Avish Parashar is an improv comedian, public speaker and author. His latest book is titled “Say Yes, And”, which discusses the importance of discovering new things and being more open minded by answering “Yes, And” instead of “Yes, But”. We’ve previously posted a summary and review of the key points made in his book – you can read it here. In this video for TDTYTIS he talks about the importance of being willing to fail so that you can learn.
Dennis Crowley is a co-founder of Foursquare. If you don’t know what that is, Google it – it’s one of the hottest technology companies on the planet right now. Dennis sold his first company, Dodgeball, to Google in 2005. He’s also been named one of Fortune Magazine’s “40 under 40″ rising stars. I met Dennis at the LeWeb conference in Paris, and asked him to do a quick video to share the thing he wishes he’d learned when he was
Jack Yan started off his entrepreneurial career very young, developing typefaces. Since then he’s been involved in a number of industries, from fashion and publishing to politics.
Here Jack shares his view that, as he puts it quite openly, “people are stupid”. He goes on to explain exactly what he means. Watch the video to see his point!
The Right Honorable John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, has kindly taken the time to record a video for TDTYTIS.
He talks about financial lessons he wishes he had learned, especially regarding debt, which is a very relevant subject to everyone in the world today. Prior to entering politics, Mr. Key was the global head of foreign exchange for Merrill Lynch.
David Huebner is currently the Ambassador of the USA to New Zealand and Samoa. Prior to this, he was a highly regarded lawyer. He gained a higher education degree from Yale Law School.
Here Mr. Huebner shares the lesson to “be yourself”. It’s something we hear often, but something that more people should pay attention to. He makes an incredibly compelling case
Derek Handley and his brother Geoffrey started The Hyperfactory ten years ago in Auckland, and grew it to be one of the biggest mobile advertising companies in the world.
At a recent event, Derek spoke on how he plastered his walls with brown paper and for three months he read everything he could to try and spot patterns in the future. He brainstormed on the paper, and at the end of it he had a map of how he could create a game-changing technology
Adele Barlow has grown up globally, and is one of the co-founders of yMedia, an organisation in New Zealand that connects tertiary students with not-for-profit groups. She now lives in London, and you can read more about her work on Linkedin: uk.linkedin.com/in/adelebarlow
Salman Khan discusses his creation, the Khan Academy – a website with thousands of educational videos on all different topics, from maths to science to history. He also talks about how websites like his, that utilize video, can be used to educate everyone in the world. His key point is how video should be combined with a change in view of the classroom – ie. homework should be done in class, and the lectures should be given at home.
In her second video for TDTYTIS, Adele tells us that we don’t necessarily have to follow in our parents footsteps. As long as we take into account our parents’ advice, we can follow our dreams, she says
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