3. WARNING!!!
this deck is guaranteed to offend,
provide tragically incorrect advice,
and perhaps get you arrested.
Fucking Deal with it.
4. [This Talk]
⢠Be Different, Take Risk!!!
⢠Stand 4 SOMEthing. (or u stand 4 NOthing.)
⢠Tap Into Humanity: Fear, SEX, Power, etc.
⢠Be a Hero, or a Villain. (just donât fucking BORE me.)
⢠Pictures, Text, Music: they all say 1000 words.
⢠When It Works, Double Down.
⢠Be Yourself⌠Only More So
KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid.
5. [Dave McClure]
2001-2012:
⢠Startup Investor: 500 Startups, Founders Fund
⢠Tech Marketing: PayPal, Simply Hired, Mint.com
⢠Advisor, Investor: 300+ Startups
⢠Conferences: Warm Gun, Lean Startup, SMASH
⢠Stanford Lecturer: Facebook, Startup Metrics
80âs & 90âs:
⢠Entrepreneur: Founder/CEO Aslan Computing (acq.)
⢠Developer: Windows Apps / SQL DB Admin
⢠User Groups: E-Commerce, Internet, Client-Server
⢠Engineer: Johns Hopkins â88, BS Eng / Applied Math
6. 500 Startups
Seed Fund & Accelerator
(330+ companies, 20+ countries)
⢠Design
⢠Data
⢠Distribution
13. Be Different.
⢠Take Risk Early. U Have Nothing 2 Lose.
⢠Playing it Safe = Death.
⢠Pissing People Off is OK. (in fact, #WINNING)
⢠U Canât Build Brand around INDIFFERENCE.
⢠Love *or* Hate are Ok. Both are Good Signal.
14. CHANGE. PEACE.
POWER. SEX.
Stand 4 SOMEthing.
(or stand 4 NO-thing)
15. Stand 4 SOMEthing,
or Stand 4 NOthing.
⢠Be Iconic.
⢠Single word or emotion.
⢠Donât be afraid 2b Hated.
⢠Donât be afraid 2b Shamed.
⢠Aim for the Moon. [Land on the Roof]
17. Tap Into Humanity
⢠Fear: What u run from
⢠Sex: Who we love, lust 4
⢠Power: Ability 2 Control Ur World
⢠Family: Find Ur Tribe.
⢠Anger: Fight 4 Ur Right [2 Party]
19. Be a Hero⌠or Villain
⢠Who do u LOVE, Admire, Want 2 B?
⢠Who do u HATE, Despise, [secretly] jealous?
⢠Whatever u are Drawn 2
⢠Just Donât Be BORING.
⢠Again: Indifference = Death.
21. Say 1000 words.
⢠1 awesome picture.
⢠3 powerful words, or a few sentences.
⢠30 sec meaningful music or video.
⢠Less is more.
note: these slides are not less.
23. When It Works, Double Down.
⢠If someone loves u, itâs working.
⢠If someone hates u, itâs working.
⢠Once u get signal, try iteration, repetition.
⢠Once u get repetition, try variation.
⢠Good artists COPY; great artists STEAL
(from themSELVES!)
25. Always Be Your [SUPER] Self
⢠Start from the Heart.
⢠Be Yourself. Be Authentic. Be Comfortable.
⢠But: the MOST AWESOME, PASSIONATE u.
⢠Find a feeling or emotion u can sustain
⢠[sometimes even weakness can be ok]