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User-9902358067329070481 wrote about this on his blog.The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote2010-11-11In May 2003, Apple invited me to their headquarters to discuss getting CD Baby's catalog into the iTunes Music Store.iTunes had just launched two weeks before, with only some music from the major labels. Many of us in the music biz were not sure this idea was going to work. Especially those who had seen companies like eMusic do this exact same model for years without big success.I flew to Cupertino thinking I'd be meeting with one of their marketing or tech people. When I arrived, I found out that about a hundred people from small record labels and distributors had also been invited.We all went into a little presentation room, not knowing what to expect.Then out comes Steve Jobs. Whoa! Wow.He was in full persuasive presentation mode. Trying to convince all of us to give Apple our entire catalog of music. Talking about iTunes success so far, and all the reasons we should work with them.He really made a point of saying, “We want the iTunes Music Store to have every piece of music ever recorded. Even if it's discontinued or not selling much, we want it all.”This was huge to me, because until 2003, independent musicians were always denied access to the big outlets. For Apple to sell all music, not just artists who had signed their rights away to a corporation, this was amazing!Then they showed the Apple software we'd all have to use to send them each album. It required us to put the audio CD into a Mac CD-Rom drive, type in all of the album info, song titles and bio, then click [encode] for it to rip, and [upload] when done.I raised my hand and asked if it was required that we use their software. They said yes.I asked again, saying we had over 100,000 albums, already ripped as lossless WAV files, with all of the info carefully entered by the artist themselves, ready to send to their servers with their exact specifications. They said sorry - you need to use this software - there is no other way.Ugh. That means we have to pull each one of those CDs off of the shelf again, stick it in a Mac, then cut-and-paste every song title into that Mac software. But so be it. If that's what Apple needs, OK.They said they'd be ready for us to start uploading in the next couple weeks.I flew home that night, posted my meeting notes on my website, emailed all of my clients to announce the news, and went to sleep.When I woke, I had furious emails and voicemails from my contact at Apple.“What the hell are you doing? That meeting was confidential! Take those notes off your site immediately! Our legal department is furious!”There was no mention of confidentiality at the meeting and no agreement to sign. But I removed my notes from my site immediately, to be nice. (You can still see a copy someone posted here.)All was well, or so I thought.Apple emailed us the iTunes Music Store contract. We immediately signed it and returned it the same day.I started building the system to deliver everyone's music to iTunes.I decided we'd have to charge $40 for this service, to cover our bandwidth and payroll costs of pulling each CD out of the warehouse, entering all the info, digitizing, uploading, and putting it back in the warehouse.5000 musicians signed up in advance, each paying $40. That $200,000 helped pay for the extra equipment and people needed to make this happen.Within two weeks, we got contacted by Rhapsody, Yahoo Music, Napster, eMusic, and more - each saying they wanted our entire catalog.Yes! Awesome!Maybe you can't appreciate this now, but the summer of 2003 was the biggest turning point that independent music has ever had. Until that point, almost no big business would sell independent music. (That's why I had to start CD Baby, because nobody would sell my music.)By iTunes saying they wanted everything, then their competitors needing to keep up, we were in! Since the summer of 2003, every musician everywhere can sell all their music in almost every outlet online. Do you realize how amazing that is?But there was one problem.iTunes wasn't getting back to us.Yahoo, Rhapsody, Napster and the rest were all up and running. But iTunes wasn't returning our signed contract.Was it because I posted my meeting notes?Had I pissed-off Steve Jobs?Nobody at Apple would say anything. It had been months.My musicians were getting impatient and angry.I gave optimistic apologies, but I was starting to get worried, too.Then in October, Steve Jobs did a special worldwide simulcast keynote speech about iTunes.People had been criticizing iTunes for having less music than the competition. They had 300,000 songs while Rhapsody and Napster had over 2 million songs. (Over 500,000 of those were from CD Baby.)Four minutes in, he said something that made my pounding heart sink to my burning stomach:“This number could have easily been much higher, if we wanted to let in every song. But we realize record companies do a great service. They edit! Did you know that if you and I record a song, for $40 we can pay a few of the services to get it on their site, through some intermediaries? We can be on Rhapsody and all these other guys for $40? Well we don't want to let that stuff on our site! So we've had to edit it. And these are 400,000 quality songs.”