Sydney 2000 Olympics coverage

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Sydney 2000 Olympics coverage

• Sydney 2000 - the first complete Olympic coverage
  in conjunction with NBC
• Rated 1 by ESPN magazine
• Rated 1 by Sports Illustrated
• Rated 1 by Media Metrics

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Live Coverage (Olympic Mtn. Biking)
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Live Viewers (Olympic Rowing)
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Analysis - Olympic Track Field
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Analysis - Olympic Track Field
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Analysis - Olympic Diving
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Whats next

• Broadband
• Interactive TV
• HDTV
• Wireless

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future (prototype DBS broadband display)
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future (Interactive TV display)
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future (broad-band HDTV display)
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future (narrow-band PDA display)
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A few lessons

• 1 - Can Do
• 2 - the Australian Psyche
• 3 - be in the center of the action
• 4 - focus

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Lesson 1 - Can Do

• There is absolutely no reason why you cant
  succeed in the high tech industry
• Australians are smart, educated, hard working and
  innovative
• Be confident
• Learn to network
• Take risks

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Lesson 2 - You have to unlearn stuff

• Australian psyche is a problem to be overcome
• Its OK to fail - its an essential part of long
  term success
• Big picture is OK but long term value comes from
  focus and execution
• Shell be right mate is valuable only in the very
  early stages
• Quickly hire people smarter than your self
  otherwise you cant grow

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Lesson 3 - Be in the center of the action to
lead an industry leader

• Silicon Valley is on a run away
• 60 of the Worlds Venture Capital
• 80 of the Worlds successful early stage
  experience - Grey hair
• Board Members
• Finance and Legal Counsel
• Advisors and Mentors
• Its very hard to do it from Melbourne or Sydney
  without a lot of travel or more...
• It requires a HUGE commitment - from you and your
  family

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Lesson 4 - Stay focussed

• Stay true to your vision and continually refine
  (not enlarge) your focus and overpower the
  challenges with twice as many resources as you
  think are necessary
• At the end of the day you are building a long
  term sustainable business
• Dont look behind you - its ugly
• As Sy Kaufmann says - Al, at the end of the day
  if you keep executing the street will
  eventually get it