If I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t believe it, but Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich, and Rosati (WSGR), one of Silicon Valley’s dominant law firms (as in Apple, HP, etc), has created a free, online term sheet generator. This is the site’s description of the tool:
Renegade Profile: Olympic Gold Medalist, Joe Jacobi
April 29, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 2 Comments
Today’s Renegade Profile is Joe Jacobi, Olympic Gold Medal winner.
In this interview, you’ll discover:
- How Joe bucked a tradition of family lawyers to chase his dream of being an Olympic whitewater canoeist and kayaker.
- How a surprise move by the Olympic committee helped Joe get his family on board with his vision.
- What it took to win America’s first-ever Olympic Gold Medal in Whitewater Canoe Slalom
- How Joe went renegade and got hyper-creative to discover new ways to fund his training and, eventually, a career on the water
Silicon Valley’s Wilson, Sonsoni Takes Nod From Pickle Men and Info Marketers
April 27, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 1 Comment
I was cruising through some blogs on Friday, when this post from venture capitalist, author and entrepreneur, @GuyKawasaki, caught my eye:
Free Online Term Sheet Generator
Would You Walk Away From Your Job for $100,000?
April 24, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 19 Comments
Earlier this week, I posed the following question on twitter…
Within seconds, answers came flooding in. You can find them all individually by just searching on twitter, but, I thought it’d be valuable to aggregate and a share a sampling of replies here on the blog, too, because it really shows the diversity of mindset that’s out there today.
And, amazingly, a full 45% said…no, they’d walk away from the money. I sometimes wonder what that says about people on twitter (or who follow me) versus, those in the “general population.”
Renegade Profile: Alex Fayle from SomedaySyndrome.com
April 23, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 1 Comment
Today’s Renegade Profile is Alex Fayle from Someday Syndrome.
In this interview, you’ll discover:
- How Alex made the jump from Canada to Spain.
- How he transitioned from being a professional organizer to a writer, blogger and Someday Mentor.
- How he came up with the concept of Someday Syndrome, what it means and how helps people get past it.
- How critical the notion of balance is and how he achieves a balance between work, relaxation and income.
- What one of the biggest fears that stops people from coming alive is.
- And, so much more…
The Real Reason Companies are Terrified of Social Media
April 22, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 24 Comments
I was recently presenting at a conference in NYC, where the following question was asked…
What do you tell employers who are freaked out about their employees developing their own personal brand on social media, instead of the company’s?
Look, I get the tension.
As interactive platforms give employees the ability to build their own reputations and communities and demonstrate value outside the purview of their employers, companies are getting freaked about employees gaining too much “hand.”
Here’s my short answer to companies…GET OVER IT!
What Sells Better: Hope, Fear or Susan Boyle?
April 20, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 12 Comments
I was just finishing off Martin Lindstrom’s fascinating book on neuromarketing, Buyology, when a friend forwarded me a link to the now famous Susan Boyle, who took Britain’s Got Talent and then the world by storm last week.
Apparently the video of her performance was viewed on Youtube more than 20 million times in 48 hours, making it the fastest and biggest viral video in YouTube’s history. I watched and cheered, as did the audience.
Then, something hit me…
Job Hunting Secret: Get Relevant or Go Home
April 16, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 1 Comment
Ever wonder what the best way to get a resume read or an interviewer immediately interested in you is?
Okay, well, there’s a simple lesson, drawn from the world of internet marketing, more specifically, pay per click advertising that’ll put you miles above everyone else who graces the resume slush pile or the interview chair.
What’s the secret?
Relevance!
For those who don’t know what pay-per-click is, it’s the little ads you see on the side of a google search page. Advertisers post those ads and then pay every time someone clicks on one. Rule of thumb—the more relevant an ad is to what a person is searching on, the more likely they are to click on it.
The Power of Putting Yourself Out There
April 14, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 4 Comments
Sometimes we’re afraid to take a chance at revealing what we really want to do, for a variety of reasons. Maybe we think we’re not smart enough, attractive enough or properly pedigreed.
Well, here’s what can happen when we put that aside and take a chance at revealing our hidden passion to the world, even if it’s a bit later in life.
Click on the picture, you won’t be disappointed…
If You Can Read This, You’re Not My Client!
April 13, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 8 Comments
Here’s an odd bit of advice coming from me…get offline!
Every week, my in-box is jammed with people offering:
- Webcasts, webinars, teleseminars, simulcasts,
- Tweet chats, facebook events, video seminars,
- Mini-courses, ebooks, podcasts, internet radio, Blog Talk Radio,
- Blog posts, vlog posts, ezines, lifestreams, pipe-dreams, premiums, freemiums, uStreams, iStreams, we all stream for ice-creams,
- Electronic, exotic, erotic, exogenous, extraterrestrial, interactive, proactive, radioactive, radio-controlled, hyper-kinetic, self-actualizing, hybrid on/offline intergalactic symposia…
All in an effort to sell small business owners, private practice owners and solopreneurs some kind of product or service that’ll teach them how to market their businesses online. And, I agree, there are few, if any, businesses that won’t benefit from getting online. But, there’s a big problem…
Renegade Profile: Stephen Key from inventRight.com
April 8, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 1 Comment
Today’s Renegade Profile is Stephen Key, world-renowned inventor, licensing educator/consultant and founder of inventRight.
In this interview, you’ll discover:
- How Stephen walked away from a career path that was emptying him out to explore the world of inventing, manufacturing and licensing.
- How his experience working in a toy company opened his eyes to a new way to leverage ideas and inventions to generate big income with very little risk or investment.
- What inspired him to make the jump to become an inventor and licensor of products that have generated millions in revenue and sold hundreds of millions of units.
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