(Watch the video, here.)Whoa! Wow. Steve Jobs just dissed me hard!I'm the only one charging $40. That was me he's referring to.Shit. OK. That's that. Steve changed his mind. No independents on iTunes. You heard the man.I hated the position this put me in.Ever since I started my company in 1998, I had been offering an excellent service. I could make promises and keep them, because I was in full control.Now, for the first time, I had made a promise for something that was out of my control.So it was time to do the right thing, no matter how much it hurt.I decided to refund everybody's $40, with my deepest apologies. With 5000 musicians signed up, that meant I was refunding $200,000.Since we couldn't promise anything, I couldn't charge money in good conscience.I removed all mention of iTunes from my site.I removed the $40 cost to make it free.I changed the language to say we can't promise anything.I emailed everyone to let them know what had happened.I decided to make it a free service from that point on.The next day, we got our signed contract back from Apple, along with upload instructions.Unbelievable.We asked, “Why now?”, but got no answer.Whatever. Fucking Apple.We started encoding and uploading immediately.I quietly added iTunes back to the list of companies on our site.But I never again promised a customer that I could do something beyond my full control.© 2010 Derek SiversSteve Jobs is an idol to many who don't know him, but really an asshole sometimes to some people, huh. :/

People would press the button for far less even.On Times Square, there’s a crowd gathering. You walk there to see what’s up, and notice a small stage. In the middle of the stage is a pedestal. The red button has a blinking light, inviting you to push it. To the right is a LED-sign, displaying:MONEY PER CLICK: $10,000LIFES TAKEN: 0Suddenly you notice the security truck with armed guards. It appears the truck is loaded to the brim with good old benjamins! You hear the announcer calling for volunteers to press the button. Ofcourse, everybody puts their hand up. To give all a chance, staff hand...

This story was my first encounter.As a new Apple employee, after orientation, you get your first and only free lunch with your new manager. So there I am, with my shiny new employee badge, standing in line to pay, having decided upon pizza vs sushi or one of the other delicious options at Caffé Macs. Of course as a n00b, I'm trying to look cool, or at least like I fit in, as if I've eaten lunch here every day. So I'm just looking around all nonchalantly, when BOOM who strolls into my field of view (and strolls is the word; SJ had an odd gait, kind of springy, even when he was at the peak of health) but STEVE JOBS. OMG. STAY COOL. He's right there, not 20 feet away!Wait a second. He's headed my way. I look back at the cashier to assess the sitch. couple people in front of me (lunch rush); no way I pay and skidaddle before he closes that distance. I look back towards Steve; HE'S STILL HEADING RIGHT FOR ME. He's looking right at me!So now it's decision time. What's the protocol here? Is he going to want cuts? there are like 6 people behind me. Is that the deal? Does SJ get automatic cuts? If so is it frontsies or back cuts? What if he asks what I do? I heard he fired a guy for answering that wrong. I don't want to be fired on my first day! GEEZ HE IS Like THREE FEET AWAY NOW and practically STARING ME DOWN.So naturally, I peel out of line and head over to the frozen treat freezer as if I forgot to grab an It's It. Which in this case I had forgotten. Anyway. While I'm over there laying low, I look back; Steve is now selecting an Odwalla bar or something from the case next to the cash register. Which was where he'd been heading, and what he'd been looking at, all along.And that was the first time I encountered Steve at Apple, on my first day. I never did find out what the cuts protocol was.

What's next after PowerPoint, in terms of innovation? I think that innovation in the presentation market will be mostly about online creation and delivery vs. tools to do spinning transitions, interesting graphics, etc.How quickly can I get my content online? How quickly can I share it? What can I do with the content once it is online? These questions will drive the most interesting innovation.A useful analog may be the book publishing market where most of the innovation has occurred in the creation and distribution of online books vs. a fundamental change in the content itself. My eBooks function a lot like my old books with the addition ...

