Lessons LearnedPrepared for Observer News Interns

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work

home

http://observerinteractive.com

http://jasonsilverstein.com

where to find this presentation or me later:

what i do:

what our company (officially) calls me:

I help create, navigate and manage internet products so that people love the services and advertisers love the platform

Vice President, Interactive Media

office Interactive / Marketing area - 4th floor

some of where / how learned

schools

jobs

selectedprojects

daily

about this presentation

• Not going to be news oriented

• Not going to be internet focused

• I will draw from both, though

• Main point:

enjoy your career & colleagues

about you

just being there is such a big part.show up. be present.

to be the best, there must be (repeated) sacrifice...

...but do something you love. it will show.

invest in brute force learning / lmgtfy.com

learn from your mistakes. then, move on.

it’s hard to see yourself as others

see you, yet...

...be yourself. it’s a lot easier.

about your colleagues & company

learn as much as you can about

the big picture & how everything

comes together.

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learn how to give your opinion respectfully... then give it.

relationships ARE business.

know your audience.

treat everyone equally.

“you before me.”

do s omething differ ent.

tak e r isks

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rewards are sometimes unexpected.

learn. adjust. repeat.

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