Rooster's Revenge

I gave a talk at my alma mater, Lawrence Technological University, in October 2009 on entrepreneurship.

Before I share the story on why Speedraft is in moth balls and my net worth is in the red, I wanted to post the lecture in its entirety. This is part 1 of 3.

Keep in mind that I had not slept in two days because of the startup. That said, I did my best to channel Steve Jobs that day.

I gave two talks that day. The video was shot during the second session.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqyJKWll1uw

Part 1 is about Speedraft and how entrepreneurs need to boil their purpose and deliver a clear, concise, and precise message. Technical people tend to struggle with this.

Also, note how visually appealing, yet simple, my PowerPoint presentation is. By using a great image and no more than three words on any given slide, the PowerPoint serves as a backdrop to the point I am making.

My thinking is if the audience needs a text document for the finer points, then give them a document to take home. Don’t distract them during the presentation with needless detail. Keep it simple.

Not a single person was distracted by reading paragraphs of text set in tiny fonts while I was presenting.