There are two types of tools that make PowerPoint presentations more effective, and you get best results when you use both tool types.So what are these tools. Plain and simple, they can be divided into two categories:Tools within PowerPoint: These are options available inside PowerPoint that let you achieve more, hidden tricks, keyboard shortcuts, add-in programs, etc.Tools beyond PowerPoint: It is a misnomer to use the term “tools” here, and these include research, conceptualization, design, practice, body language, follow-up, and interaction.I will briefly explore both these categories, and hyperlink so that you can learn more.Tools within PowerPoint are :Options inside PowerPoint: Did you know that PowerPoint has a rehearsing option? Or that you can create an outline in Notepad and import it to create a starter presentation? There are many more techniques that can help.Hidden Tricks: PowerPoint has more hidden tricks than what you can ever imagine. My friend Taylor Croonquist provides a free course that teaches speed techniques in PowerPoint.Keyboard Shortcuts: Nothing makes you work as fast as keyboard shortcuts. Get a copy of this ebook on PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts. Yes, this book is not free, and there is this link with all shortcuts listed, but the book is certainly worth the amount!Add-in Programs: I answered a question about PowerPoint add-ins just last week on Quora, so I will just send you there: Geetesh Bajaj's answer to What are the best PowerPoint plugins to improve team and individual productivity?Tools beyond PowerPoint are:Research: Always research your topic well. And you need to research your audience too. Understand what they expect from you. Based on your research, you then move to the next step.Conceptualization: Create an idea at the back of your head about how you want your audience to respond. Then work backwards to make that happen with the proper conceptualization. Creative thinking, brainstorming, refining ideas — all these techniques can help. Use these ideas to create an outline for your presentation, even before you create your first slide.Design: Good design is like the icing on the cake—it makes your message attractive. But good design without good content is of no use. Speaking about design, you must understand that slide design is something that’s not as simple as choosing a font or adding a picture. There’s more to it. If this presentation is high-stakes, look at hiring a professional designer. Look at Indezine’s Services page to find out someone who can help you with good design: PowerPoint Services Listing - PowerPoint, Presentations, Autorun, Multimedia, TemplatesPractice: Yes, practice makes perfect and there are no shortcuts to practice. Practice all the time, time yourself, and use practicing tools like Rehearse Slides in PowerPoint, or practice with a friend or colleague. But at the end of the day, don’t be rigid while delivering. Practice is only to make you thorough and confident. While presenting, let go of your stress and enjoy yourself.Body language: You may have heard that 70% of communication is non-verbal, and only 30% is verbal. Nowhere is this fact as important as during presenting. Make sure you have a positive body language. Also, you need to smile, but don’t smile too much!Interaction: Communicate with your audience during your presentation. Invite them and encourage them to ask questions. You can also ask questions to break the ice.Follow-up: Any presentation is just the beginning. Yet most presenter think it’s the end because they are so relieved that the presentation is over! Make sure you get to know your audience and give them a way to get in touch with you.I am sure these ideas will help you. Wish you all the best!Image: PixabayTo learn more about PowerPoint skills, can I recommend my GoSkills training course: Microsoft PowerPoint | Online Training Course

Certainly.When the British army withdrew from Kabul in January 1842, sick & injured were left behind, as under the deal by which the British withdrew, they were to be cared for.They were killed as soon as the army had gone, most burned to death when the buildings evacuated by the garrison were set on fire by the Afghans.Some of the women evacuating with the army accepted an Afghan offer of safe conduct, thinking that their value as hostages & for ransom should protect them.It protected some, but the Indian servants & wives of sepoys (Indian soldiers) were all murdered.Before the withdrawal, the British envoy was invited to a parley with Afghan leaders to discuss terms. He & an aide were murdered. Ah, the ancient Afghan traditions of the sacredness of guests, & honour!In March 1842 the British garrison of Ghazni surrendered, on a promise of safe conduct. 10 British officers were kept alive. The rest (almost all of them sepoys - about 600) were murdered.Shall I go on?One of my relatives (George Washington, 1804–1880), brother of one of my ancestors, was in General Nott’s army that held out in Kandahar through the winter. Nott asked for & got permission to withdraw from Afghanistan the long way round, via Kabul - a route which took him through Ghazni. A couple of Afghan armies tried to stop Nott’s men, of who the majority were sepoys. That was suicidal.

