Visuals are much, much more powerful than text alone. That's why, if you choose to use slides, use more pictures than words--and don't use bullet points. Ever.During his discussion at the forum, Bezos said he could have spent the entire event talking about narrative. That means he really studies this topic and is passionate about it.You should be too. Stories inform, illuminate, and inspire--all the things entrepreneurs strive to do.

If you want to create visually interesting slides, less is more. Slide design guru Nancy Duarte recommends following a three-second rule. If viewers do not understand the gist of your slide in three seconds, it's too complicated. "Think of your slides as billboards," says Duarte. "When people drive, they only briefly take their eyes off their main focus, which is the road, to process a billboard of information. Similarly, your audience should focus intently on what you're saying, looking only briefly at your slides when you display them."

With the canvas, you are able to analyze versatile aspects of your commercial activity. However, the value proposition (VP) is its core. All other units play supplementary role to the VP: left-hand ones are mostly controllable elements managed by the entrepreneur;right-hand ones are associated with the market and lie beyond the entrepreneur’s control.VP is a constitutive component that gives a reason for the business to exist. The canvas moves you to cover a wide scope of issues and tasks to comprehend the actual market demand and satisfy it. To win out, you ought to think about the customer first and then about the product.

The ERT test is a collaborative and systematic process for testing the subjective viewpoints of our teams and customers. We have more constructive conversations about our designs. It reveals how our designs reflect our brand and what we should focus on in design iterations.

“Build where you're best, bet where you aren't.”Let’s break this out…

“Consistency builds equity. Deciding on recognizable constraints works on two levels: Every time you create, you have fewer decisions to make. Every time you publish, you build more equity.”Every time my wife and I send a script out, we are building equity - not only in the form of a product we can sell (the actual screenplay) but also by defining the style and tone readers can come to expect from us. Our constraints create our brand.So the next time you’re stuck on a project, add constraints. It may seem like you’re limiting your options, but you’re actually opening them up.

Post 9: Innovation Process: Ideas to OpportunityBureaucracy and Efficiency are two progeny of the same parent -Process. It is the intention and rationale of the Process that separates the bureaucratic from the efficient.

We will start to see major advances in medicine. These advances will come from new and existing technologies. Trackers such as the Fitbit and Apple Watch actively monitor and upload our health informaiton. The more we are able to track and monitor our the health the more actionable the data becomes such predicting a heart attack. Wearables can also be used to notify us when to take our medicine or drink water to keep our bodies in optimal condition.

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Creativity encompasses the ability to discover new and original ideas, connections, and solutions to problems. It’s a part of our drive as humans—fostering resilience, sparking joy, and providing opportunities for self-actualization.

Creativity encompasses the ability to discover new and original ideas, connections, and solutions to problems. It’s a part of our drive as humans—fostering resilience, sparking joy, and providing opportunities for self-actualization.

The Three Key Components of Intrinsic Motivation