This astonishing clip from Stargate Studios shows exactly how blockbusters films and prime-time television shows are now created — rarely on location and without the inconvenience of extras ogling the stars. Next time you’re watching the latest US drama (assuming that’s your ‘thang’), spare a thought for the poor actors (and their mountains of cash).
You might think you have a pretty good grasp on what makes an effective leader. You might even think you’re pretty good at explaining it to others. But it’s unlikely you can do a better job explaining it than this roughly shot three-minute video of a lone, shirtless guy dancing at a concert.
Major inventions and technical breakthroughs often happen by accident. Here legendary Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak explains how, while working with Steve Jobs to meet a deadline for Atari, he went four days without sleep, leading to one of his greatest technological breakthroughs.
This compelling ‘No Excuses’ Nike promo — featuring Wheelchair Basketball Player Matt Scott — is about dodging exercise workouts, but the spirit is just as relevant for business. As Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin’s recent series Build a startup in seven days and under $500 reveals, the best way to overcome uncertainty and doubt is to get stuck in. Or, as Nike would say, Just Do It.
This compelling ‘No Excuses’ Nike promo — featuring Wheelchair Basketball Player Matt Scott — is about dodging exercise workouts, but the spirit is just as relevant for business. As Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin’s recent series Build a startup in seven days and under $500 reveals, the best way to overcome uncertainty and doubt is to get stuck in. Or, as Nike would say, Just Do It.
Eugene Lin wanted to be rich. So, he decided to invent an iPhone application. With nothing but an accelerometer, two dozen naked women, and the nation of Japan, Eugene surprisingly found himself with a ripper story to tell (in under five minutes).
This instalment focuses on Dr John Papandriopoulos, who in 2007 as a 30-year-old University of Melbourne research fellow revolutionised broadband by developing an algorithm that speeds up ADSL connections by up to 100 times.
Sonim CEO Bob Plaschke was surely chuffed when the BBC’s flagship technology programme Click asked him to discuss on camera his company’s new phone, the Sonim XP1, which he was bullishly touting as “unbreakable”. So Click reporter Dan Simmons put Plaschke’s claim to the test.
Sonim CEO Bob Plaschke was surely chuffed when the BBC’s flagship technology programme Click asked him to discuss on camera his company’s new phone, the Sonim XP1, which he was bullishly touting as “unbreakable”. So Click reporter Dan Simmons put Plaschke’s claim to the test.
In this clip from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, angel investors Ron Conway and Mike Naples answer the question, “Would you invest in someone who has undergone a failure.” Interestingly, both investors say ‘yes’, providing insight into why angels invest in the individual. It also explains how one gracious gesture led to an investment in…
This neat little invention caught my attention for its sheer uselessness. Yup, you read me right. The following clip features one of the most useless things I’ve ever seen. It’s so useless, it prompted me to spend 20 minutes explorng its history and another 20 minutes writing this post. I hope you enjoy its uselessness as much as me!
With a Pop Art theme, this year’s Anthill Cool Company Awards ceremony was always going to be groovy.
Here are the highlights, distilled down into a manic two-and-a-half-minute clip by our very own multi-talented multimedia maestro, Peter Arena (who also designed the winners’ “trophies”). Awe-some!
Bardia Housman is an Australian entrepreneur who recently completed his second successful exit, selling Business Catalyst (makers of e-commerce software suite GoodBarry) to Adobe Systems. Australian specialist recruitment and M&A outfit MitchellLake captured this candid interview at the South Food+Wine Bar in San Francisco last month.
Bardia Housman is an Australian entrepreneur who recently completed his second successful exit, selling Business Catalyst (makers of e-commerce software suite GoodBarry) to Adobe Systems. Australian specialist recruitment and M&A outfit MitchellLake captured this candid interview at the South Food+Wine Bar in San Francisco last month.
In this classic talk, Kawasaki outlines his “10-20-30 Rule” for ensuring that your business presentations are sizzle-fests rather than snore-athons.
In this classic talk, Kawasaki outlines his “10-20-30 Rule” for ensuring that your business presentations are sizzle-fests rather than snore-athons.
Anthillian, Rentoid.com founder and 2009 Cool Company Awards judge Steve Sammartino yesterday had the good fortune to meet Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. He asked Greenfield for his number one tip for entrepreneurs starting up a business. Greenfield, generous guy that he is, offered two. Sammartino videoed it.
Anthillian, Rentoid.com founder and 2009 Cool Company Awards judge Steve Sammartino yesterday had the good fortune to meet Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. He asked Greenfield for his number one tip for entrepreneurs starting up a business. Greenfield, generous guy that he is, offered two. Sammartino videoed it.
Motivational speaking is often seen as the trade of phonies and eccentrics — think Jim Cunnigham (Patrick Swayze) of Cunning Visions in the film Donnie Darko. While prolific on both the business and public circuits, genuine motivational ‘visionaries’ are few and far between.
Fortunately, we have David Brent’s inaugural ‘life lessons’ speech to remind us that it’s easy to think outside the square and empower ourselves to kick goals if we just believe.
Here’s an example of a small business driven by his love for soft drinks. What’s remarkable about John Nese, owner and founder of Galco’s Soda Pop Stop, is that he has unintentionally created his own blue ocean strategy, selling something as simple as ‘sugar water’. Thanks to the Startup Melbourne blog for bringing this to our attention.
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