I found myself into this same question and decided to look for any other alternative solution that could let me interact with a friendly and pretty creative way to make presentations. I found this article that was really helpful.I must say I found some new apps that are awesome and certainly a more creative solution if we compare it to PowerPoint, so I share with you some of the information in the article. These are awesome platforms:SlidebeanSlidebean is a web-based platform that creates stunning presentations. Everything is included — pre-filled decks, templates, fonts, etc. — and there's a large focus on the startup market with slide decks for elevator pitches, seed funding, and crowdsourcing. Users can backup slides in the cloud and don't need to download any software.Slidebean produces elevator pitches much quicker than PowerPoint. Users just need to add their content and the platform does the rest of the work. For those all-important finishing touches, Slidebean boasts loads of customization options, such as stock photos, GIFs, graphs, and charts. There's extensive customer support, too.With more than 150,000 users and 250,000 slides, Slidebean has become one of the biggest slide presentations sites online. In short, this platform lets users create decks on demand without any of the fuss.Sign up to Slidebean for free here. Or check out amazing elevator pitch examples here.Google SlidesGoogle Slides is built for collaboration, with various tools that let users work on projects from separate locations. Everything's continuously saved in the cloud, so startups can access their slides wherever they are in the world. Although Google Slides is web-based, users are also able to edit documents offline.Startups just need a Google account to get started. Google Slides' interface is easy to navigate, and users can access different features by clicking on the menu options — Edit, View, Format, Tools, etc. — at the top of the screen. They can leave comments for other users, too. Other features include chart embeds and a spell check.Google Slides' templates are limited and the tool lacks the customization features found in some other presentation tools. However, this platform lets businesses share and edit documents in real time.KeynoteApple released the latest incarnation of Keynote — Keynote 7.0 — in September 2016, and the software brims with new features. Users can backup slides to the cloud and access documents from the Mac, iPad or iPhone. Then there are the templates, which let users fill in content in mere minutes.Keynote comes with graphs and tables and charts, and users can choose from 3D effects like flipping pages and rolling cubes — perfect for transitioning from one slide to the next. For those who want to add video to their slideshows, Keynote supports all QuickTime formats, including DV and MPEG-2. Other features include dual monitor support and Apple Remote compatibility. This software is also PowerPoint-friendly.Keynote takes a while to work out, especially for someone who hasn't designed a slide deck before. Still, users can edit their documents in their internet browser through iWork for iCloud. Using this platform, multiple users can work on the same document at the same time. Users can see who is working on a spreadsheet in real-time, too.LibreOffice ImpressLibreOffice Impress is no-frills presentation software that packs a punch. There are templates and extensions that take all the hard work out of presentation design, and users can import files to and from Keynote. The software's Fontworks tool lets users produce 2D and 3D images from text, too.LibreOffice Impress lets businesses insert various elements into their slide deck, including photos, charts, audio files, and videos. The tool is really easy to use — even for beginners. The menus at the top of the interface — File, Edit, Insert, View, etc. — are similar to the programs in Microsoft's Office suite. For those who need a little more help, Libre Office Impress provides various customer support options.Users need to download LibreOffice Impress onto their computer, and the software's interface looks a little dated. Plus, the tool only has 10 template backgrounds and four full templates to choose from. Still, this program provides startups with the basic tools they need to create versatile slides when a presentation looms.WPS PresentationFormerly known as Kingsoft Office, WPS Presentation is free presentation software that's similar to Microsoft PowerPoint. All the familiar formatting tools are there — color fill, find, review, view, etc. — and the software is compatible with PPT and PPTX files. Most people will find the transition from PowerPoint to WPS Presentation a smooth one.Startups can create elevator pitches for fund-raising and lead generation, with a range of templates that bring slides to life. Other features include support for Flash SWF and various video formats. Users can also turn documents into PDF files and view multiple documents at the same time. File Roaming, another feature, saves files from a user's laptop, desktop or mobile device to the cloud.Unlike some of the other slideshow tools out there, WPS Presentation isn't web-based, so users need to download the software onto their computer. However, this program is lightweight and simple and serves startups that just want the basics. There's a number of customer service options for customers who get stuck when designing their slides, too.PreziWith more than 75 million users, Prezi is one of the most-used presentation tools out there right now. This platform lets startups create stunning pitch decks from scratch, with a wealth of useful features available. Users can add text, videos, audio, and charts, and add depth to their presentations. The result? Eye-catching slides for fundraising and exposure.Other features include analytics, which let users discover how customers and clients interact with their slide decks online. They can find out which slides were the most popular, for example, and how long people spent reading their presentation.Some users might find the software difficult to use. There's a huge, infinite canvas which serves as the working area, for example. However, Prezi's customer support will alleviate any concerns. Users can browse a knowledge base, watch video tutorials, talk to other users in the Prezi community or contact a member of staff.CanvaCanva is a presentation tool that bursts with features. Startups can share slides with clients in real-time and customize documents with videos and stock photos. They can even send presentations to smartphones, so clients can read slide decks on the go. Users can also generate posters, cards, invitations, and website graphics.There are various templates that make presentation creation easy, and users can utilize the drag and drop feature to arrange content on their slides. Canva provides free video training courses, too, which are full of tips and techniques that help startups create sizzling slides. Users can find out how to use text, shadows, and fonts to make their presentations more professional, or learn how to incorporate graphs and charts.Canva has a very basic interface and limited slide deck design options compared to some of the other tools out there. This is great for startups that have never created a presentation before but might disappoint those who crave more advanced features.TakeawayThe seven presentation tools on this list let startups design, edit and share slide decks for that all important presentation. Businesses can use these platforms to raise capital, brainstorm ideas, and attract new clients and customers. Research shows the power of a good presentation, but only great software can improve a startup's chances for success.

