You Get Only One Slide -- Make it GREAT

I am preparing for an investor pitch and reviewing a ton of slides and materials. We have passed through the initial screens with the group and they like what they see, so this is a very important meeting. As I was thinking about the flow of the presentation I asked myself if I had only one slide, what would it be? This is a pretty powerful question....think about it, one slide for all the marbles. All the clutter and fluff was instantly cut away.....I could talk for hours about one slide and it would generate the necessary emotion and dynamic conversation needed to make our point. The slide is a picture, no words, just a before and after kinda thing. It quickly sums up the opportunity, the inherent economics and the overall opportunity for impact, payback and success! Pretty cool

Try it sometime it will provide clarity.

OK, so I have waited a long time to post and now and loaded for bear. The financial meltdown really has me going....two major things come to mind.

First, since when did comprise (giving up something for the common good) mean willingness to buy votes (or require a payment to support something)? This seems to be the common practice in DC as witnessed by the pork added to the bailout bill....shameless.

Second, why are the debates so focused on "tax breaks"....doesn't that force a bigger question of "if a tax break is required, why are we spending so much, or better what are we spending funds on, or even better what is the purpose of the government?" Let's have that discussion first!

Other items I want to discuss and will get to....

• Friedman's "The World is Flat"
• Scripting language
• Parent's weekend at CofC