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Jobs Playing Defense

From watching Gizmodo’s live blogging coverage from today’s event at Apple’s HQs, it seems that things went a little sideways.  No, there were no technical glitches, or streakers across the stage, but somehow, the usually invincible presenter Steve Jobs struck a sour note with many of the folks in the room.
From the get-go, things weren’t [...]

How To Prepare For Your IPO Roadshow

My partner in crime/charisma coach Olivia Fox Cabane and I penned this article for Silicon Alley Insider (Business Insider).
Having seen the roadshow “decks” that people continue to trot out to investors, it’s shocking anyone gets any money at all.
Take a gander and enjoy!
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How To Prepare For Your IPO Roadshow

Adios, Tiger.

Unless something monumental occurs, this will be my last post on Tiger Woods.
In my previous post, I applauded the risk taken by Nike in the controversial ad featuring the voice of Tiger’s deceased father, because I’ve always believed that the only way to win back hearts and minds (and ultimately sponsorship deals) was to take [...]

Nike Treading on Dangerous, But Compelling Ground

As I blogged recently, I believe that the only way for Tiger to reclaim his vast empire of sponsorships is to take the public on his very private journey to recovery.  Based on his initial press conference, I was pretty convinced that this was advice Team Tiger wasn’t interested in hearing. But in light of [...]

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