underdog 101: question everything - atlassian starter day 2010
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Underdog 101: Question Everything Avner Ronen, CEO and Co-Founder of BoxeeTRANSCRIPT
UNDERDOGANDREWKIPPEN
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THIS GUY DOESN’T SOUND ISRAELI...THAT’S BECAUSE I’M FROM TEXAS.
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THEY’RE ENTREPRENEURS.THEY SHOULDN’T LISTEN TO YOU/ME
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WTF IS BOXEE?
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5 CHILDHOOD FRIENDS WHO WANTED TO WORK TOGETHER
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GO WITH YOUR GUTFOLLOW TRUTHINESS...
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TV TODAYTO BE HONEST, IS KIND OF EMBARRASSING
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WE WANTED TO MAKE A BOX FIRSTEVERYONE TOLD US WE WERE CRAZY
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WE DECIDED THEY WERE CRAZY BUT THAT WE’D LISTEN TO THEM
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WORKING FROM TWO CONTINENTSMAKES FOR SOME GREAT DEBATES
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RAISING MONEYDOESN’T WORK LIKE IT SHOULD SOMETIMES
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BUILDING A TEAM
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BUILDING A TEAM
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BIOGRAPHY !=DESTINY
PASSION > PAST
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MARKETING YOURSELF& USING PR EFFECTIVELY
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WHAT’S BEST FOR THE USERS IS USUALLYBEST FOR YOU
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WE VIEW USERS AS PEOPLENOT JUST “THE CUSTOMER”
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WINNERS, LOSERSAND THE PRESS
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TIMINGSIGNIFICANCEPROXIMITYPROMINENCEHUMAN INTEREST
from http://www.mediacollege.com/journalism/news/newsworthy.html
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AND LAST BUT NOT LEASTCONFLICT
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THE INTERNET RATHER THAN PROPRIETARY NETWORKS WILL BE THE BACKBONE FOR VIDEO.TV IS JUST ONE MORECONNECTED SCREEN.
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ACCESS AND CONTENT WILL BE SOLD SEPARATELYAPPLE, MICROSOFT WILL COMPETE WITH COMCAST/TW
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PASSIONS WILL BE FULFILLED, NICHE CONTENT WILL THRIVEHERE COMES THE CURLING CHANNEL
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FREEMIUM WILL BE THE MOST COMMON MODEL(BUILD VALUE RATHER THAN ARTIFICIAL BARRIERS)
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WE WILL LIKELY SPEND AS MUCH AS WE SPEND TODAY (IF NOT MORE)ON STUFF WE ACTUALLY LIKE
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DISCOVERY OF ENTERTAINMENT WILL REMAIN MOSTLY PASSIVELOTS OF ROOM FOR INNOVATION
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A SINGLE, POWERFUL, OPEN BOX WILL CONNECT TO THE BIG SCREENALL YOU NEED IS ACCESS TO THE CLOUD
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THE FUTURE OF TV IS: THERE IS NO TVTHERE ARE JUST DIFFERENT SCREENS
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IT WILL BE A SLOW TRANSITION, SO THERE IS NO REASON TO PANICUNLESS YOU ARE AN INCUMBENT
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ERRORS CAN BE SUBMITTED TO JIRA.BOXEE.TV@ACADEMIK &[email protected]
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ANDREWKIPPEN
THANKS!
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