Archive for February, 2010

Skype Session: Chuck Dietrich, CEO of SlideRocket

If you’re in business you know that being able to present your ideas, projects, products and services is a must.  Most of us are likely familiar with certain applications, like PowerPoint and Keynote, as the go-to standards in presentation software.  What you may not know is that for the last few years SlideRocket has been working to change that game through innovation. SlideRocket was founded in 2006, by Mitch Grasso and Mike Lingle, with the vision of building a new type of presentation experience.  This SaaS model delivers a presentation platform that caters to individuals and businesses around the world by providing a variety of product features, including everything from slide sharing capabilities to presentation analytics. I’m grateful to have had the chance to speak with their new CEO, Chuck Dietrich.  In the interview, Chuck lets me in on how the company has developed since the last time I wrote about SlideRocket, as well as the company’s upcoming involvement in SXSW. If you can’t view the video, watch it on the Social Business Strategies TV on Vimeo. On the subject of SXSW, check out the promotional presentation that Chuck and friends produced using their software.  I’m a fan. Have you used SlideRocket?  Do you know of any competitors they might be up against? nateriggsLike what you just read and want to get my posts delivered to your inbox? SUBSCRIBE HEREMore Posts Follow Me:

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Human Business Teams, Football & Brand

Will you be watching the Superbowl XLIV later this evening?  I will.  For the record, I’m rooting for Peyton Manning and the Colts.  The Browns are my team, but watching Manning lead his offense down the field is witnessing perfection (or close to it anyway). Have you ever thought of football as it relates to business and brands? Each player is visible under the team banner, yet easily identified as an individual by their unique number.  Those numbers are often assigned attributes, both good and bad. In football, collaboration is a must. It’s up to the players to to work together as a strategic unit, execute plays and move the ball towards the end zone. Each player plays a unique part, and each part is vital to the objective.  If a player misses an assignment, runs a sloppy route or fumbles the ball, both their individual brand and the team brand suffer. The return on investment is measured on the scoreboard and outcome of the game.  The investment comes from years of invested sweat, time, attention and repetition so that the team and players master game skills and their playbook. Good coaches know how to foster a team culture where finger-pointing, blame and lack of trust is simply not accepted.   Those are the teams who will play today. Our Teams When you go back to work tomorrow, figure out what position you play on your team.  Think about what other positions depend on you making your assignments.  Do you work alongside other individual players, or does your team function as a unit? If your team is struggling, can you help rewrite the playbook? nateriggsLike what you just read and want to get my posts delivered to your inbox? SUBSCRIBE HEREMore Posts Follow Me:

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Human Business Lessons with a Dash of Shameless Self-Promotion

Harrison Hove is a trust agent, and I’m glad we met.  I’m so grateful to him (and ONN) for featuring me in this TV interview.  Harrison really went the extra mile to give me some good face time, and I’m truly humbled. Anyway, enough shameless self-promotion.  There’s much learning to be done regarding human business from my experience with Harrison. Ready?  Good.  Class is in now session. Human Business Lesson 1 – Impressions are Gold I first talked to Harrison the night before we shot this interview.  He was respectful and polite on the phone, and had obviously done his home work.  Harrison knew about my online presence, what I speak about and write about here, and he was able to quickly let me know why he wanted to chat.  Let’s be honest.  I’m a small business owner, so any time the traditional media calls me, I’ll pretty much jump through flaming hoops to get on TV or in the paper.  It’s great exposure for Social Business Strategies and validation for this whole movement towards the social web.  Harrison’s approach was a breath of fresh air.  He made me feel like he really cared about what I had to say, and not just how he was going to get his story finished by the deadline.  Good first impressions are gold. Human Business Lesson 2 – Social Capital is a Two-Way Street Harrison came in the next morning bright and early, right before his trip to Cleveland for another shoot.  Even though he was busy that day, he was cool and conversational, and we started to chat.  I used to be involved in broadcasting and continue to be fascinated by the latest equipment and tricks-of-the-trade.  We spent some time talking about cameras and post-production software, and even our personal use of [...]

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