There are a number of online meeting tools and web conferencing services available in the market today that allows sales teams to demonstrate a SaaS product to their respective prospects via the internet.Coordinating meetings, presenting your product to prospects in various geographic locations and even interacting with remote workers is no longer the logistical and technical workplace challenge it used to be, thanks to web conference solutions like WebEx, GoToMeeting, and Google Hangouts, to name a few.These web conferencing tools enable users to meet with their prospects, clients or colleagues via the Internet in real time. They can be used from any browser as well as most mobile devices, making them convenient for SaaS companies looking for a cost-effective way to conduct demos and even convene everyone via an online meeting/seminar.Here are some of the best online meeting and web conferencing software you can utilize for your SaaS demos. All of which are highly rated by their users and have substantial market share and service resources:1. Google HangoutsGoogle Hangouts is a unified communications service that allows members to initiate and participate in a text, voice or video chats, either one-on-one or in a group of up to 10 people. The best part about it, though? It’s free!Since Hangouts is built into Google+ and Gmail, you only need a Google account, a webcam, and a microphone and you should be all set.2. Join.meJoin.me gives you the ability to hold online meetings and gain access to your collaborator's computer remotely, all without having to sign up or download any software.To start online conference calls, simply visit the site and send your code to your target participants. They will access your virtual meeting by typing the code on the web page. You can invite up to 10 users and share your screen with them to conduct online tutorials and demos.3. ZoomZoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-defined conference room solution into one easy-to-use platform.Zoom offers video, audio, and wireless screen-sharing experience across Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, Android, Blackberry, Zoom Rooms, and H.323/SIP room systems.4. GoToMeetingWith GoToMeeting, you can schedule, host, and record online meetings and webinars. It remains one of the easiest conferencing platforms to use, and the video conferencing feature keeps the application relevant, especially as new users and products flood the market all the time.Like most commercial web-based services, tiered pricing adds various features, depending on what you’re willing to pay. The top-tier version will allow you to accommodate up to 100 attendees.5. WebExWebEx lets you have online meetings with anyone who has an Internet connection – including mobile users. You will be connected via audio and you can share content from your computer which lets you see the same things at the same time – like PowerPoint files, Word documents or even browse the web together. Within the meeting, you can “Pass the Ball” so any attendee can control the meeting and share.Oh, and while we’re on the subject of doing sales presentations and converting your leads into clients, you might want to consider our solution, Tenfold.It’s a software that would help you create and maintain client relationships by combining all of your prospect and client data across every customer database into a single, unified view. This ensures that you convert and retain clients through data-driven customer care.With Tenfold, all calls made on your phone, every person that have sent you an email will automatically be logged and can be added as a contact on your CRM platform. In addition, since Tenfold can be integrated with all the tools mentioned above, you can easily launch a meeting with your prospects from inside the Tenfold Floating UI – helping you signNow out to more leads, increasing opportunities to close a sale.There you have it, those are some of the best tech services that allow sales teams to conduct demos with their prospects over the internet. Hope this helps you in finding the right tools to further expand your sales funnel and improve your business workflow.