I had the pleasure to listen to Ajaz Ahmed, the founder of £1.6 billion Freeserve today at the TiENorth event at HSBC, Spinningfield, Manchester. I’ve hosted Ajaz before, in fact twice and he was the keynote speaker at our first Northern Tech Awards in 2011.
Today’s session was title #CutTheCrap and was full of great case studies and advice for the budding entrepreneur. What was remarkable about his speech was that every slide simply had a unique hashtag. It was optimised for tweeps.
manojranaweera Say everyday #ineedmycustomers more than they need me #CutTheCrap @Ajaz_Ahmed 10/11/2014 19:20 |
manojranaweera Love the #uglybabysyndrome #CutTheCrap @Ajaz_Ahmed say it’s no good when you know it’s no good #dontignoredisruptors 10/11/2014 19:17 |
manojranaweera Only get seconds to make an impact – #CutTheCrap @Ajaz_Ahmed experts are full of shit – challenge experts – don’t assume – #donthireassholes 10/11/2014 19:13 |
manojranaweera People buy benefits and not features #CutTheCrap don’t listen 2 customers – they cannot articulate problem enough – talk to them @Ajaz_Ahmed 10/11/2014 19:10 |
manojranaweera Learn #storytelling #CutTheCrap @Ajaz_Ahmed everyone should learn #copywriting simplicity is very hard – learn the art of retailing 10/11/2014 19:09 |
manojranaweera I failed explaining #livestax to @Ajaz_Ahmed it was too long – great test #CutTheCrap get to the point 10/11/2014 19:07 |
manojranaweera #seeittobelieveit entrepreneurs see things before others believe it #CutTheCrap @Ajaz_Ahmed 10/11/2014 19:04 |
manojranaweera @buddaboy @Ajaz_Ahmed great to hear you still remember #CutTheCrap @Techcelerate power of #observation #empathy 10/11/2014 19:03 |
manojranaweera Businesses need constant change – don’t stand still #CutTheCrap @Ajaz_Ahmed 10/11/2014 19:00 |
manojranaweera Amazing way to present! Every slide is a hashtag #genius #CutTheCrap @Ajaz_Ahmed for maximum market penetration 10/11/2014 18:58 |
manojranaweera Do the obvious before it becomes obvious to others #CutTheCrap @Ajaz_Ahmed #cnn #tedturner #innovation 10/11/2014 18:56 |
manojranaweera Learning about #conversationbias from @Ajaz_Ahmed #CutTheCrap 10/11/2014 18:53 |
References:
- Ajaz Ahmed of Freeserve fame to give keynote speech at next NW Startup 2.0 event on 14 June 2006 @ KPMG Manchester
- Great Leaders 3 – Ajaz Ahmed of Freeserve