Slideshare presentation #2 KW

SMARTCUTSMORE THAN JUST A VERY INTELLIGENT HAIR STYLE CHOICE

Taking a SMARTCUT is about going against the grain and thinking laterally: Dare to be Different

SMARTCUTS

Soar

Shorten

Leverage

SHORTEN Your Way to the Top

HACK THE LADDERTRAIN WITH THE MASTERSGET RAPID FEEDBACK

BUT HOW???

HACK THE LADDER by creating your own path to the top. DON’T FOLLOW WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE IN THE PAST

TRADITIONAL PATHS ARE TOO SLOW AND WILL LEAVE YOU IN THE DUST

DIFFERENT PATHS OFTEN LEAD TO A NEW AND BETTER OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE

TRAIN WITH THE MASTERS

If Jimmy can do it, you can too!Nothing happens by luck

You have to study your passionBe ready for your Big Break at any moment

Find a mentor, and create a mutually beneficial relationship

GET RAPID FEEDBACK DON’T SHY AWAY FROM CRITICISM

TRIAL RUNS ALLOW FOR FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOMERS, THIS WAY YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT

FAIL OFTEN

PUSH THE BOUNDARIES

LEVERAGE your Resources

PLATFORMS not only create an industry standard, but they allow us to focus on being great.

CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IS MORE VALUABLE THAN COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS

YOU CAN’T DO THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND EXPECT THE SAME RESULTS (ALBERT EINSTEIN)

Catch the next WAVEBUT HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT NEXT WAVE IS OR WHEN

IT’S COMING?

Do you know the answer?

Its all about PATTERN RECOGNITION PLACING YOUR SELF AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT

TIME This is not to be mistaken for luck

STUDY YOUR ENVIRONMENT AND TEST THE WATERS

SUPERCONNECTORS make it easier to reach a large audienceand gain traction

IMAGINE TRYING TO LAUNCH A NEW PRODUCT AS A NEW BUSINESS How do you get people do buy the product if no one knows about it?

Answer: Superconnectors

Having a network of SUPERCONNECTORS requires a littleGIVE &

TAKEI’m talking about MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONHIPS again… are you sensing a pattern?

SOAR

The answer to the triangle pattern from before was 3

Gaining MOMENTUM while SIMPLIFYING your mission and THINKING 10X greater than the average human being… Sounds easy enough, right?

Creating MOMENTUM is all about preparation YOU CAN’T EXPECT TO KEEP RIDING THE WAVE BY DOING THINGS

REPETITIVELY

HAVE A LOT OF “AMMUNITION” IN YOUR BACK POCKET, READY TO FIRE WHEN THE WAVE PRESENTS ITSELF

Build up potential energy so that unexpected opportunities can be amplified

Then, you can…

simplify

TAKE OUT UNNECESSARY COMPONENTS

FIND INEXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVES

TAKE A STEP BACK

FOCUS ON THE CORE PURPOSE AND MAKE THAT THE PRIORITY

Jane Chen ExampleTHE CORE PURPOSE OF AN INCUBATOR IS TO KEEP A BABY WARM JANE TOOK OUT ALL OTHER UNNECESSARY COMPONENTS AND CREATED A

PRODUCT THAT SOLVED THE MAIN CAUSE OF INFANT DEATHS IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES: LOW BODY TEMPERATURES

AND FINALLY

DRUM ROLL PLEASE…

10X the THINKING

GO BIG OR GO HOME

MINOR IMPROVEMENTS WILL RESULT IN MINOR RETURNS

Breeding a faster horse versus developing an automobile

To infinity and beyond!