Wednesday 14 September 2011

pitching and VeeSee

--pitching--

i did not have much thoughts about pitching really. and i prefer not to critique another person's idea or presentation. It was interesting though, to read my classmates' blogs about it. one note, it takes charisma for one to convince another of their ideas. I dont think its as easy as selling your idea really well. you have to be likable too. maybe prof should provide a workshop on charisma haha.

I also feel compelled to talk about cliquefund. I think we should re-think ROI. ROI does not necessarily have to come in the form of money. To illustrate this abit better i have to digress abit.

have you felt powerless? like a cog in the system and the grand scheme of things seem to be directed by rich magnates and politicians alone. having no resources, the rest of us get by. certain ideas, will never be endorsed by venture capitalists, simply because they are not profitable enough, even if the idea is of great contribution to society.

Cliquefund returns the community autonomy. and by investing, you get a piece of it. you can help make things happen. you can put resources in the right hands to exact changes as you deem fit. how else can you do this without being rich?

personally, i would back indie films and media productions that give the minority a voice or are just much more intelligent. I feel media today is too driven by profit, sensationalism and political correctness. It acts in the interests of the majority and powerful and reports only viewpoints that are popular. Journalism is a very important job and i think few are worth it. ah. i digressed again.

also, i would think that this model of funding would probably not see the rise of vices such as gambling.

--Veesee--

micro learning: really? define micro. and on another note, i think ideas really worth digesting usually take up alot of time.

emails: courtesy via email is important. didnt know about the 24 hour rule though. noted.

breaking patterns: good suggestion. maybe i'll try it out when i actually do remember.

boredom: agreed much. only works for short periods of time though. problem is, its difficult to set time aside to be bored. and when you are stressed, boredom exacerbates this. for me at least.

the love advice: prof. Ben seems to think he's got a good deal. i'd like to hear what his wife has got to say haha.

p.s. i felt very much like reading after the talk. but im the sort who prefers to complete a book in one sitting. so its going to have to wait :( i prefer real books too. they smell good.

3 comments:

  1. one note, it takes charisma for one to convince another of their ideas. I dont think its as easy as selling your idea really well. you have to be likable too. maybe prof should provide a workshop on charisma haha.

    It's not charisma. It's CONVICTION. How much do you believe that what you're going to do is going to change the world and make the world a better place?

    have you felt powerless? like a cog in the system and the grand scheme of things seem to be directed by rich magnates and politicians alone. having no resources, the rest of us get by. certain ideas, will never be endorsed by venture capitalists, simply because they are not profitable enough, even if the idea is of great contribution to society.

    It's possible to start a business with $700: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hndfUwPpzyQ.

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  2. Hey zhenling, would love to talk to you more about your conviction to back Indie film productions for minority.

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  3. have you read real old books? they don't smell too good

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