Comments on: Prepping for Warren Buffett: The Art of the Elevator Pitch (Videos) http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/03/prepping-for-warren-buffett-the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch-videos/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:39:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim Ferriss http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/03/prepping-for-warren-buffett-the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-77979 Tim Ferriss Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:03:41 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/03/prepping-for-warren-buffett-the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch-videos/#comment-77979 Check out Dave McClure's "Zap Meals" demo: http://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/zapmealscom-closing-the-gap-between-your-mouse-your-tummy-for-supernova-2007 Good luck! Tim Check out Dave McClure’s “Zap Meals” demo:
http://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/zapmealscom-closing-the-gap-between-your-mouse-your-tummy-for-supernova-2007

Good luck!

Tim

]]> By: Zack Maril http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/03/prepping-for-warren-buffett-the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-77967 Zack Maril Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:47:22 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/03/prepping-for-warren-buffett-the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch-videos/#comment-77967 Tim, I am freaking out. Next Tuesday I will be presenting my business idea at a poster session during a conference with 500 potential investors. As a college freshman, I have no idea what to do. I believe in my business idea and that it will work, but I am not sure what rules I need to follow in the business world. How do I make this conference a success? -Zack Tim,

I am freaking out.

Next Tuesday I will be presenting my business idea at a poster session during a conference with 500 potential investors. As a college freshman, I have no idea what to do. I believe in my business idea and that it will work, but I am not sure what rules I need to follow in the business world.

How do I make this conference a success?

-Zack

]]> By: Tim Ferriss http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/03/prepping-for-warren-buffett-the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-71678 Tim Ferriss Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:11:45 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/03/prepping-for-warren-buffett-the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch-videos/#comment-71678 Hahaha... thanks, Stewart. Yep, I had to shoot this one last-minute using a digital hand-held camera. I know it shows. Next time, I'll actually make a production out of it. There will be better videos coming! Alles mit Mass und Ziel ;) Tim Hahaha… thanks, Stewart. Yep, I had to shoot this one last-minute using a digital hand-held camera. I know it shows. Next time, I’ll actually make a production out of it. There will be better videos coming!

Alles mit Mass und Ziel ;)

Tim

]]> By: Stewart Charles Forrest http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/03/prepping-for-warren-buffett-the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-71633 Stewart Charles Forrest Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:20:48 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/03/prepping-for-warren-buffett-the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch-videos/#comment-71633 Hi Tim! Your German is good, sehr deutlich mitt keine amerikanische Akzent. However, the backlighting makes it look like you shot this in someone's apartment without any lighting prep at all. Can't you afford a professional cameraman/videographer? Don't you have any friends who are good with a camera? Please tell me you didn't set a camera up on a portable tripod and shot this yourself. Of all the interesting and exotic places you've been is the inside of a nondescript apartment really the best backdrop to shoot an add like this? I would of had you in a tuxedo on a dance floor taking a break from dancing the tango with the most beautiful girl in Buenos Aires. The end of your pitch would be the girl asking you "Tim ballea conmigo!" and you say "Entschuldigung, ich muss nicht die Damen warten lassen!" And then start dancing the tango again. My advise--re-shoot this and delete the first one. Replace this promo with one that you can be proud of, much like I would replace an old picture on Facebook with a new one. Seneca would tell you the same if he lived in our times ("...thus men are often judged more by their appearance then by their words or deeds"). Alles Gutes! Stewart Out Hi Tim!

Your German is good, sehr deutlich mitt keine amerikanische Akzent. However, the backlighting makes it look like you shot this in someone’s apartment without any lighting prep at all. Can’t you afford a professional cameraman/videographer? Don’t you have any friends who are good with a camera? Please tell me you didn’t set a camera up on a portable tripod and shot this yourself. Of all the interesting and exotic places you’ve been is the inside of a nondescript apartment really the best backdrop to shoot an add like this? I would of had you in a tuxedo on a dance floor taking a break from dancing the tango with the most beautiful girl in Buenos Aires. The end of your pitch would be the girl asking you “Tim ballea conmigo!” and you say “Entschuldigung, ich muss nicht die Damen warten lassen!” And then start dancing the tango again.
My advise–re-shoot this and delete the first one. Replace this promo with one that you can be proud of, much like I would replace an old picture on Facebook with a new one. Seneca would tell you the same if he lived in our times (“…thus men are often judged more by their appearance then by their words or deeds”).

Alles Gutes!

Stewart Out

]]> By: Henry http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/03/prepping-for-warren-buffett-the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-63079 Henry Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:55:04 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/03/prepping-for-warren-buffett-the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch-videos/#comment-63079 Hi Tim, Big fan of yours and the book (which I am almost done with). Quick question - where can I find this book in different languages? I saw someone mention that there was a Dutch version, is there a Chinese version available? I would love to give a copy to my parents to read. Cheers! Henry Hi Tim,

Big fan of yours and the book (which I am almost done with).

Quick question – where can I find this book in different languages? I saw someone mention that there was a Dutch version, is there a Chinese version available? I would love to give a copy to my parents to read.

Cheers!
Henry

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