on a videotape. Face it, the guy on the screen is you, and you never thought making pauses was that important.
- MESSAGES. MESSAGES. MESSAGES. What's your message? If you don't have any, just shut up. A message should be strong and concise.
- Structure. As they say, a good storyline makes a story worth hearing. Use the structure to help the audience assimilate the messages.
- Powerpoint is not - a prompter, -a brain dump, -a proof that you did your homework.
Look at those great presentations on slideshare.net, they will show you how presentations should be done.

When presentation becomes conversation. That's the best part.
When the audience is just someone you talk to in a casual way, then everyone feel adressed personnally.
You make some jokes, and you talk about your personal experience.

That's what everybody likes.

I thought this was a real article!

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/application-fluff-hot-air

I like the idea of opening a private Beta with no invites sent.
The invstor harassment...

Just felt I had to share that link. No added value for that post.
Get used to it.

Future of Mankind!

I remember that futurama episode.
They were depicting the end of mankind.

What was happening, was that robots became so sophisticated that they could completely replace humans for everything, including the most important: sexual activity.

As people had everything they needed readily available in their bed, they felt no drive to go outside or do anything. Slowly but surely, mankind was brought to an end.

To a certain extent, it resembles Matrix (you know, the movie, not the mathematical object), where you choose to be ecstatic in a virtual life or live a real life whatever it is, knowing that you would not know the difference.

To my mind, we've already lost track or "Reality" as we knew it.
We're all wired to computers and cell phones, talking to electronic devices like they were real people, watching TV as if those things were really happening.

I want to believe.

Image via Wikipedia

Now, taking the lazy steps to blogging

Image via WikipediaWith automated content illustration and link providing, content becomes the only thing that's left to do.
I can't just provide a fancy picture and a video and say "fancy that?".

Strange links.
But algorithms can't be wrong.
They just understand things that you don't.

Cool! Now my schedule is booked 1 week in advance

Pheww first step to becoming a super-busy entrepreneur...
I got my whole schedule tightly packed.
No room for anything else... Cold calling, watching TV, coffee breaks, writing to-do lists are essential...

quite interesting turn of events, as long as I RESPECT my lifestyle. TV series IS a part of my lifestyle. And putting RANDOM words in caps also IS.

BTW, .. I'm inviting friends for dinners today. We're replicating "Un dîner presque parfait", and now it's my turn to impress my friends with my special cuisine.
I prepared everything. A theme, the music, the ingredients.

I am overly motivated, I am not good at cooking, but I love to compete.
I'll tell you more about that.
Gotta shop.

Why you should PDF all your documents!

Just read that great article. That Rick, who is a Venture Capitalist, gets a business plan in a word format and gets all the reviews that have been done before.
Great things such as:
"When you talk through this point on your slides, make Chanukah jokes, he is Jewish and will get them"
"VCs are typically stupid when it comes to this section so be prepared for a dumb question blizzard."

Or maybe that's a mistake you want to make, so that you pass messages through your previous edits.
"Our company is so cool, people will pay to work for it"
"Our work force? Overly motivated outsourced interns ..."
"Rick, we love you."

Cheers

The big bang theory...

Ok it's not going to be a geeky post about how the entire universe was created and how everything will en through a Giant Big Crunch or enlessly spread (Big Chill) depending on the universe density.

No. Nothing of that sort.

It's mostly a post about the Tv series.

I never really felt like a geek. Now I do.
When that guy comes in with vertical stripes (with varying width), he asks "What's my costume?". The girl answer "A zebra?".
Other nerd comes in and says "The doppler effect!".
Right choice.

I must say that that joke cracked me up. And so many times, all the geeky jokes are soooooo funny.
Makes me believe that those jokes are more effective because they only address a certain tribe.
Now that I know I'm a geek... I guess I should start coding parties at my place.
The disguise theme is "Free the Mallocs!", let's meet at 127.0.0.0.

Great time at the Incubator!

We had an incubator evening! All the entrepreneurs gathered at one place, in a special "Tarot, Belote, Poker, Disco"
Sharing all the experience, talking about innovation in all areas of life.
Common points of all of us: We want to change the world we live in and occasionnaly make some bucks.
From the engine that works on excrements, the ecological brick, the 4D Aircraft simulation, everyone tries to make something and can talk about it for hours.
I could.

We saw all those people discussing in a splendid atmosphere, taking a break from investors search and administrative work.

That was just an evening as an entrepreneur in Toulouse.
Thanks to the incubator.

Everything seems so right when you do what you're made for.

Coffee shots add value

I like the taste of coffee as I can barely my eyes open.
I can drink 5-6 a day, and sometimes, I think i should try to mix it woth coke.
I could market it as a new beverage. Oh wait, Coke dit it with "Coke Blak".

Hey you guys, you think you can code?
Or if you don't you think so,can you add value to my start-up?
You think you're worth it?
Just send me your resume and motivation letter.
No there's no e-mail adress, but if you want it bad enough, you'll find it anyway.

I think I could then run a reality show to find the RIGHT intern.

What makes Tadaa! a great place to work?
Well, I'll find the corporate speech later.

Back to my coffee shot.

Easy money...

I am writing this post while watching 21.

It's about those geniuses from MIT who learn to count cards to win at black Jack.
At the part where I am now, the guy just made some money, and really needs it to study at Harvard Med School. (That's when i realize we're lucky we don't pay good engineering schools in France).

So making easy money becomes the number one need.
All those people drowning in debts, would do anything for fast easy money. Even spend some. Well works if you're rich and frustrated as well.


Easy money is like huge middle finger to any hard working individual paid minimum wage.
Good thing I am not paid minimum wage.

Rainy days in Toulouse

Now, that's it... I've been working full time on my start-up for two whole weeks.

Kind of a change, as compared to when I had to work at Airbus at the same time.

Days do pass by, and so many things need to get done. As I look anywhere, I see an opportunity for my business, and then I know I need to focus.

Strangely enough, the rain in Toulouse reminded me that there was something else in life than just the Tadaa! project.
It's good to feel just like a kid looking at all that.
I found that video on youtube, if you weren't in Toulouse.



It's like gettttttiiiiiiiing rrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaiiiiin on your wedding day!
Hrmmmm
Sorry.

Cheers

1and1... Worst customer service EVER!

Most of you can't access my blog any more.
That's because you type www.vinhly.com instead of vinhly.com.
So this is YOUR fault. Not mine.
That would be a typical 1and1 answer.

After 8 mails and 4 wasted months, I understood there was nothing to expect from them.
So I'll just keep writing for the few people who can access. Or who want to.

I can't believe they sent me a customer survey after what happened.

Saying of the day
"You buy peanuts, you get monkeys".

UPDATE: If they come here, supposedly to repair, I'll suppose they'll see the message.