never say never for startups - lessons fr the biebs
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Internet, mobile and social technologies make it possible to develop specs of talent into large enterprises at breakneck speeds. Never Say Never 4 Startups pulls five lessons from the meteoric rise of Justin Bieber and his journey from Stratford kid to industry dominating talent platform and tech VC.TRANSCRIPT
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07-10 2011 THE FUTURE
4 deals
8-10 deals / yr!
the past
deal
z
I Met This Guy
* Jeff *
He Talked About This Guy
* Justin *
NEVER SAY NEVER 4 Startups
Lessons fr the Biebs
* by @rankinthomas ** impossibleconfidence.com *
WTF?
FOR REAL?
FOR REAL
* c/o Scooter Braun Films *
INSPIRED BY THE BIEBS
• We are all in new media• Tech / social is sales• Biebs is the KING of sales• From 0 to 100 (klout?) in 60 sec
BIEBER POWER
Newborn Present Day* MSG c 2010*
2.3 billionYouTube Views
40.5 millionFB fans
25 milliontwitterfollowers
$100 millionbox office
$100 millionticket sales
Alright Thomas….what is the point of
this?
5 Lessons from the Biebs
Be Amazingly Talented
* little Justin plays the bongos *
HAVE IMPOSSIBLE CONFIDENCE
* definition *- Extremely high level of self-assurance
- Swift learning and movement through mistakes and adversity
* Luke’s Plenty of Fish Pic *
Find Your Scooter Braun
* homies until the end *
Master the New Forces
A. ChaosB. Network SciC. Web of
Things
Power Play to the Top
* Baby, I own 20% of Spotify *
* follow me: @rankinthomas ** blog: impossibleconfidence.com *