Mohammed Qahtani won the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking. It’s easy to see why.
Please watch his speech. Words have power. Words can be our power. Words can unite or divide. Words can spit venom or can mend a broken soul. Words matter.
This is an absolute must-watch about how Indian media has become unhinged propagandists for the ruling party.
If you believe in democracy and freedom of press, this concerns you.
Pitch-deck advice: I don't think I have ever seen a fundraising deck getting better by using a designer to design it. The same goes for using fancy tools like Figma, Keynote, https://t.co/eH5EymVQmy, or Canva. At @ycombinator we recommend people to use Google Slides and keep it simple.
The two mistakes founders make are believing that the creative capabilities of the tools make a better deck. The second mistake is believing that the design is important.
The most creative people operate under constraints. And the most powerful tools are your words and storytelling. Clear communication and relatable storytelling allow a listener to put themselves in the seat of the person having the problem you are solving. The best way to visualize this is with real photos of real people having these problems.
The best fundraising decks have this structure:
1) Headline that concludes the point you are making
2) 3-4 bullets with evidence towards the point you are making
3) Repeat until you've covered all conclusions
4) Wrap this in a storytelling narrative - tie the slides together with a story
5) Whenever possible, only use real photos and if you use screenshots, zoom in on the thing that tells the story
The exception to the "don't hire a designer rule" is when the founder themselves is a designer. They know what is important about this business - another person will never know this.
Excited to host Llama Lounge this Thur in SF, the Epicenter of AI
-We're at capacity: 200+ registered (160 on wait list)
-Ten AI startups will be on the demo floor
-Keynote by @benparr on "The Future of AI"
-Networking Mixer
-Detroit/SF pizza (Yes, that's a thing) by @loopsdigi and sponsored by @SightboxStudios
Registration open for the June 15th Llama Lounge
https://t.co/JVg9xqoJmH?
Silicon Valley is hot over AI, this is a Sunday with perfect weather.
Delighted to speak at Stanford on the AI industry (funding, adoption, market players, marketecture, corporate adoption) hosted by @GPTDAOGLOBAL#ai
This Saturday 7 PM at IIC, New Delhi where I would be talking about Ukrainian poetry written during the war with @HaskaSh and @jomalhotra and also reading some translations as well. @GI_MMB_Delhi
AI Meetup in SF: Join the LLaMa Lounge
I'm hosting at AI event in SF on Wed April 26th, if you're an AI startup, bring your laptop and demo. Find employees, investors, partners and more. Limited space, we will cut off guest list, we are half full, and 2 weeks out. Event sponsored by @dotben of @monochrome_vc #AI
https://t.co/syTLIMv6TS
See how Modi fooled his Bhakts. In fact, he said about ‘aalo-sona’ factory in his speech.
Rahul Gandhi in another rally just quoted him and BJP IT cell circulated trimmed clips.
Modi also mocked Rahul Gandhi for this which was actually said by him only.
On April fools day, watch how he made all his supporters a fool.
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NEW: I'm launching a new organization, Campaign for Democracy.
America is in an existential struggle for democracy.
Extremist Republicans are systematically attacking the very foundations of our free society -- denying women equality, attacking communities of color, fetishizing weapons of war, banning books, restricting speech, and undermining the right to vote.
It’s un-American. It’s un-democratic.
Time to fight back. Join us.
https://t.co/LSKwFWqFxw
Ethics: Would you use AI to recommend to you how to vote on issues and candidates?
Background: Most ballots have more topics than the average human has time to properly research; now, with AI, it can research, summarize and make recommendations.
It can, but should we?