"I Would Do Anything For a Like" The Wiegers Financial & Benefits Seminar
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The document discusses the evolution of communication technology and the ongoing relevance of word processors in the market. It emphasizes the need for businesses to seek validation over traditional planning and highlights the disruption across various industries, including fitness and education. Moreover, it argues that people engage online to solve problems or seek entertainment, advocating for the creation of shareable content rather than merely encouraging sharing.
"I Would Do Anything For a Like" The Wiegers Financial & Benefits Seminar
- 1. I would do anything for a like but I won’t do that
- 2. Who is it?
- 3. A game-changing company that reinvented communication. It invented the spell checker, grammar checker, and laptop word-processor In 1989 they earned $500 million in revenue
- 6. “Many people believe that the typewriter and word-processor business is a buggy-whip industry, which is far from true. There is still a strong market for our products in the United States and the world.”
- 8. Forget the business plan, go get validation to see if you have a good idea
- 10. you don’t need an expensive credit card terminal to take a payment
- 12. you don’t need to hire people
- 15. you don’t need a building or pay for an entire office
- 18. we don’t need a taxi
- 20. we don’t need to stay at a hotel
- 23. we don’t have to go to a restaurant
- 25. Physical fitness has been disrupted
- 27. The Movie industry has been disrupted
- 29. The fashion industry has been disrupted
- 31. The education industry has been disrupted
- 34. The dating industry has been disrupted
- 36. our world has been disrupted
- 44. 2 out of 3 service professionals in the US use some sort of Social media
- 45. A mcKinsey report predicts that services firms will be earning 40% of revenue from digital platforms in the next 5 years
- 47. Companies that are purposefully different are the companies we like to talk about.
- 64. I Would Do Anything For a Like But I won’t Do That
- 65. Sticks don’t work anymore Try Carrots
- 68. A campaign to try and reduce drug use did the opposite. Don’t tell people what to do.
- 71. People only go online for two reasons; to solve a problem or to entertain themselves.
- 73. Quit telling people to share what you create. Create something people want to share.
- 75. Care more
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