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We all look at the world differently

When did you share your view the last time?

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Treat your next Pitch like a Rollercoaster
Treat your next Pitch like a Rollercoaster

How was your last trip to the mall? What was the last night watching TV like? Who was with you on the tube this morning? I would assume that you have trouble recalling these events. Probably you don’t even remember when exactly you did them for the last time. But why?

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Personal Development, PresentationsDirk LehmannOctober 22, 2018pitching, stage fright, training
You are an incredible Presenter and Speaker. Yes, You!
You are an incredible Presenter and Speaker. Yes, You!

When you read that line, your mind probably came up with a different story. The story you have told yourself for a very long time. „Me? No, I’m not a good presenter. There are others that are naturally gifted, but I’m not. Presentations are not for me.“ If that was your thought, this post is for you.

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Startup PitchesDirk LehmannJuly 12, 2018Presentations, Pitching
The Gas Stations of Corporate Innovation
The Gas Stations of Corporate Innovation

If you ask any engineer to turn an oil tanker into a speedboat, they will tell you that it won’t work. You can either chop the tanker up or shrink it in size. But neither one will create a speedboat. It will only create a broken ship that no longer serves its purpose of stable, large scale work…

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Innovation Programs, StartupsDirk LehmannJune 15, 2018
Your Biggest Enemy in any Pitch or Presentation
Your Biggest Enemy in any Pitch or Presentation

Whenever you prepare a startup pitch or presentation, I’m sure you do it very well. You put all the numbers in, all the facts and all the arguments why people should follow the path you put forward.But when you do all that, do you also think about your biggest enemy in the room?

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Startup PitchesDirk LehmannApril 14, 2018Attention, Storytelling, Presentations
We need you to lift more Water
We need you to lift more Water

You can probably lift a bottle of water today. If you practice a bit you will lift a case with ease. Eventually, you will lift two, then three and maybe one day, even an entire barrel. There is no magic trick to lifting heavy...

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Personal DevelopmentDirk LehmannMarch 23, 2018coaching, weightlifting Comment
Why do we still send Startups to a Classroom?
Why do we still send Startups to a Classroom?

Elementary school is not scalable. You need a teacher, a classroom, and everyone needs to be there at the same time to make it work. Some even say that we have a broken education system. Yet we support startup founders as we teach our kids.

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Remote ProgramsDirk LehmannMarch 2, 2018Comment
Techstars Associate Program: The better Startup MBA?
Techstars Associate Program: The better Startup MBA?

We were done. After ten amazing pitches, we all stood together on stage, celebrating the end of the Barclays Accelerator Spring 2015 Program in front of over 400 people. This was the end of three incredible months that changed my life for the better. But let's go back to the beginning.

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Personal Development, StartupsDirk LehmannSeptember 30, 2015Startups, Techstars, Accelerator, Startup MBA, CareerComment
Six Lessons I learned from my Corporate Escape
Six Lessons I learned from my Corporate Escape

Eighteen months ago, I made a decision that would change the rest of my life: I walked into my manager's office, handed in my notice and left my corporate job behind. It was the end of a tough process with many obstacles along the way.

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Personal Development, Corporate EscapeDirk LehmannApril 30, 2015MBA, Alan Watts, Escape Fund, Fears, Brand, Business Model Comment
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